US opens probe against Indian IT giants TCS, Infosys for H1B visa violations

United States (US) government has opened an investigation against two of the biggest Indian Information Technology (IT) outsourcing companies for possible violations of H1-B visa rules.  The two IT giants are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys. The investigation is ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Twitter Inc CEO Dick Costolo resigns

Dick Costolo has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter Inc after leading the company for five years. He will demit the office of CEO on 1 July 2015. Till his replacement is found Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

12 June: World Day Against Child Labour

The World Day Against Child Labour is being observed annually across world on 12 June to bring awareness against child labour. The theme of this year is No to Child Labour, Yes to Quality Education. This year’s World Day Against ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Nek Chand Saini, creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden passes away

Nek Chand Saini, creator of Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden passed away on 11 June 2015 in Chandigarh. He was 90. He was born in Berian Kalan village in Shakargarh region (now in Pakistan).  He was as a self-taught Indian artist. ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Juvenile Camel’s key source of MERS: Study

As per recently published study, camels aged less than four years might be a major source of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The study was published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases The research study was undertaken by international team ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Renewable energy targets quadruple globally in 10 years: IRENA

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has announced that in past one decade renewable energy targets have quadruple globally. It was mentioned IRENA Renewable Energy Target Setting report which was released by IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin on the side ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Second border haat opens in Sipahijala district of Tripura

The second border haat (rural market) was opened for common people at Kamalasagar in Sipahijala district of Tripura bordering Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh. The haat was jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina by ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

RBI allows NRIs to subscribe chit funds

Reserve Bank of Indian has allowed non-resident Indians (NRIs) to invest in chit fund to encourage flow of capital into the country. Decision in this regard was taken after RBI had revised the extant guidelines for subscription to the chit ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015