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Saudi Arabia along with GCC launches military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Saudi Arabia along with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and several other countries have started military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The operations were stated after Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi had requested to counter radical Houthi movement in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
India and Qatar ink six pacts to boost trade and investment
India and Qatar have signed six pacts including agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to increase commercial and economic exchanges between both nations. These pacts were signed after Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had held extensive talks ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers useful Nitrogen on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover for first time has found evidence of nitrogen in the form of nitrate in aeolian deposits and in two mudstone deposits on Mars. It was detected by using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite mounted ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Ministry of Railways constitutes Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning
Union Ministry of Railways has constituted a Committee to review the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell in the Railway Board with former IAS officer Ajay Shankar as its head. The Committee will recommend measures needed to make the PPP ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Ruth Porat appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Google
Ruth Porat has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of world’s largest search engine giant Google. She will succeed Patrick Pichette who had announced his retirement on 10 March 2015 and assume charge on 26 May 2015. As CFO ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Akhil Sharma's novel Family Life wins The Folio Prize 2015
Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books from 80 fictional works and was chosen as the best fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
PM Narendra Modi launches PRAGATI platform for redressal of grievances
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform. PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform aimed at addressing grievances of common man. It also aims at simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Union Government approves 10 FDI proposals worth Rs.2857.83 crore
Union Government has approved 10 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth 2857.83 crore rupees. These FDI proposals were approved by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Some of proposals approved are Air Works India (Engineering) Private Limited’s proposal to increase ..