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India's first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle operationalised in North Antarctica
India’s first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) was successfully operationalised for research in North Antarctica by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). PROVe was operationalised, after it had undergone series of trials in Antarctica in the past two months since ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Two-year-old toddler Cherukuli Dolly Shivani creates archery record
Two-year-old girl Cherukuli D0lly Shivani from Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh has created new record in Archery and has entered her name into the India Book of Records. She became the youngest Indian to score 200 points over five and seven-metre distances. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Spectrum auction fetches Rs.1.10 lakh crore to Union Government
The Union government has fetched about 1.10 lakh crore rupees after the auctioning of a telecom spectrum. The spectrum auction concluded on 25 March 2015 after 19 days and 115 rounds of rigorous bidding. However the 11 percent airwaves were ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Bangladesh wins Women in Parliaments Award
Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award for regional leadership in the South and Southeast Asia category for closing the gender gap in politics. The award was presented by WIP Global Forum at annual summit held ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
RBI signs $400 million currency swap pact with Sri Lanka
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a US $400 million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The currency swap agreement will allow central banks of both nations to make withdrawals of US Dollar or ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Union Government launches Twitter Samvad for direct communication between Government and citizens
Union Government has launched a new digital platform ‘Twitter Samvad’ in association with social networking giant Twitter. The digital platform was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 24 March 2015 during his meeting with Twitter Chief ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Three Immediate Support Vessels Commissioned in Indian Navy
Three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) were commissioned on 24 March 2015 in Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) base in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. These three ISVs are second batch of the vessels and have joined the 84th ISV ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Veteran poet Gopaldas Neeraj awarded National Kavi Pradeep Samman
Noted Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj on 24 March 2015 was awarded with first National Kavi Pradeep Samman. He was presented the award by Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Surendra Patwa at a function held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. About Gopaldas Neeraj ..