Page-2 of Current Affairs - May, 2014

FIFA World Cup ball Brazuca has in-built cameras

May 31, 2014

In a latest development showing how much the technology has mingled with sports, Brazuca– the balls to be used in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil- has been designed with six in-built HD cameras to capture 360 degree view ..

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Kamal Nath will Pro-tem Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha

May 31, 2014

Senior Congress leader and former union minister Kamal Nath will be the Pro-tem Speaker of the newly elected Lok Sabha.  As the Pro-tem Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha, Mr Nath will be responsible to formally start the proceedings to the new Lok Sabha. Among his ..

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Goa Day was observed on May 30

May 30, 2014

Goa observed Goa Day on May 30 as its 27th Statehood anniversary. It was on this day in 1987 when Goa became 25th State of the Indian Union. Story of Goa joining Union of India Goa remained a territory under ..

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Two additional attempts, no change in pattern and syllabus of the Civil Services Examination: UPSC

May 30, 2014

The government has decided to allow two additional attempts with consequential age relaxations to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Service Examination (CSE), 2014. However, contrary to the speculations in the market, the format and syllabus will remain the ..

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India inks $ 1006.20 million loan pact with World Bank US for "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III"

May 29, 2014

India inked $1006.20 million International Development Assistance (IDA) loan agreement with World Bank for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III. At present, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the largest ongoing Education For All (EFA) program in the world. It is the flagship ..

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Ajit Doval appointed as the new National Security Advisor

May 29, 2014

The new government at Centre appointed former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval as National Security Adviser. He retired in January 2005 as the chief of Intelligence Bureau. His tenure will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till further orders, whichever ..

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Mukul Rohatgi is the new Attorney General of India

May 29, 2014

The new government at the Centre appointed senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi as the new Attorney General of India (AGI) to take over from G E Vahanvati as the 14th AG of the country. The AGI is the Indian government’s chief ..

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Vishwanath Tripathi awarded Vyas Samman

May 29, 2014

Noted Hindi author Vishwanath Tripathi awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013. He was awarded for his memoir ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh’, a biolgraphy of noted Hindi scholar Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh’ is a biographical criticism and its speciality ..

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