NASSCOM, Facebook ink MoU to engage with India's entrepreneurs

The trade body of Indian IT firms NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) has signed a MoU with Social network giant Facebook to build a product design initiative for Indian entrepreneurs. The NASSCOM-Facebook initiative seeks to catalyse the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian author Parashar Kulkarni wins 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Regional Prize

Indian author Parashar Kulkarni has won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016 for the Asia region. He was bestowed with this award for his politically grounded, funny fiction story ‘Cow and Company’ about four men in search of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee confers 2015-16 Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the 15th set of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards in New Delhi. The awards were bestowed upon the companies from various sectors of exports during the year 2015-16. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

34 satellites are operational in India: Government

The Union Government has announced that currently 34 Indian satellites are operational in the space. It was announced by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union Cabinet gives nod to adoption of UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for adoption of United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. Decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The 10 UN ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Radha Binod Barman took over as Chairperson of National Statistical Commission

Renowned statistician Dr Radha Binod Barman took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission (NSC). Besides, Professor Rahul Mukherjee, Professor S. Mahendra Dev, Dr Rajiv Mehta and Dr Manoj Panda also took over as other part-time members ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Andhra Pradesh Harita-Priya Agriculture Project wins 2016 WSIS Prize

Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Project  has won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in the e-Agriculture category. Harita-Priya (Harmonized Information of Agriculture, Revenue and Irrigation for a Transformation Agenda – Precision Technology for Agriculture) Project is ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union Cabinet gives nod to India-EU agreement on S&T cooperation

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the renewed Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation with European Union (EU) for another period of 5 years. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016