Sunil Mittal receives 2016 Harvard Alumni award

Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal (58) was bestowed with 2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award. Sunil Mittal is Indian telecom tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, which ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union Railways Ministry launches Rail Humsafar Saptaah

The Union Ministry of Railways has launched Rail Humsafar Saptaah, a week-long initiative to highlight significant achievements made by Indian Railways in all spheres. The Rail Humsafar Saptaah starting on 26th May 2016 will conclude on 1st June 2016. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

China sign two agreements with Sudan to build nuclear reactor

China has signed two agreements with Sudan, its close ally in Africa to build 600-megawatt (MW) atomic reactor. It was the first of its kind project to be built by China in African country. The two framework agreements in this ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Punjab and Haryana HC stays quota for Jats, five other communities in Haryana

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the reservation for Jats and five other communities provided by the Haryana government. The reservation for these communities was provided under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category as per provisions of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian-American students sweep top three spots in 2016 National Geographic Bee Contest

Indian-American students have swept the prestigious 2016 National Geographic Bee championship, securing the first three positions. It was 28th annual edition of National Geographic Bee Competition which was held in at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington. This is the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union HRD Ministry launches Bharatavani Portal

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the multilingual knowledge portal www.bharatvani.in It was launched by Union HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as part of Union Government’s Digital India Mission. The first knowledge ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

India fifth largest producer of e-waste: Assocham-KPMG Study

As per recent study conducted by Assocham-KPMG, India has emerged as the world’s fifth largest electronic waste (e-waste) producer. India discards roughly 18.5 lakh tonnes of e-waste each year and telecom equipment alone accounts for 12% of it. Key facts ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Sea ice cover around Antarctica is rising: NASA-led study

A new NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)-led study has found that sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica has been increasing slightly. This study shows sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean to global ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Islamic Development Bank to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad

Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In this regard, IDB and its private sector arm, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), already have met ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

US Bioengineer Frances Arnold becomes first woman to win Millennium Technology Prize

Bioengineer Frances Arnold from United States (US) has won the prestigious 2016 Millennium Technology Prize. With this she becomes first female to be awarded with this prestigious biennial award in its 12-year history. The Technology Academy Finland (TAF) had chosen ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016