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Nanavati Commission submits final report
Justice Nanavati Commission has submitted its final report on the 2002 Gujarat riots to state chief minister Anandiben Patel. The final report of the commission on the 2002 riots, in which more than 1,000 people, mostly of minority community, were ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
International Toilet Festival inaugurated in Delhi
On 19th November 2014, three-day International Toilet Festival began on the eve of World Toilet Day with an aim to spread the message of total sanitation and to put an end to the scourge of open defecation. About the Event ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Dilip Vengsarkar selected for C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has been selected for Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award as part of Board of Control for Cricket in India’s annual awards. He has been conferred with this prestigious Lifetime achievement award for his contribution to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Neha Gupta wins International Children’s Peace Prize
Indian American Neha Gupta, 18 has been awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014. Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu the patron of the Dutch children’s rights organization presented her with the award in The Hague, Netherlands. She was ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
In a historic move, Church of England allows women to become bishops
Church of England has broken the centuries-old tradition by paving the way for the appointment of female bishops. It is considered as a historic move towards widening female participation in the Church. Final seal of approval to this legislation which ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government re-launches Kisan Vikas Patra
On 18th November 2014, Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. The scheme will soon be made available through designated branches of nationalized banks across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Queensland clears Adani Group’s coal mining project
Australia’s Queensland state has cleared Adani group’s proposed plan to build a 7 billion dollar Carmichael coal mine. Queensland State has also announced a major investment in rail infrastructure to support the Indian conglomerate’s mega project. This announcement comes after ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Rajarhat is the new HQ of Coal India
State-owned Coal India Ltd will move its headquarters from heart of Kolkata to its outskirts, some 25 km away at Rajarhat, West Bengal. Its previous headquarter was the 109-year-old building. The new headquarters will be built over 15 acres at ..