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India signs pact with Vietnam for exploration of two oil and gas blocks
India and Vietnam signed seven agreements after PM Modi met his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung. The two also held talks on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, and called for ‘freedom of navigation and commerce, and peaceful settlement ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Dilma Rousseff re-elected president of Brazil
Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected the President of Brazil by a narrow margin. Dilma Rousseff’s Workers’ Party has been in power in Brazil since 2002. Rousseff has been in power since 2010. With this year’s win, Rousseff will act as ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Government to soon put up Climate Change Adaptation Plan
The Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change announced that that Government will soon put up a Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The Minister made this announcement after inaugurating a national workshop on ‘Scaling up Good Practices for Climate Change Adaptation’ in New Delhi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Anirban Lahiri wins Venetian Macau Open
27 year old Anirban Lahiri won the Venetian Macau Open, making it his second title of 2014 and fifth career win on the Asian Tour. He edged out 2013 winner Australian Scott Hend and Thai Prom Meesawat by one stroke. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Serena Williams wins WTA Finals Singles Trophy
USA’s Serena Williams defeated Romania’s Simona Halep to clinch the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore Singles title. Williams’ won the US $2.05 mn prize money, along with the Billie Jean King Trophy. This match also saw the return of Williams ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Sania Mirza and Cara Black win Doubles trophy of the WTA Finals
Zimbabwean national Cara Black and Indian Sania Mirza won the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore Doubles title. They defeated the defending champions Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-wei. With the doubles title, Black and Mirza won the Martina Navratilova Trophy and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Britain formally ends 13 year War in Afghanistan
UK has formally withdrawn from Afghanistan, ending the 13 year war that it was a part of. The lowering of the Union Flag in Camp Bastion marked the end of Britain’s campaign, which is believed to be its longest involvement ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns safely
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has concluded its mission to the ISS (International Space Station) and returned to Earth. The spacecraft was launched in September in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This was Dragon’s fifth visit to the ISS. Cargo Dragon carried ..