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BSF & BGB agreed on vulnerability mapping to implement CBMP along Bangladesh border
An agreement has been reached between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Board Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to carry out vulnerability mapping in every 6 months. It will be conducted to implement a Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) to check trans-border ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Team India equals world record of maximum dismissals at zero in a Test innings
In an utterly disappointing performance by Indian cricket team on the first day of the Manchester Test played against England, six Indian players got out without opening their account. With this dismal show, India equaled the world record of maximum ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
World has only 3,200 tigers left: WWF report
In a sharp contrast to the 100,000 tigers that once lived in the wild a century ago, the number now has reduced to just 3,200. This was revealed by a latest report released by the World Wide Fund (WWF). WWF ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Health Ministry focuses on Kala Azar eradication
Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has set up a core group to sketch a detailed plan of action to wipe out the vector-borne disease Kala Azar by 2015. In 2004, the government had set a target for eradicating the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
No visa-free entry for Bangladeshis: Home ministry
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to thwart any move to provide visa-free entry for Bangladesh nationals. The MHA has opposed the proposal of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to provide visa-on-arrival facility to Bangladeshi nationals ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014
Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis of 22 parameters. India slipped two ranks than previous year and has ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
China's maritime Silk Road development to get a boost with 10 billion yuan
The development of China’s Maritime Silk Road will be supported by 10 billion yuan (1.6 billion US dollars). The city government of Fuzhou, capital of east China’s Fujian province, inked a pact with the China Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Climate change may lead India to war: UN report
UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its report evaluating affects of climate change on human health, settlements and natural resources issued a warning that if no actions are taken to limit the ill-effects of global warming, Asia may face pressure ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs