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Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class quota for Jat community
The Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the Jat and Jat Sikhs of the State. Now, Jats and Jat Sikhs are the 69th and 70th community to be included in the category. As per the Punjab Cabinet ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
'M-Pesa' launched in Odisha
Telecom major, Vodafone India and ICICI Bank announced the launch of mobile commerce initiative called ‘M-Pesa’ service in Odisha. About M-Pesa service A mobile money transfer and payment service that allows customers to transfer money to any mobile phone, remit ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara: Brand ambassador of Gujarat Election Commission
India’s middle order batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat state Election Commission for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Objective: To encourage young voters of the region to caste their votes in the upcoming ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Sikkim: Best State in implementation of rural tourism projects.
The Union Ministry of Tourism declared Sikkim as the best State in the implementation of rural tourism projects. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor presented the National Tourism Award 2012-13 to Sikkim’s Tourism Minister Bhim Dhungel ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
NRIs set up first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA
The Indian-American professionals from many IT companies viz. Microsoft, Cisco, Apple, eBay, Oracle, etc. set up the first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA. Objective: To extend their support to BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the Lok ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Any Time Milk (ATM): Amul launches its first Milk ATM
India’s dairy major Amul has launched India’s first milk ATM which will sell milk through “Any Time Milk” vending machines. The 24×7 ATM has been installed at the Amul Dairy gate at Anand in Gujarat. The ATM machine can store ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
‘Narendra Modi is America's other India problem': TIME
As per Time magazine, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in the upcoming election and Narendra Modi becomes India’s next Prime Minister, the atmosphere between India and the US may become more tense which is already charged up following ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
OIL signs pact with IRMA for studying the feasibility of Project ‘Kamdhenu’
PSU (Public Sector Unit) Oil India Ltd. has inked an agreement with Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) to conduct a feasibility study for the company for its plan to set up dairy production facility in Assam. The project which ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Retired Justice DP Buch: Gujarat’s fourth Lokayukta
Retired High Court Judge DP Buch was sworn as the fourth Lokayukta of the Gujarat by Governor Kamla Beniwal, on the post that was lying vacant for a decade and over which Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Kamla Beniwal ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Pak asks to reconsider gas price India is offering under Indo-Pak gas trade plan
While Pakistan is keen to import gas from India through a 110-Km pipeline, it has asked India to reconsider the high price it is offering. On the other hand, India has sought sovereign payment guarantees from Pakistan before signing an ..