Gujarat inks pact with Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Gujarat government signed an MoU with Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) to enhance the bilateral trade. JCCI has inked MoUs with many industry institutions such as the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) at city level, but it ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Court awards life sentence to 9 people in 2002 Gujarat’s Ode massacre

In Anand, Gujarat a special court awarded life imprisonment to 9 people in the 2002 Ode village riots case. 3 persons of minority community were burnt alive in the case in Malva Bhagol area of Ode village on March 1, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Current Affairs : January 18, 2012

Gujarat High Court upholds the appointment of Lokayukta The High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad dismisses the plea of the Gujarat Government and upholds the appointment of state Lokayukt by the Governor. Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal appointed Justice Mehta as the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Gandhian Ela Bhatt awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2011

Noted Gandhian and social worker Ela Bhatt awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2011. Ms Bhatt was selected by an International Jury chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A labour lawyer by training and inspired ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012

Current Affairs: November 30, 2011

“Rann Utsav”: Desert festival from December 15, 2011 The Rann Utsav, a grand fiesta in the white desert of Kutch in Gujarat, will be held this year from December 15, 2011 to January 15, 2012. The festival, a tourist’s delight, ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Current Affairs: September 27, 2011

State Agricultural Marketing Corporation to be established by West Bengal State Agricultural Marketing Corporation to be established by the West Bengal Govt Objective: To stop distraint sale of agricultural products by the farmers, to ensure that the farmers get proper ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2011

Current Affairs: August 26, 2011

Government emphasizes to prohibit corporal punishment in Schools Government has emphasized that corporal punishment in schools is prohibited Expressing concern over the rising cases of corporal punishment by teachers in schools, the HRD minister Kapil Sibal expressed that the CBSE ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011

Current Affairs May 1, 2010

Appointments:Yale World Fellow 2010: Subhashini ChandranSubhashini Chandran,CEO of the Woodbriar Group and the Managing Director of the Tea Estates India Ltd, has been named of one the 15 Yale World Fellows for 2010. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations – ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Current Affairs – April 5, 2010

Awards & Honors: Haryana : Government Literary Awards:Haryana Sahitya Rattan Samman for 2008-09 goes to Dr Harish Chander Verma and for 2009-10 to Rajya Kavi Uday Bhanu Hans. Some more award winners of Haryana Sahitya Academy Awards are hereKarnataka: Film ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Current GK Current Affairs : January 21, 2010

Abbreviations:DAVP : Directorate of Advertising & Visual PublicityELISA: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayIED: Improvised Explosive DeviceWCAR: World Conference against Racism Appointments:Shiv Shankar Menon: National Security AdvisorFormer Foreign Secretary of India , Shiv Shankar Menon is the new National Security Adviser (NSA). He ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2010

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs