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Makhan Lal Fotedar (85), a veteran Congress leader passes away
Makhan Lal Fotedar (85), a veteran Congress leader, has passed away in Gurugram, Haryana on September 28, 2017. Hailing from Kashmir, Fotedar was ushered into politics by Jawaharlal Nehru in early 1950s and he gradually strengthened his position in the ..
Nirmala Sitharaman is new Defence Minister of India
Nirmala Sitharaman, the former minister of state for the commerce and industry ministry, has become the new Defence Minister of India on September 3, 2017 after latest Union cabinet reshuffle. She succeeded Arun Jaitley. With this, she has become the ..
UNHCR chosen for 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The prestigious award has been bestowed on office of UNHCR in recognition of its Immense contributions in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Gulzar honored with Indira Gandhi National Integration award
Famous lyricist, poet and film director, Gulzar has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi National Integration Award. The award was given to mark the 28th death anniversary of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
P.N.Dhar passes away
Professor of Economics Prithvi Nath Dhar (94), the first Principal Secretary of Indira Gandhi in 1970, passed away in New Delhi. He was the professor of Economics in the University of Delhi. He was the only person who had joined ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
June 5: World Environment Day
“World Environment Day” is being observed across the globe Theme for this year: “Green Economy: Does it include you?” Government flagged-off the ‘Science Express-Biodiversity Special’ train in New Delhi to mark the day. The train highlights the bio-diversity zones in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
IGNOU confers Rajiv Gandhi International Prize on the Azim Premji Foundation
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has conferred the Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development on the Azim Premji Foundation. The award was established by the University on its silver jubilee year. Azim Premji Foundation was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs : November 21, 2011
Malaysia’s ENMAC launches Quran Mobile in India Malaysian firm ENMAC Engineering Ltd today launched a dual-sim mobile handset MQ 3500 , an innovative product catering to the Islamic community s needs of daily prayers and timely information on important dates ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Obituary : P C Alexander
P C Alexander, former Maharashtra governor recently died at 90. An IAS officer of the 1948 batch, Alexander was in the running for president in 2002 after K R Narayan’s term got over. He was initially approached by the NDA, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Current Affairs : October 10, 2011
CL-T20: Mumbai Indians the Champions Mumbai Indians won the CL (Champions League) Twenty20 cricket tournament thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the finale In order to counterpunch Euro Zone debt crisis, Angela & Nicolas suggest all-inclusive packages Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) ..