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Dilip Kumar’s autobiography ‘The Substance and the Shadow’ released
Indian cinema’s legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s autobiography ‘The Substance and the Shadow’ that narrates his life since birth was launched. The book is written by author and former journalist Udaya Tara Nayar which chronicles the thespian’s ups and downs in his ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Environment clearance to Navy’s Project Seabird (Karwar naval base)
The new Government of India has given environmental clearance to Indian Navy’s ambitious naval infrastructure project — Seabird in Karwar (Phase-II). Project Seabird (Karwar naval base) The Western Fleet of Indian Navy in Mumbai faced security challenges during the Indo-Pakistan ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Pakistan Budget 2014 allocates Rs.700 billion for Defense
Pakistan’s Defense budget has been raised to Rs700. 2 billion for the fiscal year 2014-15 starting on July 1, compared with Rs 627.2 billion provided in the last fiscal, which shows a jack up of Rs 73 billion. However, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
5.5 million 'invisible' babies are born and die each year
About 5.5 million babies (around 3 million neonates + 2.6 million stil-births) die every year globally. Every day, about 8,000 neonates die and about 7, 000 are stillbirths. Stillbirths occur at about 28 weeks of gestation and also during labor. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: International / World 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
Petition filed in Pakistan court to prove Bhagat Singh's innocence
A copy of the FIR registered against Bhagat Singh in the then Lahore SSP’s murder case in 1928 has been sought here to prove the innocence of the legendary freedom fighter. Petitioner Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, chairman of the Bhagat Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
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
SIPRI: India is the world’s largest arms importer
As per the report published by the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India become the world’s largest arms importer over 2004-13 and its import of weapon systems is three times more than Pakistan and China. As per the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs