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Global Competitiveness List 2014-15: India slides down to 71st rank
Challenging economic environment for most of the last year has pushed India down to 71st position in an yearly Global Competitiveness List 2014-15, released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). India has the lowest position amongst the 5 BRICS ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
South Africa government relocates Rhinos from Kruger National Park
South African Government’s Ministry of Environment has announced its plan to evacuate hundreds of rhinos from country’s famous Kruger National Park to save them from poachers. The step is part of a plan to curb illegal hunts for rhino horn. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Places in News 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
IBSA Summit 2015 will be held in India
The 7th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Summit of 2015 will be hosted by India. The same was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Jacob Zuma in Brazil. The two leaders met on the sidelines ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
BRICS to establish $100 billion development bank and contingency reserve fund
BRICS group of nations inked a pact to set up a new $100 billion development bank and emergency reserve fund. The agreement to create the bank was signed during the 6th BRICS Summit being held in Fortaleza, Brazil. BRICS group ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Fortaleza Declaration from 6th BRICS Summit
The 6th BRICS Summit that was held in Fortaleza, Brazil concluded recently. The theme of the Summit was Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions. The participating nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa jointly issued the Fortaleza Declaration. Fortaleza Declaration key points: Next ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping; presses for resolution of boundary dispute
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Brazil during the BRICS Summit. Mr. Modi pressed for a solution to the boundary issue, saying if the two sides could resolve the vexed issue in an amicable manner; ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Nadine Gordimer: Nobel Prize winning South African author passed away
Nadine Gordimer (90), South African Nobel Prize-winning author passed away in Johannesburg, South Africa. The writer was always vociferous voices against apartheid which she reflected in her books. She penned more than 30 books, including the novels My Son’s Story, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
6th BRICS Summit: India’s PM Modi flies to Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flown to Brazil to participate in the sixth annual BRICS summit. The BRICS summit – a multilateral forum comprising of the upcoming economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will be the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India becomes permanent member of Washington Accord
A long wait for India ended when the country became a permanent member of the Washington Accord, an esteemed international treaty on engineering studies and mobility of engineers across signatory countries including the US, the UK and Australia. Permanent membership ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs