Satnam Singh Bhamara becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian born basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks team as the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft. He was selected amongst the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

India emerges as third largest FDI source for United Kingdom

India has emerged as the third largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) source for United Kingdom (UK) in 2014-15. It was revealed in recently released report Inward Investment Report 2014-15 of UK Trade and Industry (UKTI). This FDI source was based ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

James Horner, Oscar-winning Titanic composer passes away

James Horner, the two-time Oscar-winning composer died in plane crash in California, United States. He was 61. In 1997, Horner had won two Oscars (Academy Awards)  for best original score and along with original song win for Celin Dion sung ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

Overall stockpile of nuclear weapon diminishes: Stockholm Peace Institute

As per recently published Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2015, the number of nuclear weapons in the world decreased in 2015. The overall stockpile of nuclear weapons has declined to 15,850 in early 2015 from 16,350 in early ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

US becomes world's largest oil producer, surpasses Saudi Arabia: BP Report

As per recently released report by British Petroleum (BP) Energy Company, United States (US) became the world’s largest oil producer in 2014 surpassing Saudi Arabia. It was reveled in BP Energy Company report tilled Statistical Review of World Energy. Key ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

US opens probe against Indian IT giants TCS, Infosys for H1B visa violations

United States (US) government has opened an investigation against two of the biggest Indian Information Technology (IT) outsourcing companies for possible violations of H1-B visa rules.  The two IT giants are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys. The investigation is ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

US Policy on sale of drone – Recent changes and their implications

The American government’s policy initially was against export both armed and unarmed drones. The notable exceptions to this policy was UK, which is the only country to which USA sold armed drones, and France and Italy, to which USA sold ..

Doctors from Texas State of US successfully perform world's first skull-scalp transplant

Doctors from Texas State of United States have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant from a human donor. This rare medical feat which opens new frontier in transplant surgery was achieved by team of Doctors from Houston ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

US removes Cuba from list of State Sponsor of Terrorism

United States (US) in a landmark decision has removed Cuba from its list of State Sponsor of Terrorism. In this regard US secretary of state John Kerry has signed an order removing Cuba from the terrorism blacklist. This decision will pave ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

90 % of global chemical weapons stockpile destroyed: OPCW

Nobel peace prize winning organisation OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has achieved major milestone of destroying 90 per cent of the global chemical weapons stockpile. OPCW has mentioned that around 65,000 metric tonnes of declared chemical weapons, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015