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Frank D Gilroy, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright passes away
Renowned American playwright, screenwriter and film producer and director Frank D Gilroy passed away in Monroe, New York. He was 89. In 1965, he has won prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses. He had ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Present Global Economic Scenario and Role of United States
US will expectedly lead revival for the developed world and India for the developing world with oil prices on a downward spiral followed by other commodity prices. The economies are no longer exclusive but are greatly intertwined with each other. ..
Jhumpa Lahiri selected for 2014 National Humanities Medal
Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal of White House. She has been selected for this award for enlarging the human story and will be presented with it by US President ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Tallest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley renamed as Denali
United States has changed the name of tallest mountain in North America Mount McKinley to its original native name Denali. It was announced by US President Barack Obama ahead of his three-day visit to Alaska to highlight the issue of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to help monitor environment in Southeast Asia
NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region. It has been launched in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand to serve the 5 countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
US extends anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for 5 years
United States (US) has extended the anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for another five years. This decision to revoke existing anti-dumping duty orders on preserved mushrooms was taken by US International Trade Commission on cheap imports Chile, China, India ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notifies changes in I-T rules to comply with FATCA pact
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended income tax rules to provide reporting of information with regards to financial assets and accounts to comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) pact signed between India and US in 9 July 2015. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Atul Keshap appointed as US Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka
Indian-American Atul Keshap has been appointed as the United States (US) Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka. With this appointment he became the second Indian-origin US diplomat to be posted as Ambassador to the region after Richard Rahul Verma (US ..