G S Updates on 28/04/13

Anil Goswami, J&K Cadre IAS Officer appointed as New Union Home Secretary

Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals to be Hosted in Delhi in May 2014

Jai Chandiram Felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award

Turkey signed MoU with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO as its Dialogue Par.

The Indian Railways reduced the advanced booking period of the tickets from four months duration to
two months,  with effect from 1 May 2013.

Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat would close debt to IMF with refund of 422.1 million USD of capital as part of
 the 19th stand-by after 52 years.

Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma on 23 April 2013, launched 21 New Textile Parks
 approved under SITP.

G S Updates on 24/04/13

G S Updates on 24 /04/13

Narasimhan Ravi Elected As the President of Editors Guild of India

Nokia Launched the Cheapest Handset, Nokia 105 in Indian Markets

DA hiked to 80 percent for Employees of Central Government by Union Cabinet of India

China hiked its Defence Budget by 10.7 Percent to 119 Billion US Dollars
Published on: 24-APR-2013

Chris Gayle hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during RCB vs.
Pune Warriors match on 23 April 2013.

Prayag Chauhan Won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships 2013

Competition Commission of India slapped fine of 8000 Crore rupees in 19 Cases

Supreme Court of India Ordered Relocation of Endangered Asiatic Lions from Gujarat to MP

Hobbit Humans Had Larger Brains Than Estimated: Research

G S updatdes on 19/04/13

G S Updates on 19 /04/13
CCEA approved 12,000 Crore Rupees Special Plan for Bihar during Current 5 Year P...

India’s Exports in March 2013 were valued at 30849.65 Million Dollars

IMF Slashed World Growth Forecast to 3.3 percent for the Year 2013

Navjot Singh on 17 April 2013 became the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred
 with  the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award.

Sania Mirza Became One of the Four Vice-Presidents of Indian Tennis Players Associatio

Wipro posts net profit of Rs 1,729 in fourth quarter

Olympian Sita Sahu Honoured by Minister of State (I/C) Independent Charge for Power

World Heritage Day was observed on 18 April 2013

India’s Exports in March 2013 were valued at 30849.65 Million Dollars

G S Updates on 16/04/13

Indian Women Cricket Team won the ODI Series against Bangladesh

Women 3-0

Adam Scott won the 77th Version of Augusta Masters Golf Tournament

Nicolas Maduro was declared the Winner of Venezuela’s Presidential

Election

Court: A Surrogate Mother and Her Husband Have No Right over Child

IMF recognized Somalia’s New Government after a 22-Year Break

Retail Inflation declined to 10.39 Percent in March 2013

Food Corporation of India (FCI) Raised 5000 Crore Rupees by Issuing

Taxable Bonds

Cooling System Power restored to Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

UK Scientists developed Projectile to put Instruments in Antarctica

GS Updates 01/04/13 Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (IC... America’s Serena Williams won Miami Masters open Tennis Tournament 2013 India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar New Zealand Declared Worst-Ever Drought in 30 Years in North Island Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO Recovered Two Apollo Rocket Engines from Atlantic Ocean India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar Russian Scientists Named a Prehistoric Fossil Called Ichthyosaurs after Vladimir... NTPC commissioned New Solar Power Project in Andaman & Nicobar

GS  Updates 01/04/13

Rajan Bharti Mittal appointed President of International Chamber of Commerce (IC...

America’s Serena Williams won Miami Masters open Tennis Tournament 2013

India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar

New Zealand Declared Worst-Ever Drought in 30 Years in North Island

                                                                                                                                      

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO Recovered Two Apollo Rocket Engines from Atlantic Ocean

India’s International Financial Liabilities increased by 10.5 billion Dollar

Russian Scientists Named a Prehistoric Fossil Called Ichthyosaurs after Vladimir...

NTPC commissioned New Solar Power Project in Andaman & Nicobar

GS Updates on 28 march

28/03/13

Tiger Woods won the third PGA Tour title 2013, Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge; Orlando, Florida on 25 March 2013.

Brazil and China signed the currency swap agreement on 26 March 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The agreement will allow central banks swap 30 billion US Dollar.

South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit from 26 to 28 March 2013 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC).

Vineet Jain of Times Group was conferred with the Contribution to News Television Award 2013 at the Sixth News Television Awards on 25 March 2013 in New Delhi.

NTPC was awarded the most Efficient Maharatna-in Manufacturing for the year 2012 award at 4th DSIJ Award in the last week of March 2013 in New Delhi.

Lok Sabha member Prahlad Joshi on 21 March 2013 appointed state ruling BJP chief by national President Rajnath Singh to lead the 5 May 2013 Assembly polls.

Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath as 6th caretaker PM of Pakistan on 25 March 2013 in Islamabad. The oath was administered by President Asif Ali Zardari.

Navneet Kaur Dhillon was crowned Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013 on 24 March 2013 in the grand finale of 50th edition of the beauty pageant in Mumbai.

 Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system.

 Union government approved a 1500 crore Rupees proposal for production of more than 2000 rockets for the Pinaka multi- barrel weapons system.

 

GS update on 24 march

Award for 2012, awarded by the Department of Biotechnology, for scientists below 45.Union Cabinet cleared National Food Security Bill

Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013 Passed in the Lok Sabha

President of Egypt Dr. Mohamed Morsy Visited India: Major Deals Signed
China became the World's Fifth-Largest Arms Exporter
Australia Won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2013 for the Seventh Time


HPCL and Government of Rajasthan Signed a MoU for Setting up Refinery

Unknown Huge Radio Galaxy Discovered by ASTRON’s International LOFAR Telescope

Three High Courts opened in Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya

U.K. company ‘Lagan Construction’ bags Maldives airport projectMarch 21st, 2013
Maldives has chosen U.K.-based Lagan Construction to develop the Addu International Airport.

Infosys to assist India Post to build Rural Systems Integration (RSI) programMarch 21st, 2013
Infosys has partnered with India Post to implement and manage a platform that will transform the latter’s rural operations.

National Bioscience Award 2012March 21st, 2013
S. Venkata Mohan of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, here has won the National Bioscience