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Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Dies At 91

Posted on March 23, 2015
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister passed away on Monday morning at the age of 91. Lee was considered…
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Rajendra Singh wins prestigious 2015 Stockholm Water Prize

Posted on March 21, 2015
Water activist Rajendra Singh (Better known as the Water Man of India) has wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015 for his…
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Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat Releases UN World Water Development Report 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015
Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat has said that effectively…
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Ratan Tata to head Indian Railways ‘KayaKalp’ council

Posted on March 19, 2015
Taking immediate follow up action in implementing the Budget announcement, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has now…
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India’s BVR Air-to-Air Missile ‘ASTRA’ Successfully Test Fired

Posted on March 19, 2015
India’s Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile ASTRA was once again successfully test fired today by the Indian Air Force…
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Nuclear Power installed capacity expected to reach 10,080 MW by 2019

Posted on March 19, 2015
The present nuclear power installed capacity of 5780 MW is expected to reach 10,080 MW by 2019 on progressive completion…
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Progress of new scheme PRASAD

Posted on March 18, 2015
Twelve cities namely Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Vellankani, Kedarnath and Kamakhya have been identified for…
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Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is the most economical interplanetary mission in the world and paved way for cost-effective access to deep space

Posted on March 18, 2015
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has various achievements to its credit after it was inserted into Mars orbit on September…
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Vice President Releases Book ‘Suleiman Charitra-Kalyana Malla’

Posted on March 18, 2015
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled “Suleiman Charitra – Kalyana Malla” translated from…
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Indian women beat Poland 3-1 in HWL R2 final

Posted on March 17, 2015
Putting up a dominating show, India scored in three of the four quarters to outplay Poland 3-1 in the final…
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India bright spot in global economy, will clock 7.2% growth: IMF Managing Director

Posted on March 16, 2015
Terming India a bright spot in the “cloudy” global economy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the country will clock…
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Kidambi Srikanth wins Swiss Open title

Posted on March 16, 2015
Young Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold championship 2015 title after overcoming a strong challenge from…
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Smart Cities, New Urban Development Mission to be launched next month

Posted on March 16, 2015
Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that the two new major initiatives in the urban sector viz.,…
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Plans for Massive Solar Power Push

Posted on March 16, 2015
The Government has a proposal to Scale up Grid Connected Solar Power Projects from 20,000 MW to 1,00,000 MW by…
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Karnataka clinch the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy

Posted on March 13, 2015
Defending champions Karnataka clinched their eighth Ranji Trophy title as they thrashed their southern opponents Tamil Nadu by an innings…
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Major Highlights of the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Passed by Parliament

Posted on March 13, 2015
1) The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 4th March, 2015 and by the…
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Dr. Alka Beotra becomes Member of the Executive Board of WAADS

Posted on March 13, 2015
Dr. Alka Beotra, Scientific Director, National Dope Testing Laboratory, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, has been nominated to the…
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Expansion and Growth Plan for Railways

Posted on March 13, 2015
The 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) document contains the growth and expansion targets of Indian Railways which are as under:-…
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Steps Taken to Upgrade and Modernise Railway Network

Posted on March 13, 2015
Modernization and technical up-gradation on the Railways is an ongoing process. To meet the demands of modern railway network, the…
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Railway takes steps under “swachh rail swachh bharat mission”

Posted on March 13, 2015
Under the “Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission”, regular events on cleanliness are planned to be organized Railways at all railway…
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Commitment of Government of India With World Trade Organisation (WTO) For Regulation on Issue of Licences And Opening of Branches of Foreign Banks in The Country

Posted on March 13, 2015
The Government is under commitment with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with regard to regulation on issue of licenses and…
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MoU signed between Indian Army and HDFC Bank

Posted on March 13, 2015
On 13th Mar 2015 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and HDFC Bank on the…
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Ananth Kumar launches ‘Pharma Jan Samadhan’ scheme

Posted on March 12, 2015
The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Ananth Kumar launched ‘Pharma Jan Samadhan’ scheme here today. It is a…
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ISRO proposes to set up a new launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

Posted on March 12, 2015
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) proposes to set up a new launch pad, referred as Third Launch Pad, at Satish…
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Current Affairs Weekly Quiz 23 February to 1 March 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015
Weekly Current Affairs Quiz  23rd February to 1st March 2015, Test your knowledge of the news with our weekly current…
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Current Affairs Weekly Quiz 16 February to 22 February 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015
Weekly Current Affairs Quiz  16th February to 22nd February 2015, Test your knowledge of the news with our weekly current…
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Pahal Scheme for LPG

Posted on March 11, 2015
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written…
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FM Arun Jaitley: Asks Banks to Take Commercial Decisions Without Any Fear Or Favour As The Government Is Committed To Provide Them Full Financial Autonomy

Posted on March 11, 2015
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley asked the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and…
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Rajnath Singh congratulates CISF on 46th Raising Day

Posted on March 11, 2015
The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on the occasion of its…
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India’s Rank in Solar and Wind Energy Generation

Posted on March 9, 2015
India ranks 4th in the world in terms of power generation. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of…
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Exercise Surya Kiran VIII : Joint India Nepal Exercise Concludes

Posted on March 8, 2015
Eighth India-Nepal Combined Exercise (Surya Kiran VIII) which commenced on 23 Feb 2015, concluded on 07 Mar 2015 at Salijhandi,…
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Veteran journalist Vinod Mehta Dies at 72

Posted on March 8, 2015
Veteran journalist and author Vinod Mehta passed away on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 73. The founder-Editor of…
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President Pranab Mukherjee Inaugurates ‘Festival of Innovations’

Posted on March 7, 2015
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that innovation is the key to Progress and Prosperity of the country….
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Reserve Bank of India eases norms for home loans

Posted on March 6, 2015
Giving a boost to affordable housing, the RBI on Thursday eased the norms for home loans for up to 10…
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RBI cuts Repo rate by 25 basis points

Posted on March 4, 2015
RBI today announced a surprise repo rate cut, the second in less than two months. Repo rate has been reduced…
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The fourth satellite IRNSS-1D to be launched soon

Posted on March 4, 2015
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to provide positioning and navigational services…
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ISRO to carry out a test flight of Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) by second quarter of 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry out a test flight of Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) by…
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Bill Gates named world’s richest person for 16th time

Posted on March 3, 2015
Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine’s annual ranking…
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 Jagmohan Dalmiya Returns as BCCI President

Posted on March 2, 2015
Veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya was unanimously elected President of the BCCI but the N Srinivasan camp suffered a huge…
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Highlights of the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Posted on March 1, 2015
Eligibility: Available to people in age group 18 to 70 years with bank account. Premium:  Rs.12 per annum. Payment Mode:…
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Highlights of The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

Posted on March 1, 2015
Eligibility: Available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 and having a bank account. People who join…
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Introduction of the Atal Pension Yojana

Posted on March 1, 2015
1] The Government of India is extremely concerned about the old age income security of the working poor and is…
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Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (Mudra) Bank

Posted on March 1, 2015
According to the NSSO survey of 2013, there are 5.77 crore small business units, mostly individual proprietorships, which run small…
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Steps Being Taken for Increasing Financing to Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (Msmes)

Posted on March 1, 2015
Debt Financing: Loans to Medium Enterprises are being brought under Priority Sector Lending.  A separate sub-limit of 7.5% in Priority…
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Banking Reforms

Posted on March 1, 2015
Performance of Public Sector Banks has remained sub-optimal so far.  The Government is taking various steps to improve the situation…
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International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)

Posted on March 1, 2015
1) An International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) is set up at Gandhinagar, Gujarat as a part of a Special Economic…
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PM’s address at event to mark completion of 25 years of NASSCOM

Posted on March 1, 2015
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon the Indian IT Industry to focus on meeting the global challenge…
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Important International Days in March 2015

Posted on March 1, 2015
List of Important International Days in March 2015 1 March – Zero Discrimination Day 3 March – World Wildlife Day…
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Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to take oath as Chief Minister

Posted on February 28, 2015
A historic coalition of BJP and PDP is to take over the reins of Government in Jammu and Kashmir on…
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Economic Survey 2014-15 Highlights

Posted on February 27, 2015
Economic Outlook, Prospects and Policy Challenges Macroeconomic fundamentals in 2014-15 have dramatically improved. Highlights are: Inflation has declined by over…
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Union Budget 2015

Posted on February 28, 2015
Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has said that the Indian Economy has turned around dramatically in the last nine months…
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National Science Day 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015
“Science for Nation Building” will be theme for the National Science Day to be celebrated tomorrow –the 28th February. This…
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A Growth Rate of over 8 Per Cent Expected for the Coming Year: Govt

Posted on February 27, 2015
Indian Economy is looking-up with brighter prospects amongst the world’s major economies today.  The Economic Survey 2014-15 presented by the…
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Major Reform Initiatives Undertaken by Government in Banking, Insurance and Financial Sector

Posted on February 27, 2015
Economic Survey 2014- 15 states that liquidity conditions (money supply) have remained broadly balanced during 2014-2015 except for some temporary…
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‘Operation Five Minutes’ to ensure Speedy Purchase of Tickets for Unreserved Class Passengers

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that he has not increased the passenger fares in the…
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Finance Ministry to Provide Budgetary Support of Rs 40,000 Crore for the Railway’s Annual Plan

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Railway Minister has said that the Ministry of Finance has communicated a Gross Budgetary Support of Rs. 40,000 crore…
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‘Operation Five Minutes’ to ensure peedyPurchase of Tickets for Unreserved Class Passengers

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that he has not increased the passenger fares in the…
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Railway Minister Outlines Four Goals for Transforming Indian Railways over next Five Years

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has outlined four goals for Indian Railways to transform it over the…
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Size of Plan Budget of Railways up by 52%

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Union Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has announced that the size of the Plan Budget has gone up…
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Objectives of formation of NITI Aayog

Posted on February 26, 2015
The objectives of formation of NITI Aayog are as follows: To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors…
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Appointment of Special Directors in IB

Posted on February 26, 2015
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Satish Chandra Jha, IPS (BH:81) and Shri Malay…
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Government to conduct ‘Time Use Survey’

Posted on February 25, 2015
Government proposes to conduct a “Time Use Survey” at a cost of Rs. 50 crore. Giving this information in Lok…
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Indian origin musician Ricky Kej wins Grammy

Posted on February 25, 2015
At the 57th Grammy Awards held on Sunday  February 8, 2015 night in Los Angeles, Bangalore based Indian origin musician…
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Bank strike called off; unions, IBA agree on 15% hike in salaries

Posted on February 24, 2015
Public sector bank employee unions had few days ago threatened to go on a four-day nation-wide strike beginning 25th February…
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Green Revolution

Posted on February 24, 2015
Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) is being implemented in seven…
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‘Birdman’ soars to Oscars glory with 4 wins

Posted on February 23, 2015
“Birdman”, surreal comedy about an aging superstar, claimed the best picture Oscar besides best director and original screenplay. The film…
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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar

Posted on February 22, 2015
Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal United or JDU took oath on Sunday evening as Chief Minister of Bihar along…
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India secures release of Father Alexis Prem Kumar, from captivity in Afghanistan

Posted on February 22, 2015
India has secured the release of Jesuit Priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar, after eight months in captivity in Afghanistan. Sharing…
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Yuvraj Singh sold for record Rs 16 crore in IPL 8 auction

Posted on February 20, 2015
Flamboyant all-rounder Yuvraj Singh today emerged as the costliest cricketer in the IPL 8 players’ auction, bought for a record…
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Tapan Misra Takes Over as Director of Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad

Posted on February 20, 2015
Mr Tapan Misra, Outstanding Scientist and Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, has…
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PM Modi launches ‘Soil Health Card scheme’

Posted on February 19, 2015
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called for focusing attention on the health of soil in agricultural areas across…
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President receives first copy of book “Vedic Astrology: A Journey Through History, Principles and Mathematical Foundations”

Posted on February 17, 2015
The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a book “Vedic Astrology: A Journey Through History,…
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International Seminar ‘Aerospace Vision: 2050’ Gets Underway

Posted on February 16, 2015
As a prelude to the start of the biennial, internationally acclaimed air show – Aero India 2015 – beginning February…
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