Friday 14 February 2014

News Capsule

Yushi, Taiwanese poet awarded Thiruvalluvar award

Published on: 17-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 29 people agreed
Taiwanese poet Yushi was awarded the Thiruvalluvar award on Thiruvalluvar Day

Sirajuddin Qureshi elected as the President of IICC

Published on: 16-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 13 people agreed
The Indian Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) declared results of the election.

Deepika and Farhan won best actors at Screen Awards

Published on: 16-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 24 people agreed
Deepika Padukone won the Best Actress award and Farhan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Screen Awards.

Famous Marathi writer Namdeo Dhasal died

Published on: 16-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 9 people agreed
 Famous Marathi writer and Social activist, Namdeo Dhasal died in Mumbai.

Fast Patrol Vessel Abhinav, the Indian Coast Guard Ship commissioned in Kochi

Published on: 16-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 31 people agreed
Indian Coast Guard Ship Abhinav was commissioned in Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapiyal.

Indian economy to grow by just over 6% in 2014-15: WB forecast

Published on: 15-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 24 people agreed
World Bank in its Global Economic Prospects Report forecasted that economy of India will grow by just 6 percent in 2014-15.

USA handed over three stolen 10th Century Indian artifacts to India

Published on: 15-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 15 people agreed
USA handed over the three stolen 10th century Indian artifacts to Indian consulate in New York on 14 January 2014.

Pakistan only polio-endemic nation with more cases

Published on: 15-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 12 people agreed
WHO report said that Pakistan is the only polio-endemic country in the world and it reported most cases of crippling disease in 2013 and 2012.

Army Day observed across India on 15 January

Published on: 15-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 26 people agreed
66th Army Day was observed on 15 January in recognition of General KM Carippa who became first Commander-in-Chief of the independent India.

151st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda celebrated worldwide

Published on: 14-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 28 people agreed
The 151st birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated on 12 January 2014.

President presented Sunil Gangopadhyay Award 2012 & 2013

Published on: 14-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 28 people agreed
Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013 to Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha Ghosh, respectively.

P.K.Goyal won Best CFO Award

Published on: 13-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 35 people agreed
P.K.Goyal, Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was awarded the Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014

Andhra Pradesh bagged Oil and Gas Conservation Award, 2013

Published on: 13-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 27 people agreed
Andhra Pradesh bagged the Oil and Gas Conservation Award for the best performance among the big States.

International Poll titled World most admired people released

Published on: 13-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 34 people agreed
An International Poll titled the World’s most admired people conducted by YouGov released.

Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died

Published on: 13-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 9 people agreed
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on 11 January 2014.

71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 announced

Published on: 13-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 36 people agreed
71st Golden Globe Awards were announced at Los Angeles on 11 January 2014.

Indian teacher wrote a book on Immigration Fears

Published on: 11-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 19 people agreed
Enoch, I am a British Indian is a book written by Sarinder Joshua Duroch. He has expressed views against the EUs open borders policy.

Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform

Published on: 11-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 142 people agreed
Platform number one of Gorakhpur railway station of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world.

World Hindi Day observed on 10 January

Published on: 11-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 27 people agreed
World Hindi Day observed in India by the Ministry of External Affairs on 10 January organizing a function at the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi.

IIa Pathak social activist died at 80

Published on: 10-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 20 people agreed
Social activist IIa Pathak passed away in Ahmedabad due to prolonged illness

Nirbheek, India's first gun for women, launched

Published on: 10-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 91 people agreed
India’s first gun for women, Nirbheek was launched on 9 January 2014

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards conferred by the President

Published on: 10-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 30 people agreed
Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards to thirteen NRIs, PIOs and organisations for their outstanding contribution.

CCEA approved renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme

Published on: 10-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 13 people agreed
CCEA approved the renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme

Vishwanath Ramachandra, the former Ranji Trophy cricketer of Mumbai died

Published on: 10-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 21 people agreed
Vishu Bondre a former Mumbai Ranji Trophy Cricketer died due to cardiac arrest on 8 January 2014. He played in Ranji in 1965-66 and 1969-70.

Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards conferred by Kumari Selja

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 18 people agreed
Kumari Selja gave away the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards to meritorious students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

ASSOCHAM organized Seventh Global Insurance Summit at Hyderabad

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 26 people agreed
Seventh Global Insurance Summit was held at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh on 8 January 2014.

DRH issued new Guidelines to give psychological help to molestation victims

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 7 people agreed
Department of Health Research has drawn new norms to help psychological support to molestation victims.

Union Government introduced Know India Programme for young Overseas Indians

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 18 people agreed
The Government of India introduced a Know India Programme for young persons of Overseas Indians.

Business confidence would improve in Q1 of 2014: Dun and Bradstreet Survey

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 4 people agreed
Dun and Bradstreet report hinted that the business optimism saw a significant rise in the first quarter of 2014.

Uninor appointed Morten Sorby as new CEO

Published on: 09-JAN-2014
Important for Exam: 19 people agreed
Uninor appointed Morten Sorby as new CEO

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