World Current Affairs January 2015 Churches in England opposed Mitochondria Donation Technique to produce babies. Malaysia has declared MH370 flight disappearance an ‘Accident’. Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of Greece Dubai’s Maze Tower listed in Guinness World Records for World’ largest Vertical Maze. WhatsApp unveiled a new service for sending messages from a Web browser. EU decided to lift ban on import of mangoes from India European UnionRead More
Month: March 2015
National Current Affairs January 2015 Gujrat hosts the 18th National Conference on e-Governance . Union Government formed NITI Aayog to replace Planning Commission. Union Government on 1 January 2015 set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. NITI Aayog will replace the 65 year old Planning Commission and will be headed by Prime Minister of India. It will have a governing council comprising CMs of all the states and Lt. GovernorsRead More
Government Schemes Current Affairs January 2015 Sukanya Samridhi Yojana under Beti Bachao Beti Padao campaign launched: It is a small deposit scheme for girl child under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign. Parents can open bank accounts of girls who are under 10 years of age. Sukanya Samridhi Accounts will get an interest rate of 9.1 percent and will provide income tax rebate. Sukanya Samridhi Accounts can be opened atRead More
Appointments Current Affairs January 2015 Appointments: Krishna Chaudhary was appointed as the Director General of ITBP Hanumanthu Purushotham appointed as CMD of National Research and Development Corporation. Shekhar Sen was appointed as Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi Steve Easterbrook was appointed as CEO of McDonald’s Corporation. S Jaishankar was appointed as the Foreign Secretary of India K Durga Prasad appointed as the Special DG of CRPF UN Secretary–General appointed Saraswathy Menon in peace-building panel.Read More
Awards Current Affairs January 2015 Arundhathi Subramaniam won Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry She won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize at Jaipur Literature Festival. Arundhati was awarded for her book When God is a Traveller. Major Mukund Varadarajan, Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh were posthumously awarded with Ashok Chakra. Padma Awards 2015 were given on the Republic Day. Some notable recipients: Padma Vibhushan- Lal Krishna Advani Prakash Singh Badal Dr. DRead More
Sports Current Affairs January 2015 Tennis – Australian Open 2015 Men’s Singles : Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray Women’s Singles : Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova Men’s Doubles : Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut Women’s Doubles : Bethanie Mattek-Sands/ Lucie Safarova defeated Chinese-Taiwan pair Zheng Jie and Chan Yung-jan Mixed Doubles: Indo-Swiss pair Leander Paes and Martina Hingis defeated Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic Leander Paes won Australian Open 2015 Mixed Doubles Titles. This was the 15th GrandRead More
IBPS SO 2015 Result is OUT! IBPS has declared today the result for the Common Recruitment Process 2015 held on 14th and 15th Feb 2015. The test was held for recruitment of Specialist Officers in 19 Public Sector Banks. View the IBPS SO Test Result Here. Check Your IBPS SO 2015 Result here: Candidates who appeared in the IBPS Specialist Officer Recruitment Test 2015 can check their Result by clicking here.Read More
Books for HPAS Prelims exam – Aptitude Test Contents: HPPSC- HPAS Prelims exam Pattern: Download HPAS Prelims Previous years Question Papers Books for HPAS Prelims General Studies Which are the right Books for HPAS prelims Aptitude Test ? Practice, Practice and Practice is required for this section. Keep your aim to score 140+ in this section as it is achievable. Quantitative Aptitude Books for HPAS prelims: The only book you needRead More
Books for HPAS Preliminary exam- General Studies HPAS exam stands for Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services, HPAS is conducted every year by HPPSC for recruitment to the HP State Civil Services Posts. I have already explained the pattern in my previous post.As the competition is tough in HPAS, having a clear roadmap regarding the preparation is very essential. And preparing from the right books is the first step to crack theRead More
Himachal Pradesh Census 2011 and Profile Himachal Pradesh is popularly called as ‘Abode of God’ , ‘Devbhoomi’ and the ‘Fruit bowl of India’. Himachal Pradesh as a full-fledged state came into existence in 1971 as the 18th state of India. It accounts for 1.7 % of the total geographic area of India and is the 17th largest state in terms of area. Also, As per Census 2011, it constitutes 0.57%Read More