Army's Sikh Light Infantry has been awarded
the best marching contingent among the three Services at the Republic Day
parade this year while the CRPF contingent bagged the honours in the
paramilitary and auxiliary forces category.
TOP AND BEST COACHING CENTRE FOR IAS IPS TNPSC BANK TET TRB SI SSC RRB POLICE EXAM COACHING ACADEMY IN COIMBATORE
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Delhi Metro awarded GSF certification for efficient energy use
The Delhi Metro was awarded the prestigious
Gold Standard Foundation (GSF) certification standard for using the energy
efficiently on 2 February 2014.
First online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas launched
A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity
that presents spatial information and species distribution patterns was
launched on 29 January 2014 at the landmark
Water Lives symposium.
NIT Odisha developed technology to turn Plastic into fuel
National Institute of Technology, Odisha,
developed a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering common
polymer, low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
into a liquid fuel.
Ministry issued norms for Khel Ratna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awards.
The Minister for
Youth Affairs & Sports, Jitendra Singh on 3 January 2014
Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award
Anand Kumar, a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes was conferred with the
2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar-winning American actor died
Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar-winning
American actor died on 2 February 2014 at his flat in New York at the age of
46.
Sumit Sawhney appointed as CEO and MD of Renault India
Sumit Sawhney will be the new CEO and
Managing Director for Renault Group operations in India. Sawhney takes over
from Marc Nassif, who moves to a global assignment within the group.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Karnataka defeated Maharashtra to win the Ranji Trophy 2014
Karnataka on 2 February 2014 defeated
Maharashtra by seven wickets to win the Ranji
Trophy 2014 at Hyderabad.
Economic growth for 2012-13 lowered to 4.5 percent from 5 percent estimated earlier
The Union Government of India on 31 January
2014 announced that economy might have expanded by 4.5 percent in fiscal year
2012-13
Rajasthan BSNL offers free roaming to customers
Under a new tag
of “One Nation:One number:One rupee”,
Rajasthan BSNL has offered roaming free services anywhere in the country for
its pre-paid mobile customers on a special tariff voucher (STV).
CNG price cut by Rs. 15/kg & PNG by Rs. 5 in Delhi
The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) was
cut by Rs. 15 per kg and cooking gas piped to kitchens by Rs. 5 after the
Centre decided to supply cheaper domestic gas to fuel retailers in Delhi.
Rajasthan withdrew its approval for FDI in multi-brand retail
Rajasthan on 1 February 2014 scrapped its
approval for the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing.
Hero MotoCorp launched hybrid diesel 150cc bike
Hero MotoCorp unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel
concept motorcycle RNT on 29 January 2014. Along with RNT, company has plans to
launch four other models by 2014-15.
Google sells Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion.
Google has agreed to sell its Motorola Mobility
division to Lenovo, marking a rapid retreat after less than two years in the
handset business.
Gopal vittal appointed as MD&CEO of Bharti AirTel
Gopal Vittal has been designed as MD& CEO
of India
US warned China against move to declare new ADIZ over South China Sea
US on 31 January
2014 warned China against any move to declare a new Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea.
India pledged 44.12 million rupees grant assistance to Nepal Academy Library
India on 30 January 2014 pledged to Nepal grant
assistance of 44.12 million rupees for the construction of Nepal Academy’s
library building in Kathmandu.
Indian Rupee to be legal tender in Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) announced
Indian rupee as a legal tender on 29 January 2014.
India’s first monorail inaugurated in Mumbai
India’s first monorail service was
inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj chavan on 1 February
2014 in Mumbai. The First phase of Mumbai Monorail is comprised of 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section.
The first phase was constructed at the cost of 1900 crore rupees which have
seven stations. It will operate between 7 am and 3 pm at an interval of 15
minutes initially. The fully
air-conditioned monorail’s minimum fare will be five rupees while maximum
fare will be twenty rupees.
The monorail
service will have four coaches, which will ferry about 2500 passengers .The
traveling time between Wadala and Chembur will be reduced from 40 minutes to
nearly 21 minutes at present. Mumbai Mono rail will display itself in three colours green, pink and sky blue.
Monorail will have a smart card facility available like Delhi Metro.
About Mumbai Mono
rail
The Mumbai Mono rail project has been
implemented in two phases. The first phase comprise the Wadala- Chembur where
as the second phase will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South
Mumbai. The Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority with an association of Larsen and Toubro and a Malaysian
infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering.
Union Government raised quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12
Union Government raised the quota of
subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 cylinders per household in a year on 30 January
2014.The hike will be effective from April 2014. Union government had also decided
to put on hold linking the Aadhaar platform to the Direct Benefit Transfer of
LPG (DBTL) scheme.
However,
households will be entitled to get one cylinder extra, beyond the quota of nine
cylinders, in February 2014 and March 2014. One cylinder will be given to a
consumer every month. The hiked subsidised LPG quota will cost 5000 crore
rupees more in subsidy to the exchequer annually. 99 crore people will be
benefitted from the hike.
Under the DBTL scheme, consumers in as many
as 289 districts in 18 states were getting the subsidy amount directly credited
to their bank accounts.
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