Today’s News Updates – 26.september.2014

GS paper I Apple festival begins in Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Read More…

Today’s News Updates – 25.september.2014

GS paper I Proud nation salutes scientists for historic feat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Read More…

Today’s News Updates – 24.september.2014

GS paper II ‘Modi govt. must be more transparent’                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Read More…

Today’s News Updates – 23.september.2014

GS paper I A generation is all we have left                                                                                                                                                                           – Ques. “Climate change is likely to have catastrophic and irreversible effects due to emission of Read More…

Today’s News Updates – 22.september.2014

More men among toilet-sceptics in India                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Read More…

India drops Israeli LAHAT, will develop own missile for Arjun Mk-2

The homemade Arjun Mk-2 tank has suffered a major setback, with a critical Israeli anti-tank missile to be fitted on it failing to meet the army’s requirements. The development comes at a time when the defence ministry has set the ball rolling for buying 118 Arjun Mk-2 tanks at a cost of more than Rs. 6,600 crore. The tank developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDRead More…

1000 unlawful police detention cases in India every year, UP and Delhi lead

The Kolkata Police entered the university, allegedly dragged and injured students including girls, and detained many as they raged against the alleged sexual assault on a student after a college fest.  The city’s police chief claims his officers exercised restraint. The students believe otherwise and want the police punished. The students believe the police action was yet another instance of aRead More…

India set to become Asia’s first country to reach Mars and make history

ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan has confirmed India’s Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) is on it’s way to Mars without any problems. ISRO now has a major task of injecting the MOM into a Mars orbit as it catches up with the red planet on September 24th. The ISRO chief said the commands for the insertion have already been uploaded and everything is expected to go fine. At about 7:17 am on SepteRead More…

Today’s News Updates – 20.september.2014

GS paper II Cleanliness index soon to rank cities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Read More…

Scotland Set to Reject Independence

Scotland has voted against independence in a historic referendum, the BBC forecast on Friday after preliminary results showed 54.3 percent voting “No” and 45.7 percent voting “Yes”. “The BBC forecasts that Scotland has voted against becoming an independent country,” read a statement on its website. Scotland’s First Deputy Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted on Friday that her party’s campaigRead More…