GK OF THE DAY ( 03/03/15)
HP to buy Wi-Fi gear maker Aruba Networks for $2.7 billion Hewlett-Packard (HP) said it would buy Wi-Fi network gear maker Aruba Networks for about $2.7 billion, the biggest deal for the world’s No. 2 PC maker since its botched acquisition of Britain’s Autonomy Plc in 2011. The purchase of Aruba would help HP boost its share in the wireless local area network (WLAN) market as more companies allow employees to access work systems through their wireless devices. Ola Cabs buys TaxiForSure in $200-mn deal […]
GK OF THE DAY (1 & 2 March)
PDP’s Mufti Mohammed Sayeed takes oath as J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Peoples Democratic Party-Bhartiya Janta Party (PDP-BJP) coalition government of Jammu & Kashmir on 1 March 2015 . As a person he became 9th Chief Minister of J&K and 12th Chief Minister as tenure wise. Senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh was sworn in as the deputy chief minister. This is the second time Sayeed will head a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. He took power in 2002, heading a PDP-Congress alliance, for a three-year term. IRCTC ties up with Amazon for online shopping […]
GK Quiz for the week: 22 Feb to 28 Feb
This test is based on the daily GK capsules posted through this week. The test has 10 questions to be answered within 10 minutes. Click on read more to take the test. […]
Highlights of Union Budget 2015-16
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2015-16 in the Parliament. He announced a budget aimed at high growth, saying the pace of cutting the fiscal deficit would slow as he seeks to boost investment and ensure that ordinary people benefit. Highlights of Union Budget 2015-16 […]
CURRENT AFFAIR ONE –LINER (February)
India’s maiden canister-based inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that was successfully test-fired on 31 January 2015 - Agni-5 The women’s single title of Australian Open was won by - Serena Williams The men’s single title of Australian Open was won by - Novak Djokovic 13th meet of the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China was held on 2 February 2015 in -Beijing, China World Squash champion who on 1 February 2015 set a new record for topping the world rankings consecutively for the 106 months – Nicol David of Malaysia. A person who was sworn-in as the 12th President of Italy, since the country became a Republic after World War II - Sergio Mattarella. Parliament of a country on 3 February 2015 voted in favour of the Bill that amends the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFEA), 1990 to allow creation of babies with DNA from three people – Britain [...]
GK OF THE DAY (28 Feb)
Sebi cancels Sahara’s portfolio management licence Market regulator Sebi has cancelled the portfolio management licence of Sahara Asset Management (AMC). Under this business, Sahara AMC managed nearly Rs 77 lakh worth of funds for six clients as of January 2015. The Sebi decision, however, will not impact Sahara’s mutual fund business under which the conglomerate managed assets worth nearly Rs 148 crore as of December 2014. India ranks below most BRICS nations in innovation […]
GK OF THE DAY (27 Feb )
Jury orders Apple to pay $533 million in iTunes patent case The world’s most valuable company was ordered by a federal jury to pay $532.9 million to Smartflash, a tiny Texas company that alleged that Apple willfully infringed on its intellectual property by using its patented technology in Apple’s iTunes software. Smartflash had filed its patent infringement complaint against Apple in May 2013. Smartflash had asked for 852 million US dollar in damages for Apple’s wilful infringement of the patents. Six Indians named in Forbes list of 50 ‘Power Businesswomen’ in Asia […]
GK OF THE DAY (26 Feb )
Spouses of H-1B visa holders to get work permits in US United States (US) has announced to provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders from 26 May 2015. Under existing US laws, spouses of H-1B visa holders are not eligible to work. This announcement is expected to benefit thousands of talented and professional spouses who have settled in US but are unable to work. This move is going to benefit more than 1.79 lakh people in the first year and 55,000 annually in subsequent years, especially Indians. UK becomes 1st country to legalise creation babies using three-person DNA […]
GK OF THE DAY (25 Feb )
Rajya Sabha passes bill to include certain communities in SC list A bill to include certain synonymous names of communities under Scheduled Castes category in Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Dadra and Nagar Haveli was passed by Rajya Sabha on 24 February. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed by a voice vote. As per the bill, communities such as ‘Kabirpanthi and Julaha’ in Haryana, ‘Bhovi, od, odde, Vaddar, Waddar’ in Karnatka, ‘Dhoba, Dhobi, Dom, Dombo, Duria Dom, Katia, Kela, Nalua Kela, Khadala and Turi’ in Odisha and the community of ‘Chamar’ in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are included in the SC list. 14th Finance Commission: States’ share in taxes to go up to 42% […]
GK OF THE DAY (24 Feb )
Tata Power signs MoU with Russia’s SEUK to tap opportunities in the energy sector India’s second largest private power producer Tata Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s largest coal producer Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). As part of the agreement, both companies will cooperate on identifying and targeting opportunities in the energy sector in Russia and other geographies of common interest to develop mutually beneficial transactions. This is the first time that the Indian firm is poised to enter the Russian zone. Takahiro Hachigo appointed as new President and CEO of Honda […]