India's President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the eve of Holi Festival. In a message, President Pranab Mukherjee said that Holi provides an opportunity to strengthen the bonds of friendship and brotherhood among... Read More
March 2014 Current Affairs
World Telecommunications Development Conference begins in Dubai. More than 1650 participants from 130 countries including India are taking part in the conference. A high level delegation from India led by the Telecom Secretary is attending the... Read More
Earth Hour is being observed today across the world. People turn off all non-essential lights to raise awareness about environmental challenges from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature to... Read More
India Joined global search for Malaysian aircraft by deploying 3 warships. India had deployed 3 warships and 4 surveillance aircraft to search for Malaysian aircraft. Aircraft included in this search is Latest P-8I anti submarine warfare plane. ... Read More
World Tuberculosis Day was observed on 24 March 2014. The day is designed to build public awareness about the global resurgence of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. Turkey shoots down a Syrian military jet for violating its airspace... Read More
World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme Water and Energy to raise awareness of the inter-linkages between water and energy. In 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) recommended to celebrate an... Read More
President of India conferred "Stree Shakti Puruskar ( स्त्री शक्ति पुरस्कार)" to six women in recognition of their achievements in... Read More
Army Chief of Egypt, Al-Sisi resigned from the post to contest in presidential election. He also resigned as the Defence Minister of the Country. General Sedki Sobhi has sworn-in as the new Defence Minister and Army Chief of Egypt. He is the... Read More
Sheila MacRae, a veteran stage, film and TV performer died at the age of 92 in New Jersey. Report of Dubai Department of Economic Development claimed India as the largest non oil trading partner of Dubai in 2013-14. Supreme Court has directed... Read More
International Women's Day is being observed across the world. The UN-selected theme for 2014 is "Equality for women is progress for all." In 1911, these celebrations were started for the first time. Clara, a German, had proposed this day.... Read More
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