National
Vijayawada Airport becomes International Airport
The Union Cabinet has granted international airport status for the Vijayawada Airport. The approval was given as per provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.....................Read More
Banganapalle Mango of Andhra Pradesh gets GI Tag
The Registrar of Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, has accorded GI Tag for the much famed Banganapalle Mango of Andhra Pradesh......................Read More
Odisha’s Sualgiri, Swalgiri Communities Notified as Scheduled Castes
Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities of Odisha have been notified as Scheduled Castes after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017......................Read More
Indian Army Test-Fires Advanced Version of Brahmos Cruise Missile
Indian Army has successfully test-fired advanced Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands......................Read More
World’s Highest Railway Bridge to Come up Over Chenab River
World’s highest railway bridge which will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower is to come up over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of around Rs. 1,100 crore in around two years from now......................Read More
International
China to Launch its Own Encyclopaedia as a Rival to Wikipedia
China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year rivalling Wikipedia and Britain’s Encyclopaedia Britannica......................Read More
Apple’s Cash Reserve worth 2/3rd of India’s Forex Reserve
Apple has reported over $256 billion in cash and marketable securities. In the previous year, Apple’s earnings report for the January-March quarter was $233 billion......................Read More
Business and Economy
$770 billion Worth of Black Money entered into India during 2005-2014: GFI
US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) in its report titled ‘Illicit Financial Flows to and from Developing Countries: 2005-2014’, has estimated that $770 billion worth of black money entered India during 2005-2014......................Read More
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