Tourist Visa on Arrival TOURIST VISA ON ARRIVAL (T-VoA) SCHEME The Government of India has announced a scheme of granting Tourist Visa on Arrival for the citizens of eleven countries. The scheme is valid for citizens of the countries mentioned below planning to visit India on single entry strictly forContinue Reading
The Election Commission of India on 11 January 2012 announced the dates for elections and by-elections in the Legislative Assemblies of 10 states. The elections/by-elections would be held in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab. The states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland wouldContinue Reading
The Mars Orbiter Mission, expected to be launched in mid-October 2013, will carry five experimental payloads with a total weight of 14.49 kg. ISRO’s trusted warhorse rocket PSLV-XL is expected to launch the mission from the spaceport Sriharikota.Continue Reading
Sachin Tendulkar,has decided to say goodbye to One Day Internationals About Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, AM is an Indian cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest living batsman, and second only to Don Bradman in the all time greatest list in Test cricket. Born: April 24, 1973 (age 39), MumbaiContinue Reading
Tricolour Flag : Use : ——–National flag Proportion: —2:3 Adopted :—–22 July 1947 Design : ——Horizontal tricolour flag (India saffron, white, and India green). In the centre of the white is a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes Designed by :– “Pingali Venkayya.” The National flag of India is aContinue Reading
1.Current Affairs for the day : Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on her visit to India on 16 October 2012 announced that ———— would be conferred with the membership of the Order of Australia The correct answer is (d) Sachin Tendulkar 2.GK Question of the day : The Hindustan AircraftContinue Reading
Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won Macau Open Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar on 14 October 2012 fired a three-under 68 to complete a start to-finish win in the Venetian Macau Open Golf. Gaganjeet Bhullar finished with 16-under 268 for a two-shot win and bag his second title on Asian Tour withinContinue Reading
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) appointed former India player Sandeep Patil as the new chief of national cricket selection committee on Thursday. Mr.Patil is a member of 1983 World Cup-winning team.Patil, a dashing batsman in his prime, played 29 Tests and 45 ODIs for India, scoring 1588Continue Reading
Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Indian Constitution and Article 124 to 147 states about the composition of Supreme Court of India. Supreme Court of India consists of one Chief Justice and 31 judges.Continue Reading
Worldwide protests against the film Innocence of Muslims International/World Current Affairs 2012.Innocence of Muslims, written and produced by Sam Bacile turned up to be the reason for protests across the Islamic nations.Five dead as anti-Islam film protests widen Chinese ships carry out patrols around islands in south China Sea SixContinue Reading
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