Largest Deserts in the World

1.  Sahara Desert, North Africa: The Sahara is the world’s largest desert. At over 9,000,000 square kilometers (3,500,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as the United States or the continent of Europe. The desert stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUE.29 MARCH 2015

1) World Water Day was globally observed on March 22. What was the theme for the day in 2015?

(A) Water and Sustainable Development

(B) Water and Energy

(C) Water Cooperation

(D) Water and Food Security

Current affairs Que. 28 March 2015

1) New Zealand's Martin Guptill recently hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out against which country in the quarterfinals of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?

(A) South Africa

(B) West Indies

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Australia 

Current affairs Que. 27 March 2015

1) Which team won the Irani Trophy 2015 by defeating Rest of India by 246 runs on 20 March 2015?

(A) Goa

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra

                                                      (D) Karnataka

Important Lakes in India

    

LAKE	STATE
Anantnaag Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
Chilka Lake	Odisha
Dal Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
Hussain Sagar Lake	Andhra Pradesh
Koleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
Pichola Lake

Daily updates 27 March 2015

India & Qatar ink six pact to boost trade and investment

i. India and Qatar have signed six pacts including agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to increase commercial and economic exchanges between both nations.

ii. These pacts were signed after Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Daily updates 26 March 2015

1. Vikas Swarup to be new spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry

i. Senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and noted novelist Vikas Swarup of Slumdog Millionaire-fame will be the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.

ii. The Hollywood movie Slumdog Millionaire which won eight Oscar’s was based on Mr. Swarup’s successful debut novel “Q&A”.

iii. The third edition of the summit is scheduled to take place in India on October 29.

Daily Updates 25 March 2015

1. Govt launches Digital India initiative with Twitter Samvad

i. The Union government launched a new platform, in association with Twitter, for direct communication among leaders, government agencies and citizens through tweets and text messages, helping boost e-governance plans.

ii. Through Twitter Samvad, a set of curated Tweets will be delivered every day from the accounts of the government and the leaders to mobile-phone users across the country as text messages. 

The 62nd National Film Awards 2015

* The 62nd National Film Awards 2014 were announced on 24 March 2015 by the Chairpersons of the three juries on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Writing on Cinema.

* Kangana Ranaut won the best actress award for her powerful performance in "Queen" where Bollywood movies "Haider" and "Mary Kom" bagged key honours while Chaitanya Tamhane's "Court" was named the best feature film.

Dadasaheb Phalke award -2014

* Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, who has reigned and contributed to the Hindi film industry for almost five decades, has been honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award 2014, India's highest honour in cinema.

* He will be the 46th Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner.

* The 2014 Dadasaheb Phalke award to Shashi Kapoor made him the third member of Kapoor family to receive the award after Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor.