Current Affairs and General Knowledge

Iran and P5+1 countries gave nod for nuclear agreement Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- April 5, 2015
Iran and the P5+1 Group of countries have adopted a joint statement for the removal of United Nations Security Council resolutions and sanctions against Iran in exchange of greatly limiting Iran’s uranium-enrichment programme. The framework agreement is called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which is intended to completely put an end to Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Important Points
Brendon McCullum Awarded with Sir Richard Hadlee Medal
- April 5, 2015
New Zealand cricket team captain Brendon McCullum has been conferred with the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2014-15 for his excellent performance both as a player and the captain during the 2014-15 season. It is the highest cricketing honor of New Zealand and it was presented to him during the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Awards presentation ceremony held in Auckland.
Pedro Cateriano Bellido appointed as Prime Minister of Peru
- April 4, 2015
Pedro Cateriano Bellido was appointed as seventh Prime Minister of Peru by the President Ollanta Humala. He will replace Ana Jara, who had lost a confidence vote and was sacked on 30 March 2015 by Peruvian Congress amid allegations of corruption. Pedro Cateriano Bellido Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Peru’s Defence Minister and was
GOI extends National Food Security Act Deadline by Six Months
- April 4, 2015
Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has announced that the Government of India has given six more months to the states for the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) which was passed in September 2013. So far 11 states and Union Territories have implemented the National Food Security Act. The remaining 25 states and Union Territories have not implemented it yet. The deadline has
IBM invests $3 Billion on Internet Of Things Opportunity
- April 4, 2015
US based International Business Machines (IBM) Corp will invest $3 billion over the next four years in a new ‘Internet of Things‘ unit, aiming to sell its expertise in gathering and making sense of the surge in real-time data. This unit will allow customers to collect and compute data from smartphones and sensor-equipped devices such as