*EGOM : Empowered Group of Ministers.
*Which public sector bank has the largest number of branches in foreign countries ?
Bank of Baroda.
*Contribuition of the agriculture and allied activities in the total GDP of the country ?
17%
*Now, make phone calls from Gmail: Google Inc said its Gmail service will add a feature that allows users to call any phone directly from their computers.
*IT exemption limit to be raised to Rs. 2. lakh : In a move that could leave more money in the hands of people, the Government proposed to raise exemption limit on income tax from the present Rs. 1.6 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh.
*The U.S., India and Brazil retained their positions as the top three spam-sending countries.
*International food fair inaugurated at Chennai Trade Centre
*RSS : Really Simple Syndication.
*QIP : Qualified Instituitional Placement.
*NCDs : Non-Convertible Debentures.
*ING Life launches new child policy : ING Life Insurance has launched a new child policy - ING Aashirvad
*Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is relesed by United Nations.
*Bhopal Gas Tragedy occured in 1985 due to leaking of Uranium Carbide .
*The ministry of defence has signed a MoU with Doordarshan to produce programmes on Ex-servicemen's lives .
*Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel .
*Ecofriendly sensitive regions of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country .
*Biological Toilets use a bacteria called Psychrophilic found in Antartica region
*Indira Gandhi International Airport's new terminal 3 is the 6th largest terminal in the world. It was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh.
*Astra missile tested at Chandipur in Odisha ia an Air to Air missile.
*India has signed a new air service agreement with Iran.
*Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?
Ans : Israel
*Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?
Ans : Spain.
*New York is the America's largest city
*Which country is higest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?
Ans : India
*France will host G8 summit in 2011
*Maple Leaf 2007 is the worlds largest gold coin sold in Vienna
*Russia is building the world's largest telescope in Antartica .
*Britain has launched a new Google Earth Map.
*Russia will establish a new space center .
*US retailer Wal-Mart Stores has topped the Fortune 500 list.
*India has topped in World Bank's Loan List.
*RIL discovered 7th Oil Well in Gujarat block
*Tata has proposed to set up the country's largest solar photo voltaic plant in Gujarat.
*India is the 2nd largest wireless market in the world after China.
*DTC bill tabled in LS; proposes exemption limit of Rs 2 Lakh The Government on Monday tabled the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code bill (DTC) in the Lok Sabha which proposed to raise the exemption limit on income tax from the current Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs two lakh.
*NAC to consult Agri ministry on food security bill
*US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on 5th Sept : TheUS has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
*NASA tests most powerful booster rocket ever : NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully have tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt
*Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term
*Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
*Delhi Metro's Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar line opens
*India, S Korea sign five-year defence coop agreement