Current Affairs 4th May 2014 | Juan Carlos Varela won in the Presidential Elections

Vijay Raghavan

Current Affairs 4th May 2014 | Vijay Raghavan elected to Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences

Vijay Raghavan elected to Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences

04.05.2014: Vijay Raghavan elected to Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences. Currently he is acting as Secretary Department of Biotechnology. He is also acting as Distinguished Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences.

Juan Carlos Varela won in the Presidential Elections

04.05.2014: Juan Carlos Varela, Panamanian Vice President, won in the Presidential Elections. He won with 39% votes against Jose Domingo Arias – former housing Minister. Varela will take charge from 1st July 2014.

Microsoft Imagine Cup won by Hyderabad team

04.05.2014: For the game Petite, Hyderabad team won the gold medal. In the Microsoft Imagine cup, there are 3 categories. Top slot in all the categories is won by the Hyderabad Team. Team Untraceable 208 won in the world Citizenship Category, Team Dexter’s won the cup in the innovation category which is represented by Roshit Gopinath, Shubham Goel, Ajay Kumar Saini and Shanu. In the gamming category cup won by seven summits which is represented by Prithvi Raj Pawar, Asar Dhandala.

Astra successfully test fired from Sukhoi 30MKI Jet fighter over Arabian Sea

04.05.2014: Astra successfully test fired from Sukhoi 30MKI Jet fighter over Arabian Sea off Goa. DRDO had developed this missile. It is India’s first BVR (Beyond Visual Range) Missile. India is the 5th country to have to missile. Other countries were Israel, France, Russia and US.

E-commerce portal to sell precious Jewellery online

04.05.2014: e-commerce portal was launched to sell precious jewellery online. Name of this portal is Zaamor.com. This portal was launched by Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers and AVT Lifestyle products Pvt ltd.

To facilitate clearance of Projects 14 states to set up monitoring groups

04.05.2014: To facilitate clearance of Projects 14 states to set up monitoring groups. These groups will set up with the investment under Rs.1000 crores. Project will start after the completion of the elections. These states include Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

Google doodle celebrated 85th birthday of Audrey Hepburn

04.05.2014: Google doodle celebrated 85th birthday of Audrey Hepburn. She was born in Brussels on 4th May 1929. She is one of the world’s most beautiful women ever. Audrey acted in several movies. She had born to a British father and Dutch aristocrat Mother. For the best British actress leading roles, she won BAFTA awards for 3 times.