Sunday, August 26, 2012

DAILY GK UPDATE: 25th AUGUST 2012


1.Prithvi II successfully test-fired
The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the armed forces successfully flight-tested the surface-to-surface Prithvi II missile from Chandipur in Balasore district in Odisha State on Saturday.

2.PM to meet Khamenei, Ahmadinejad
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for Iran on August 28, 2012 to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, which will be preceded by crucial bilateral talks with Iran’s supreme leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

3.India, Iran, Afghanistan to hold talks ahead of NAM summit
Ahead of the NAM summit, India, Iran and Afghanistan will hold a strategic trilateral meet on Sunday in Tehran in which key issues, including regional security and economic situation and best utilisation of Chabahar port, a significant commercial venture, will be discussed.

4.Ankur Mittal won the Bronze Medal
Ankur Mittal won the bronze medal in double trap in the fourth International junior shotgun Cup in Orimattila, Finland.

5.Vayalar Ravi becomes New Science and Technology Minister
Vayalar Ravi took the seat as  New Science and Technology Minister. He is taken the Charge after Vilasrao Desmukh,who was holding the position,passed away

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