Thursday, 2 May 2013

GK UPDATE 1ST May

Golden Girl  Scheme launched in AP  :

The scheme provides periodical payment of financial benefit for the education and nutrition

 needs of the girls who born in a BPL family right from their birth. However, only two girls in 

each  family can avail the scheme.

Mumbai Metro trial run successful  :

On the occasion of Maharashtra Day on Wednesday, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful

 trial run of the state's first Metro railway.

Bangladesh gets first woman Speaker : 

Bangladesh got its first woman Speaker with the election of Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury by 

the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday. She was the lone candidate.

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched broad-based Islamic Equity Index :


The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 30 April 2013 launched an Islamic equity index based 

on the wide-measure S&P BSE 500 index.