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Importance of 1957 in electoral history of India

1951-51 marked the conduct of the first general elections in independent India, while 1957 was when the second general elections were conducted. While 1952 will also be a...

January 31, 2015

RBI constitutes high level panel on urban cooperative banks (UCB)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a high-powered panel on urban cooperative banks (UCB). It will be headed by RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi and comprise...

January 31, 2015

Indian Arts in the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The following art forms find mention in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: 1. 2008: Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana The Traditional...

January 31, 2015

Role of Gopaldas Desai in Indian Freedom Struggle

Darbar Gopaldas Desai was the first Prince in India who was forced to relinquish control over his principality of Dhasa is Saurashtra because he was a part of...

January 31, 2015

Maharashtra government gives nod for GM food trials

Maharashtra government has given nod to confined genetically modified (GM) food trails in state. In this regard, state government has granted no-objection certificates (NOC) for open field trials...

January 31, 2015

First Canister-based Agni-V missile successfully test-fired

For the first time, a canisterised version of Agni-V missile was successfully test-fired on 31 January 2015 from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. This was the third successful flight...

January 31, 2015

Scientist V K Saraswat joins as full-time member of NITI Aayog

Former DRDO chief Vijay Kumar Saraswat has taken charge as full time-member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. V K Saraswat He had played a very significant...

January 31, 2015

Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary appointed as new ITBP DG

Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary has been appointed the new Director General (DG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). His name was announced by the Appointments Committee of...

January 31, 2015

Gujarat government launches Taluka Planning Atlas project

Gujarat government has launched Taluka Planning Atlas (TPA) project. It was launched by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at a function held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Taluka Planning Atlas (TPA)...

January 30, 2015

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe appointed as Chairman of African Union

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been appointed as Chairman of African Union (AU). He will be 13th Chairman of African Union (AU) and succeed Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz...

January 30, 2015

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