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Uttar Pradesh Minister Chitranjan Swarup passes away

Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (MoS) for Parliamentary Affairs Chitranjan Swarup passed away in Delhi. He was 70 and died after a prolonged illness. He was a sitting...

August 20, 2015

Centre announces 30 per cent tax sop for industries in Bihar

On 20 August 2015 Central government announced 30 per cent income tax rebate for establishment of new manufacturing plants and machinery in 21 ‘backward’ districts of Bihar. In...

August 20, 2015

Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected new IAAF president

Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe from United Kingdom has been elected as President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). In the election for this post he defeated...

August 19, 2015

Renowned Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan passes away

Renowned Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan passed away in Kochi, Kerala. He was 86 and was suffering from age-related ailments since 2009. He was known as a versatile actor...

August 19, 2015

Union Government constitutes 3-member panel to assess situation in FTII

Union Government has constituted a three member panel to assess the situation over the student protest in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. The three...

August 19, 2015

Reserve Bank of India granted ‘in-principle’ approval to 11 applicants to start a payments bank

Reserve Bank of India granted ‘in-principle’ approval to 11 applicants to start payments banks. The Committee of the Central Board (CCB) of RBI has selected 11 entities among...

August 19, 2015

LIC launches maiden unit linked insurance plan (ULIP)

State run insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched its maiden unit linked insurance plan (ULIP) product across the country. The ULIP which is also called...

August 19, 2015

GK & Current Affairs: August 16, 17, 2015

1. India has imposed Anti-dumping duty on potassium carbonate imports from which of the following countries? [A]China and South Korea [B]Singapore and Taiwan [C]Taiwan and China [D]South Korea...

August 19, 2015

The mobile wallet app “Buddy” launched by which bank recently?

The mobile wallet app “Buddy” launched by which bank recently? [A]PNB [B]ICICI [C]HDFC [D]SBI Show Answer SBI The country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI) launched...

August 19, 2015

Which state government has launched “Grama Jyothi” Scheme to empower gram panchayats?

Which state government has launched “Grama Jyothi” Scheme to empower gram panchayats? [A]Telangana [B]Bihar [C]Odisha [D]Tripura Show Answer Telangana To empower gram panchayats, the Telangana Chief Minister Mr....

August 19, 2015

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