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Which among the following is the correct full form of AMRUT?

Which among the following is the correct full form of AMRUT? [A]Atal Mission for Renovation and Urban Technology [B]Atal Mission for Road and Urban Transport [C]Atal Mission for...

September 12, 2015

Recently, Tropical Storm Etau caused extensive and destructive floods in which of the following countries?

Recently, Tropical Storm Etau caused extensive and destructive floods in which of the following countries? [A]Australia [B]Japan [C]China [D]Sri Lanka Show Answer Japan On September 2, 2015, the...

September 12, 2015

Cultivation and Export of Basmati Rice from India

Basmati Rice verities give aroma pleasant flavour after cooking. Indian basmati rice is known for its extra-long superfine slender grains with a length to breadth ratio of more...

September 12, 2015

2015 Singapore General Elections: PAP returns to power

In recently concluded 2015 Singapore General Elections, People’s Action Party (PAP) led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has emerged victorious. PAP returned to power after scoring a...

September 11, 2015

Indra Nooyi, 2nd powerful women in 2015 Fortune's business list

Indra Nooyi, CEO of food and beverage giant PepsiCo is the sole Indian-origin executive in 2015 edition of Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. India-born...

September 11, 2015

Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increased

As per a new study Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) , a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) over the past decade. The research...

September 11, 2015

Renowned Water policy expert Ramaswamy Iyer passes away

Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R. Iyer passed away in New Delhi following a severe bout of viral fever. He was 86. He was instrumental in drafting India’s...

September 11, 2015

New species of human relative discovered in South Africa

Scientists have discovered a new ancestral species in the human family tree dubbed as Homonaledi in South Africa. The new discovered species were named after the location where...

September 11, 2015

India, Pakistan agree to maintain peace along border after DG level talks

India and Pakistan have started a three-day Director General (DG)-level border dialogue in New Delhi. Director General (DG) Border Security Force (BSF) D K Pathak is leading 23...

September 11, 2015

Tenth World Hindi Conference begins in Bhopal

The Tenth World Hindi Conference (विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन) has begun in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with the theme of Hindi Jagat-Vistar and Sambhavnaye. The three-day conference was inaugurated by...

September 11, 2015

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