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Problems of Plantation Sector in India

In September and October 2015, there were agitations and strikes by the plantation workers in Kerala.  In a major contrast, the agitations were initially led by women tea-leaf...

February 15, 2016

69th BAFTA Awards 2016

The 69th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held at the Royal Opera House in London. This year the BAFTA awards were conferred for the outstanding...

February 15, 2016

Canada, US, Mexico ink MoU to Cooperate on Climate Change  

Canada, United States (US) and Mexico have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration to tap into energy cooperation among three countries. The...

February 15, 2016

West Indies wins ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2016

West Indies for the first time has won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating three time champions India by five wickets played at Mirpur (Bangladesh). In...

February 15, 2016

Make in India Week: 3 MoUs worth Rs 21000 crore signed

Three Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) envisaging total investment of 21,000 crore rupees were signed on the first day of the Make in India Week in Mumbai, Maharashtra. These...

February 15, 2016

Film on conservation efforts by Nagaland villagers wins award

‘Nagaland is changing, But…’ film has won the Golden Beaver Best Film Award in the institutional category at the 6th National Science Film Festival held in Mumbai. It...

February 15, 2016

Vidya Balan awarded Pride of Kerala Award

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been awarded with the ‘Pride of Kerala’ Award by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV. National award-winning actress hails from Kerala and...

February 15, 2016

Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan Biraja Prasad passes away

India’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Biraja Prasad passed away following a massive cardiac arrest. He was the youngest Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer to be appointed as India’s Ambassador to any country....

February 15, 2016

Vilas Tonapi appointed as Director of IIMR

Dr. Vilas A. Tonapi has been appointed as Director of Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR). Prior to this appointment, he was working as the Principal Scientist at Seed...

February 15, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – February 12, 13, 2016

1. India’s first disabled-friendly beach will come up in which state? [A]Maharashtra [B]Kerala [C]Gujarat [D]Tamil Nadu Answer: GujaratNotes: India’s first disable friendly beach will come up at the...

February 14, 2016

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