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NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully deployed the first experimental inflatable room attached to the International Space Station (ISS). The experimental inflatable room dubbed as...

May 30, 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad win 2016 Indian Premier League title

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has won the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It is their maiden IPL title. In the final match played at Chinnaswamy stadium...

May 30, 2016

Vice Admiral AR Karve takes charge of Southern Naval Command

Vice-Admiral A R Karve took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC).  Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Chief of...

May 30, 2016

29 May: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2016 to honour the work of UN peacekeepers. Significance of Day Honour the memory of the...

May 30, 2016

Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics

Discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August 2016. She is the 19th Indian...

May 30, 2016

Maurya Empire Notes for UPSC

Here are some of the important observations summarized for your examinations. Tisya Tisya was the name of one of the brothers of Asoka. The Sri Lankan texts portrait...

May 29, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – May 29, 2016

1. Which Indian businessman has received Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award for the year 2016? [A]Sunil Bharti Mittal [B]Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani [C]Ratan Naval Tata [D]Azim premji Answer:...

May 29, 2016

Which committee has recently submitted its report on New Education Policy?

Which committee has recently submitted its report on New Education Policy? [A]Ashok Dalwai committee [B]JS Rajput committee [C]T S R Subramanian committee [D]Sudhir Mankad committee Show Answer T...

May 29, 2016

Who is the author of the book “Green Signals: Ecology, Growth and Democracy in India”?

Who is the author of the book “Green Signals: Ecology, Growth and Democracy in India”? [A]Parimarjan Sethi [B]AK Antony [C]Jairam Ramesh [D]MS Swaminathan Show Answer Jairam Ramesh The...

May 29, 2016

Maurya Administration and Life

The Mauryan imperial polity held sway over nearly three quarters of India’s landmass for a period little less than two centuries. As with any other great empire, the...

May 29, 2016

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