National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in order to rank all institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by...
While women participation is on the rise in almost all sectors in India, the same is not with judiciary, lower or higher. Is it because India lacks meritorious...
On 19 April 2016, the state government in Maharashtra announced a ban on sanctioning new sugar mills in drought-hit Marathwada district. The decision was prompted by severe drought...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create a Project Development Fund (PDF) for catalysing Indian economic presence in the CLMV countries viz. Cambodia, Laos Myanmar and...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to proposal for dissolution of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC). CIWTC was incorporated in February 1967 as Public Sector...
The Union Cabinet has apprised the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and CERT-UK. The MoU was signed between CERT-In and Ministry...
Gujarat has become the first state in the country to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Centre’s UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme. The...
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist P. V. Sindhu as its honorary commandant and brand ambassador. It was announced by CRPF’s Director General...
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze medal from the 2012 London Summer Olympics has been upgraded to silver. This up gradation comes after second-place finisher and silver medalist late...
1. Which committee has recently submitted report on border protection to Union Government? [A]H R Nagendra committee [B]N K Singh committee [C]Madhukar Gupta committee [D]Shailesh Nagar committee Answer:...
The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a conspicuous member of the Corvidae family found across the western half of North America. Recognisable by its...
The black-throated loon, also known as the Arctic loon or black-throated diver, is an aquatic migratory bird found across the Northern Hemisphere. It breeds predominantly in freshwater lakes...
