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Trends in Ageing Population in India

Most of developed countries define an “elderly” as a person who has crossed 65 years of his / her life. However, in Indian context, the National Policy on...

October 29, 2016

Himachal Pradesh declared India’s second Open Defecation Free State

The State of Himachal Pradesh was officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). Every individual household in the state has functional toilet under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’. With this,...

October 29, 2016

DoPT launches Employees Online Application

The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has launched Employees Online (EO) App. The mobile application aims to update...

October 29, 2016

GK & Current Affairs : October 27-28, 2016

1. Which judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) has submitted its report to Ministry of Defence ? [A]H Devraj committee [B]Ramanujam committee [C]Prof. NR Madhava committee...

October 29, 2016

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece refers to the civilisation that developed in the north-eastern Mediterranean from the Greek Dark Ages of the twelfth to ninth centuries BC to the end of...

October 29, 2016

Ancient Mesopotamian religion

Ancient Mesopotamian religion refers to the complex body of beliefs, rituals and mythological traditions practised by the civilisations of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia from roughly 6000 BC...

October 29, 2016

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbour to the Milky Way. Traditionally known as the Andromeda Nebula, it is catalogued as...

October 29, 2016

Anemia

Anaemia is a blood disorder characterised by a reduced capacity of the blood to transport oxygen. This reduction arises from a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells, decreased...

October 29, 2016

Anemone

Anemone is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Commonly known as windflowers, these species are widely distributed across temperate and subtropical regions...

October 29, 2016

Angioplasty

Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty or percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins. It is most...

October 29, 2016

Anglo Dutch wars

The Anglo–Dutch Wars were a succession of four major naval conflicts fought between the Dutch Republic and, at different stages, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of...

October 29, 2016

Animal echolocation

Echolocation, also known as biosonar, is a biological form of active sonar employed by several groups of animals in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. In this system, an...

October 29, 2016