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Cooperative

Cooperatives represent a distinctive form of economic and social organisation in which individuals voluntarily unite to meet shared needs through enterprises that are jointly owned and democratically governed....

October 27, 2016

IPS officer Karnal Singh appointed as Director of Enforcement Directorate

The Union Government has appointed Senior IPS officer Karnal Singh as the Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED). Decision in this regard was taken by the Appointments Committee of...

October 27, 2016

Constitutional and Legal Protection of SCs and STs in India

Indian constitution abolishes any discrimination to any class of persons on ground or religion race or place of birth (Article 15(1)). It is in pursuance of this ideal...

October 26, 2016

GK & Current Affairs : October 25, 2016

1. The World Polio Day is observed on which date? [A]October 23 [B]October 24 [C]October 25 [D]October 26 Answer: October 24Notes: The World Polio Day is observed every...

October 26, 2016

Coordinate system

Coordinate systems provide the essential framework through which mathematical, physical and geometric problems may be expressed numerically. By assigning ordered sets of values to points or geometric objects,...

October 26, 2016

Caste Based Reservation in India

The idea of caste based reservation had come up in later part of 19th century by William Hunter, Jyotiba Phule etc. and was first introduced by Chhatrapati Sahu...

October 26, 2016

Coral reef

Coral reefs are among the most biologically rich ecosystems on the planet, characterised by reef-building corals that form extensive structures in tropical and subtropical seas. These reefs are...

October 26, 2016

Creatinine

Creatinine is a nitrogenous organic compound formed as a breakdown product of phosphocreatine in skeletal muscle. Its production occurs at a relatively constant rate in proportion to an...

October 26, 2016

Dalton’s Law

Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures describes the behaviour of gases within a mixture when no chemical reactions occur between the constituent components. It states that the total pressure...

October 26, 2016

Date Palm

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae cultivated primarily for its sweet, edible fruits known as dates. The species...

October 26, 2016

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