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Union Cabinet approves ordinance to make possession of old notes penal offence

The Union Cabinet approved promulgation of Specified Bank Notes Cessation of Liabilities Ordinance to penalise persons holding banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. It will come into force...

December 29, 2016

China launches 2 high resolution remote sensing satellites

China has successfully launched pair two high-resolution remote sensing satellites SuperView-1 01 and 02 to get commercial images. These satellites were launched on-board of Long March 2D rocket...

December 29, 2016

CCEA approves Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism affected areas

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas to improve rural road connectivity in worst LWE affected...

December 29, 2016

Union Cabinet approves ratification of International Solar Alliance

The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the proposal of Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for ratification of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement by...

December 29, 2016

Anil Baijal appointed as Lt Governor of Delhi

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former bureaucrat Anil Baijal (70) as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He will succeed Najeeb Jung who had resigned before completion of...

December 29, 2016

GK & Current Affairs: December 27, 2016

1. “Atal Amrit Abhiyan” a health insurance scheme has been launched by which state government of India? [A]Assam [B]Haryana [C]Andhra Pradesh [D]Punjab Answer: AssamNotes: The Assam Government has...

December 28, 2016

Penguin

Penguins are a distinctive group of aquatic, flightless birds belonging to the family Spheniscidae and the order Sphenisciformes. Found almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, these birds are...

December 28, 2016

Peptide bond

A peptide bond is a specialised amide-type covalent bond that links two consecutive α-amino acids in peptides and proteins. It forms between the C¹ (carboxyl carbon) of one...

December 28, 2016

Peptidoglycan

Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a large, mesh-like macromolecule composed of sugars and amino acids that forms an essential structural layer of the bacterial cell wall. Found...

December 28, 2016

Perfect competition

In economics, particularly within general equilibrium theory, a perfect market—also known as an atomistic market—is an idealised construct characterised by a set of highly restrictive conditions collectively referred...

December 28, 2016

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