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Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF’s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador?

Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF’s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador? [A]Priyanka Chopra [B]Deepika Padukone [C]Ranveer Singh [D]Amitabh Bachchan Show Answer Priyanka Chopra The Bollywood actress...

December 15, 2016

CII: India’s growth rate to fall due to demonetisation

India’s economic growth is slated to fall significantly in the second half of the current fiscal due to cash crunch spread by demonetisation. The consumer goods section has...

December 15, 2016

Union Government launches Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana to promote digital payments

The Union Government has launched Lucky Grahak Yojana to encourage consumers and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana to encourage merchants for transition to digital payments. These award based schemes...

December 15, 2016

Hindus named best-educated religious group in U.S.

According to the new study titled Religion and Education Around the World released by Pew Research Centre, Hindus are the best-educated of all religious groups in North America...

December 15, 2016

Amazon completes its first drone delivery

Amazon has completed its first delivery by drone to a customer near Cambridge, England. The online giant wants to set this trend of automated shipments by air. The...

December 15, 2016

Supreme Court bans liquor shops on highways

The Supreme Court has directed that liquor stores cannot be operated within a distance of 500 metres of state and national highways throughout the country. The court has...

December 15, 2016

Cabinet approves cooperation between ISRO and USGS for Exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data

The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for Cooperation in the exchange...

December 15, 2016

PM Narendra Modi ranks 9th among world's most powerful people list of Forbes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was placed at 9th position among 74 of the world’s most powerful people list released by the Forbes Magazine. The list gives the annual...

December 15, 2016

Cabinet approves Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 by the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016.  The new bill is expected to empower the...

December 15, 2016

India signs $5.19 million grant agreement with IBRD for MSMEs

India has signed a Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant of USD 5.19 Million for “Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency”...

December 15, 2016

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