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Which state has become the India’s first state to launch “Aanandam programme” to help the needy persons?

Which state has become the India’s first state to launch “Aanandam programme” to help the needy persons? [A]Odisha [B]Assam [C]Sikkim [D]Madhya Pradesh Show Answer Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh...

January 20, 2017

Where is the headquarters of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)?

Where is the headquarters of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)? [A]Germany [B]Brazil [C]South Korea [D]France Show Answer South Korea The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) is an international non-profit...

January 20, 2017

The 2017 Dantan Gramin Mela has started in which of the following states?

The 2017 Dantan Gramin Mela has started in which of the following states? [A]West Bengal [B]Mizoram [C]Assam [D]Chhattisgarh Show Answer West Bengal President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the...

January 20, 2017

Indian economy projected to grow by 7.7% in FY 2017: UNWESP report

According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2017 report, India’s economy is projected to grow by 7.7% in fiscal 2017 and 7.6% in 2018...

January 20, 2017

Church courts cannot veto divorce law: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that Canon law and decrees of divorce given by ecclesiastical tribunals or ‘Church Courts’ cannot veto the statutory law of divorce. Ruling in...

January 20, 2017

CEPI formally launched at WEF, Davos

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was officially launched at World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos after it received $460-million to develop vaccines against 3 emerging highly-contagious and...

January 20, 2017

Cabinet approves the exclusion of States from National Small Savings Fund

The Union Cabinet has excluded States and Union Territories except Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi (UT) and Madhya Pradesh from National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) investments with effect from...

January 20, 2017

Physicists create a new form of Hydrogen

Physicists from Austria have created new form of Hydrogen i.e. negatively charged hydrogen clusters. It is a previously unseen form of hydrogen. For the past forty years, existence...

January 20, 2017

FIPB clears 6 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,187 crore

The Inter-ministerial body Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approved six investment proposals envisaging foreign investments of Rs 1,186.5 crore.  Decision in this regard was taken by FIPB meeting...

January 20, 2017

Delhi Police commissioner Alok Verma appointed as new CBI director

Delhi Police Commissioner and Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years....

January 19, 2017

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