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Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to suggest improvements in National Sports Development Code (NSDC)?

Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to suggest improvements in National Sports Development Code (NSDC)? [A]Sathish Kumar committee [B]Injeti Srinivas committee [C]N M Sinha committee...

January 4, 2017

Where is the headquarters of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)?

Where is the headquarters of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)? [A]Hyderabad [B]New Delhi [C]Pune [D]Chennai Show Answer Hyderabad Rajen Habib Khwaja, an IAS officer of 1976...

January 4, 2017

Government approves new projects under Namami Gange for Haridwar and Varanasi

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved new projects under Namami Gange programme in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). In Haridwar, 68 MLD sewage treatment...

January 4, 2017

Justice JS Khehar sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered oath to the office by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan,...

January 4, 2017

Google Doodle pays tribute to India's social reformer Savitribai Phule

Search engine giant Google honoured India’s 19th Century social reformer Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her 186th birth anniversary (3 January 2017) by dedicating a doodle on...

January 4, 2017

RBI appoints Surekha Marandi as executive director

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Surekha Marandi as its Executive Director (ED). She was appointed in place of U S Paliwal who retired on December...

January 4, 2017

4.1.2017 Wednesday – GS-II- GS Mains Questions for Writing Practice

What are the novel provisions of Indian federal structure that are not found in other federations? Discuss. Elucidate the scope of Article 32 in context with the Public...

January 4, 2017

Maritime Domain Awareness and NMDA

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy or environment of the nation. Its...

January 3, 2017

Key Aspects: Indigenisation Roadmap for Indian Air Force 2015-2025

Ministry of Defence had released an Indigenisation Road Map for Indian air force 2015-2025. This is basically a 10 year modernization plan for acquiring defence equipment and services...

January 3, 2017

FCRA Act and Its implications on working of NGOs

The Home ministry had cancelled the license of 20,000 NGOs for violating the various provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In the aftermath of this decision, only...

January 3, 2017

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