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February 12: National Productivity Day

The National Productivity Day is observed every year on February 12. Besides, February 12-18 is observed as National Productivity week throughout the country. The main observance of day...

February 13, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 13

123451. Approval of which among the following authorities alone would be sufficient to draw funds from Consolidated Fund of India ?Only ParliamentOnly PresidentEither Parliament or PresidentBoth Parliament and...

February 13, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 12

123451. Who among the following reserves the right to initiate the Constitutional Amendment?Supreme Court of IndiaParliamnet of IndiaPresident of IndiaUnion council of ministers2. Consider the following statements: While...

February 12, 2017

Current Affairs Questions & Answers: February 11, 2017

1. What is the theme of the India’s National Productivity Week (NPW)-2017? [A] Build Smart for a future ready India[B] Ease of Doing Business for higher productivity[C] Lean...

February 11, 2017

AAD interceptor missile successfully test-fired  

Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile  was successfully test-fired from launching complex-IV of Dhamara Abdul Kalam defence base off Odisha coast. The test assed missile’s killing capability by...

February 11, 2017

Pakistan’s naval exercise Aman 2017 begins in Karachi

The Pakistan Navy has kicked of its biannually-held multinational AMAN 2017 naval exercise in Karachi, Pakistan. 37 countries are participating in the international event. Aman-17 is the sixth...

February 11, 2017

Government constitutes inter-departmental task force to crack down on benami firms

The Union Government has constituted inter-departmental task force comprising members of various regulatory Ministries and enforcement agencies to crack down on benami firms. It is first major post-demonetisation...

February 11, 2017

Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi appointed as SEBI Chairman

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior bureaucrat Ajay Tyagi (58) as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Mr....

February 11, 2017

India ranks 43rd out of 45 nations in 2017 International Intellectual Property Index

India ranked low 43rd among the surveyed 45 nations in 2017 International Intellectual Property Index (IIPI). In this edition, India is just above Pakistan (44th) and Venezuela (45th)....

February 11, 2017

Government to set up Defence Procurement Organisation

The Union Government is planning to set up a Defence Procurement Organisation (DPO), new procurement body to integrate and streamline the long and arduous process of defence acquisitions....

February 11, 2017

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