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Assam Government launches Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana

Assam Government has launched Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY)  to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic development of villages in the state. The scheme is a...

February 6, 2017

Government constitutes six-member committee to improve Haj policy, look into subsidy issue

The Union government has formed a six-member committee to study the ways to improve India’s Haj policy and look into the issue of subsidy to the pilgrimage in...

February 6, 2017

Neurocalyx calycinus plant possesses medicinal values

Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) have confirmed the multiple therapeutic properties of Neurocalyx calycinus, a medicinal plant endemic to the southern parts...

February 6, 2017

HRD ministry to set up NTA to conduct exams for higher, secondary education

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRB) will soon set up a department – National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct examinations for higher and secondary education. NTA...

February 6, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 6

123451. Consider the following: Gangetic Plain Gujarat Assam The Shale Gas in India has been found to be in abundance in which among the above?Only 11 & 21,...

February 6, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 5

123451. Consider the following cities with rivers on the banks of which they are situated: Ujjain - Narmada Nasik - Godavari Haridwar - Ganga  Which of the above...

February 5, 2017

History of Banking in India

The History of Banking in India is as old as Vedic Civilization. For example, in Vedic age the loan deeds called rnapatra or rnalekhya were prevalent. Interest rates as well as usury...

February 4, 2017

World's smallest pacemaker unveiled in US

Scientists for the first time have successfully implanted world’s smallest pacemaker dubbed as Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) in a patient in United States. The pacemaker about size...

February 4, 2017

Indian Navy launches underwater harbour defence and surveillance system

Indian Navy has launched an Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) in Mumbai, Maharashtra to enhance the security of valuable naval assets against asymmetric threats. It...

February 4, 2017

PDS and Inferior Diet

Context It has been found that with access to PDS subsidies people tend to opt for inferior diets that are too heavy on cereals. Discussion While the studies...

February 4, 2017

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