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India ranks 3rd in WADA doping charts

India was ranked third for the third year in a row in a doping violation report published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015. In 2015, 117...

April 5, 2017

Germany becomes first NATO member to launch cyber command unit

Germany became the first North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member country to launch a self-contained cyber command unit dubbed as Cyber and Information Space Command (Kdo CIR). It...

April 5, 2017

Leftist Lenin Moreno wins Ecuador presidential election

Ecuadorean leftist Lenin Moreno has won 2017 Presidential election after a tight contest with his right-wing opponent. Moreno won 51.16% of valid votes versus 48.84% for conservative challenger...

April 5, 2017

RBI Board clears proposal to introduce Rs 200 notes

The board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cleared a proposal to introduce banknotes of Rs200 denomination. The decision was taken at the RBI board meeting...

April 5, 2017

April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed every year on April 4 to highlight the deadly threat that mines pose to civilians’...

April 5, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 64

123451. Consider the following pairs: Personality : Renowned exponent of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia : Shehnai Ravi Shankar : Sitar Ustad Amjad Ali Khan : Tabla Which of the...

April 5, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: April 4, 2017

1. Kishori Amonkar, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? [A] Maharashtra[B] Tamil Nadu[C] Kerala[D] Andhra Pradesh Show Answer Correct Answer: A...

April 4, 2017

Prof. David R. Syiemlieh takes Oath as Chairman of UPSC

Prof. David R. Syiemlieh took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He was administered oath by Vinay Mittal, the...

April 4, 2017

Tax Evasion over Rs 5 crore is a non-bailable offence under GST Regime

Under the Central GST (CGST) Act, tax evasion of over Rs 5 crore under the GST regime will be cognizable and non-bailable offence with the police having authority...

April 4, 2017

BP Kanungo takes over as RBI Deputy Governor

BP Kanungo took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai. He was appointed by Government in March 2017 for a period...

April 4, 2017

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