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Fact Box: 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB)

The 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from May 22-26, 2017. This is for the first time that...

May 22, 2017

22 May: World Biological Diversity Day

Every year, May 22 is observed as International Day for Biodiversity or World Biodiversity Day. This date commemorates the date of Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity...

May 22, 2017

Free Wi-Fi facility inaugurated at 28 Railway Stations

On May 21, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu inaugurated free Wi-Fi facility at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway from Kudal Railway Station in Maharashtra. Indian Railways has...

May 22, 2017

India wins all 10 Gold Medals at South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships

The South Asian Junior Table Tennis championship was held in Mount Lavinia, near Colombia in Sri Lanka. In a stunning performance, the paddlers from India have won all...

May 22, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 111

123451. “This is the Congress Radio calling on (a wavelength of) 42.34 meters from somewhere in India.” The above announcement was made by __? Usha Mehta Hansa Mehta...

May 22, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 110

123451. In which of the following conditions, the President of India declares a Financial Emergency?If he / she feels that there is a threat to Financial StabilityIn order...

May 21, 2017

Indian Boy Wins Intel International Science Award in US

Prashant Ranganathan has emerged winner in the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the environment engineering category for his work on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant is among the 20...

May 20, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: May 20, 2017

1. Which Indian teenager has won the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) award in the environmental engineering category? [A] Sairandi Sathyanarayanan[B] Pratik Naidu[C] Prashant Ranganathan[D]...

May 20, 2017

Internal Security: Various Problems Faced by CRPF

The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF is the largest of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of...

May 20, 2017

OBOR Summit 2017: Meaning, Agenda, Outcome and India’s Stance

In May 2017, China organized a two days grand summit (Belt and Road Forum) to show off its plans to build a great network of trade routes under...

May 20, 2017

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