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Purnima Devi Burman and Sanjay Gubbi Wins Prestigious Whitley Awards

Sanjay Gubbi of Karnataka and Purnima Barman of Assam have won the prestigious Whitley Award for their contributions in wildlife conservation. Whitley awards are popularly known as Green...

May 18, 2017

Union Cabinet Approves Pharma Mission to Develop Bio-Pharmaceuticals

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a collaborative mission between industry and academia called ‘Innovate in India empowering biotech entrepreneurs and accelerating inclusive innovation‘ that is aimed...

May 18, 2017

Indian Army gets its First Artillery Gun in 30 Years

Nearly after 30 years after the induction of  Bofors howitzers, Indian Army will get its first artillery guns called M777 from BAE Systems. Swedish Bofors guns were inducted in late 1980s...

May 18, 2017

NITI Aayog Conducts First Samavesh Meeting

NITI Aayog has conducted the first Samavesh meeting of the National Steering Group and other knowledge partners under the co-chairmanship of Amitabh Kant, CEO and Ratan P Watal, Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog. The...

May 18, 2017

Tata Group Named Country's Most Valuable Brand in Brand Finance List

Brand finance in its 2017 report that lists India’s 100 most valuable brands has named Tata Group as the most valuable brand in India at an estimated brand value of...

May 18, 2017

Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave Passes Away

Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave has passed away. He was 60. Anil Madhav Dave was born in Badnagar of Madhya Pradesh on July 6, 1956. He is a...

May 18, 2017

BSNL Signs MoU with Facebook and MobiKwik

BSNL has inked agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik in order to popularize the internet and its value added services among its customers. Further, BSNL has also signed a third MoU...

May 18, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 107

123451. Consider the following statements with respect to Shale gas: Shale gas is a natural gas trapped in low permeable metamorphic rocks. Commercial Production of Shale Gas in...

May 18, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: May 17, 2017

1. Who has been awarded the 2017 INSA Young Scientist award for research in cancer treatment? [A] R D Trivedi[B] Aasok Tmange [C] Sidharth Deshmukh[D] Aravind Kumar Rengan...

May 17, 2017

Union Cabinet Approves Proposal to Build 10 Atomic Reactors

The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal allowing for the construction of 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR). The reactors will have a capacity of 700 MW. These reactors will add...

May 17, 2017

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