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Fact Box: Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II)

Science Express The Science Express is 16 coach AC mobile train science exhibition of Department of Science & Technology (DST). The objective of the Express is to arouse interest of...

May 12, 2017

Justice Mudgal elected as Chairman of FIFA Governance Committee

Retired judge of Delhi High Court Justice Mukul Mudgal has been elected as the Chairman of FIFA Governance committee at the FIFA’s 67th Congress held in Bahrain’s capital...

May 12, 2017

'CASO' to be Reintroduced as Part of Counter Terrorism Operations

Indian Army has planned to re-introduce cordon and search operations (CASO) as a part of its counter terrorism operations after a gap of 15 years. The major objective behind the reintroduction...

May 12, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 101

123451. During the late 19th century, who among the following had started the newspaper titled “Sudharak”? Motilal Ghosh Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Bal Gangadhar Tilak N.N. Sen 2. Consider...

May 12, 2017

Vinay Mohan Kwatra Appointed as Ambassador to France

Diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to France. He is currently serving as joint secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Kwatra will succeed Mohan Kumar who is...

May 11, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: May 11, 2017

1. Who will be the new under-secretary General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)? [A] Mark Lowcock[B] Valerie Amos[C] Stephen O’Brien[D] John...

May 11, 2017

Supreme Court begins hearing Final Arguments on the Constitutional Validity of Triple Talaq

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar has begun hearing petitions challenging the practice of triple talaq. The petitions that have been filed in the past two...

May 11, 2017

India protests Participation of Canada's PM at ‘Khalsa Day’

India has protested the participation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at ‘Khalsa Day’ in Toronto that saw felicitation of Sikh separatist elements and featured Khalistani flags and posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Mr....

May 11, 2017

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana has been launched in April 2017 to provide Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category. This is a 100% Central...

May 11, 2017

In a First for a Government Owned Company Kochi Metro Appoints Transgenders

Kochi Metro will employ 23 members from the transgender community. This is the first time a government owned company has formally appointed members of the transgender community. These...

May 11, 2017

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