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PM lays Foundation Stone for AIIMS at Changsari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Changsari in the Kamrup District of Assam. The institute will be...

May 27, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 116

123451. Consider the following: Pygmalion Point Magnetic Hill Point Calimere False Divi Point Which among the following sets of states represents the above distinct geographical location of India?Andaman...

May 27, 2017

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Discovers Earth-Sized Storms on Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered Earth-sized cyclones at the poles of the Jupiter. It has also unveiled the presence of the storm systems that travel deep into the heart of...

May 26, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: May 26, 2017

1. Who has been appointed the new chairman of International Fertiliser Association (IFA)? [A] Kaustubh Shah[B] Naoki Tajima[C] Rakesh Kapoor[D] Vinodh Bhat Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Rakesh...

May 26, 2017

KPS Gill who led Operation Black Thunder Passes Away

KPS Gill, an IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre of the 1958 batch, who is often credited with rooting out militancy in Punjab has passed away at the...

May 26, 2017

Government bans Sale of Cattle for Slaughter

The Ministry of Environment and Forests have come up with new regulations that bans the sale of cattle for slaughter. The central regulation for cow protection has been...

May 26, 2017

Amul Thapar: Second Indian Judge to US Circuit Court of Appeals

United States senate has confirmed Amul Thapar as a judge to the Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. With this appointment he has become only the second Indian-American judge of an...

May 26, 2017

Anurag Tripathy Appointed as Secretary of CBSE

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has appointed Anurag Tripathy, a 1998 batch officer of Indian Railway personnel Service (IRPS) as the new secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education...

May 26, 2017

Government Amends Definition of Start-Ups

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which is the nodal body for Start-up India, has amended the definition of a start-up. As per the new definition, an entity...

May 26, 2017

Google's Rajan Anandan Appointed Chairman of IAMAI

Google’s vice-president for South East Asia and India, Rajan Anandan has been appointed as the new chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Rajan will succeed  FreeCharge’s...

May 26, 2017

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