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Vijaya Bank Plans to develop 100 Digital Villages

Vijaya Bank has stated that it plans to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various States across the country as part of its initiative to promote digital...

June 6, 2017

National Board of Wildlife Clears Rutland Island for DRDO's Missile Testing Project 

The National Board of Wildlife has approved Rutland Island in South Andaman to be the site for the country’s long-range missile test facility. DRDO has been seeking the approval for the...

June 6, 2017

Admiralty Laws in India and Admiralty Bill, 2016

On March 11, 2017, the Lok Sabha passed Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016. The objectives of this proposed law including consolidating the existing laws;...

June 6, 2017

IMD to release Malaria and Chikungunya Alerts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that it is working on a forecasting system that will give a 15-day warnings on the likelihood of a malaria or...

June 6, 2017

Habibganj Railway Station to become India's First Private Railway Station

Habibganj railway station in the suburbs of Bhopal will become country’s first railway station to be redeveloped in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. On June 9, station redevelopment...

June 6, 2017

India’s first Rural LED Street Lighting Project to be implemented in Andhra Pradesh

Government will retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The project will be carried out by the...

June 5, 2017

Nepal Signs Agreement for Mega Hydroprojects with Chinese Firm 

Nepal has struck a major deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for developing a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, which will be the biggest hydro project in Nepal...

June 5, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: June 4-5, 2017

1. What is the theme of 2017 World Environment Day (WED)? [A] Green Economy: Does it include you?[B] Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level[C] Connecting People to...

June 5, 2017

Six Arab Nations Cut Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and UAE have suspended their diplomatic ties with Qatar. All the six countries have announced that they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from...

June 5, 2017

Geneva Conventions: Basics and India’s Stance

A few weeks back, the pictures and video of a Kashmiri civilian, Farooq Ahmad Dar, tied to the front of a vehicle driven by Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi,...

June 5, 2017

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