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Former ISRO Chairman U R Rao passes away

Internationally-renowned space scientist and former chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away in Bengaluru. He was 85. Prof Rao is credited with having...

July 24, 2017

Spanish scientists discover novobiocin compound as anti-Zika drug

Researchers San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, Spain have discovered novobiocin compound that could be used as a potential drug to fight the effects of a Zika virus...

July 24, 2017

H S Prannoy wins US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title

Ace Indian Shuttler H S Prannoy won the 2017 Yonex US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament title. It was his third grand prix gold title of badminton....

July 24, 2017

USS Gerald R Ford: World's largest aircraft carrier inducted by US

The United States (US) Navy officially inducted USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), the world’s largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. It is the most...

July 24, 2017

England wins 2017 ICC Women's World Cup

England’s women’s cricket team won 2017 ICC World Cup title by defeating India by 9 runs at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. It was England’s fourth Women’s World...

July 24, 2017

Proposed Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA): Requirement, Features, Issues

In an effort to streamline the borrowings of the government and achieve better cash management, the Finance Ministry in 2016 established the Public Debt Management Cell which is...

July 24, 2017

Quiz 649: General Knowledge for SSC Exams →Indian Geography

123456789101. India is located on north of equator between which of the following latitudes? Between 8°4\' and 37°6\'Between 7°4\' to 39°6\'Between 8°7\' to 36°6\'Between 7°4\' to 40°6\'2. With...

July 23, 2017

Mobilization of Resources for Local Bodies: Various Issues

The Economic Survey for 2017-18 pointed out that the local bodies in India appear to not to be collecting the revenues from taxes to the extent they can....

July 23, 2017

The Plastic Junkyard at Henderson Island

Recently, scientists found that Henderson Island, one of the remotest islands discovered so far, was covered with an estimated 38 million pieces of trash at its coast. The...

July 22, 2017

India to host 2017 Global Conference on Cyber Space

India will host Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017, the world’s largest conference on cyber space and related issues in New Delhi in November 2017. This is...

July 22, 2017

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