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Karnataka Government constitutes committee to study legalities for separate State flag

Karnataka Government has constituted a nine-member committee to study the possibility of designing a separate state flag and providing it a statutory standing. It will be headed by...

July 11, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Ashiana Annexe in Dehradun

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘Ashiana Annexe’, comprising of 12 low cost dwelling units in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It has been constructed to accommodate officers and staff of Rashtrapati...

July 11, 2017

Tamil Nadu reports first case of Zika virus

Tamil Nadu has reported its first case of Zika virus in a 27-year-old man from a village in Krishnagiri district. RT-PCR test conducted on patient’s blood, urine and...

July 11, 2017

Vaccine shows protection against gonorrhea for first time: Scientists

Scientists from New Zealand for the first time have claimed that vaccine can protect against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. They have found that Men B jab vaccine...

July 11, 2017

11 July: World Population Day

The World Population Day is observed across the world on July 11 to attention on the urgency and importance of population issue. Observance of the day aims at...

July 11, 2017

Scientist create mini Saturns from charged liquid droplets

Scientists from Northwestern University in the United States have created miniature versions of Saturn, complete with rings, by electrifying tiny droplets of fluids. Electrospraying Effect When a drop...

July 11, 2017

Okinoshima Island: Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag

Okinoshima Island, Japan’s men-only island was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site. The island will be the 17th set of Japanese cultural assets to be granted this...

July 11, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: July 10, 2017

1. Which city is hosting the National Conference of NITI Aayog? [A] New Delhi[B] Ahmedabad [C] Kanpur[D] Indore Show Answer Correct Answer: A [New Delhi] Notes:The day-long National...

July 10, 2017

Aaykar Setu: Government launches new tax payer service module

The Union Finance Ministry has launched Aaykar Setu, a new tax payer service module. The new e-initiative literally means taxpayer’s bridge and will be available in android phones. It...

July 10, 2017

India to import crude oil from US for first time

India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, for the first time will import crude oil from the United States. The purchase comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to...

July 10, 2017

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