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Walled City of Ahmedabad designated as India’s first World Heritage City

The 600-year-old Walled City of Ahmedabad was declared World Heritage City by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO after it met in Karlow, Poland. It is first...

July 10, 2017

Government merges Ministries of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation  

The Union Government has merged the Ministries of Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. With this merger,...

July 10, 2017

CAG Findings on Crop Insurance Schemes

India is heavily dependent on the agriculture sector to feed its high population. Also, agriculture faces a lot of risk from drought, flooding, inflation, and many other factors...

July 10, 2017

India, US and Japan navies kick off 2017 Malabar Exercise

India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is the 21st edition...

July 10, 2017

G-20 leaders adopt Hamburg Action Plan

The 12th G-20 summit concluded in Germany’s Hamburg city with adaptation of Hamburg Action Plan. It sets out the group’s strategy for achieving strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive...

July 10, 2017

India to join Global Foreign Exchange Committee

India will soon join Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), a newly-constituted forum of central bankers and experts working towards promotion of a robust and transparent foreign exchange (Forex)...

July 10, 2017

Government launches 4 digital initiatives to push e-education

President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Guru Purnima launched four major digital initiatives in to push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository and National...

July 10, 2017

India's forex reserves at record-high of $386.53 billion

According to RBI, India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves have increased by $4.007 billion to touch a record high of $386.539 billion in the week that ended 30th June...

July 10, 2017

Cabinet approves IRDAI's admission as a signatory to IAIS, MMoU

The Union Cabinet approved Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority’s (IRDAI) admission as a signatory to International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU). The IAIS...

July 10, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: July 8-9, 2017

1. Which Indian city has been declared as a World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO? [A] Mumbai[B] Ahmedabad [C] New Delhi[D] Kolkata Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Ahmedabad...

July 9, 2017

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