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Scheme of Fortification of Food

With malnutrition increasingly becoming a menace among Indians, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come...

July 5, 2017

Champaran Satyagraha

The Bihar government launched a year-long celebration on 10th April, 2017 to mark the centenary of the famous Champaran Satyagraha which was led by Mahatma Gandhi in the...

July 5, 2017

The Remilitarization of Japan

The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently said that he wants his country’s “pacifist” constitution revised and put in place a new version in effect by 2020 which...

July 5, 2017

Recent Initiatives Towards Financial Literacy / Inclusion

There is no high bar for being a financial literate, yet the financial literacy can be defined knowledge about the budgeting, saving, investing, interests, time value of money,...

July 5, 2017

Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

A chemical weapon uses toxic chemicals to cause harm or death. The Chemical weapons may be in the form of liquid, gas or even solids; may be lethal...

July 5, 2017

Explained: National Anti-Profiteering Authority

The Central GST Act provides for an anti-profiteering section to make sure that businesses pass on the benefits of tax rate reduction under the GST regime. Salient Facts...

July 4, 2017

New SEBI Framework to boost Corporate Bond Market

SEBI has unveiled a new framework for consolidation in debt securities in a bid to deepen the corporate bond market. Salient Facts As per the new framework, liquidity in...

July 4, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: July 4, 2017

1. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with ADB for improving road connectivity and efficiency in Rajasthan? [A] $220 million[B] $470 million[C] $350 million[D] $185...

July 4, 2017

Government Plans to launch Underwater Robots to uncover Dwaraka and Puhar

The Department of Science and Technology is looking forward to launching underwater robotic vehicles near Dwaraka in Gujarat and Puhar in Tamil Nadu to look for evidence of...

July 4, 2017

Achal Kumar Joti appointed as Chief Election Commissioner

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed election commissioner Achal Kumar Joti as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will be the 21st CEC and shall succeed Nasim Zaidi....

July 4, 2017

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