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GM crops only after biosafety, socio-economic evaluation: Parliamentary Committee

The Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that no genetically modified (GM) crop should be introduced unless the biosafety and socio-economic desirability is evaluated in a transparent process. It...

August 26, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 25, 2017

1. India’s first Videsh Bhavan will come up in which of the following states? [A] Jharkhand[B] Maharashtra[C] Madhya Pradesh[D] Uttar Pradesh Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra] Notes:Sushma...

August 25, 2017

As per 2017 UNWTO report on least-visited nations, Tuvalu least visited country in 2016

According to 2017 report by the United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO), the island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016. Only 2,000 people ventured to the...

August 25, 2017

Sanjivani Jadhav wins silver in World University Games in Sprint race

Sanjivani Jadhav from India, a marathon runner from Nashik, has clinched silver medal in the women’s 10,000-metre at the 29th World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan on August...

August 25, 2017

Raghuram Rajan authored book “I Do What I Do”

The book “I Do What I Do” has been authored by Rahguram Rajan, the former RBI governor. This book conveys what it was like to be at the...

August 25, 2017

Gurugram to host Digital Haryana Summit (SHS)

The Haryana government will organize Digital Haryana Summit (DHS) in Gurugram on September 15, 2017 to discuss issues like digital governance, smart living in cities and villages, citizen partnership,...

August 25, 2017

The Union government hiked OBC creamy layer ceiling limit to 8 lakh for central government jobs

The Union Cabinet has recently increased the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to Rs 8 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 6...

August 25, 2017

Tony de Brum, well-known climate awareness activist passes away

Tony de Brum (72), the former Marshall Islands foreign, has passed away in Majuro, Marshall Islands on August 22, 2017. He was the leading advocate for the landmark...

August 25, 2017

Nandan Nilekani appointed as new non-executive Chairman of Infosys

Nandan Nilekani, the Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Infosys. The sweeping changes...

August 25, 2017

Andhra Pradesh state power discoms become India’s first state-owned discoms to accept payments through Bharat QR

Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (EPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of AP Ltd. (SPDCL) have become the India’s first state-owned distribution companies to accept...

August 25, 2017

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