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Draft Pharmaceutical Policy 2017: Salient Features, Issues and Analysis

The Draft Pharmaceutical Policy 2017 has been introduced by the Department of Pharmaceuticals with the objective of regulating the production and marketing of pharmaceutical products in India. Salient...

August 27, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 26-27, 2017

1. Which state government has launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in state schools? [A] Himachal Pradesh[B] Jharkhand[C] Uttar Pradesh[D] Kerala Show Answer Correct Answer: D [Kerala ]...

August 27, 2017

Saina Nehwal wins bronze in 2017 women’s singles World Badminton championships (WBC)

Saina Nehwal from India has won bronze in the 2017 women’s singles World Badminton championships (WBC). In the first women’s singles semi-final at Glasgow, Nehwal lost to Nozomi...

August 27, 2017

Jay Thomas

Jon “Jay” Thomas Terrell (12 July 1948 – 24 August 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality best known for his dynamic presence on both television...

August 27, 2017

V. Kamakoti task force constituted by Union Government on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India’s economic transformation

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Commerce and Industry Minister, has constituted a task force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India’s economic transformation. The 18-member panel, headed by Dr. V....

August 27, 2017

Vice- president Venkaiah Naidu officially launch National Sports Talent Search Portal

Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India, will officially launch the Sports Ministry’s much- awaited National Sports Talent Search Portal at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New...

August 27, 2017

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) signs MoU with Nepal on mutual co-operation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) to establish mutual...

August 27, 2017

Tarun Ramadorai committee recommended that banks should link home loan rates to repo rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed committee on Household Finance has recently recommended that banks should link their home loan rates to the RBI’s repo rate, the...

August 27, 2017

Grameen Khel Mahotsav

The Grameen Khel Mahotsav (Rural Games Festival) is an initiative of the Government of India aimed at promoting sports culture in rural and semi-rural areas. It serves as...

August 27, 2017

Digambar Behera wins Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence-2016

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recently conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar Behera. Behera is senior professor and...

August 27, 2017

Kerala state government launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in state schools

The Kerala government has recently launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in its state schools with an aim to process the electronic waste in the IT labs, offices...

August 27, 2017

IIT Researchers develop biosensor to detect kidney disorders

Researchers from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Bombay and Indore, have jointly developed a biosensor that makes it possible to detect kidney disorders in less than eight minutes....

August 26, 2017