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Prakash Padukone to be first recipient of lifetime achievement award instituted by Badminton Association of India (BAI)

Prakash Padukone, the renowned Indian Badminton legend, will be conferred with the first Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for his rich contribution...

September 12, 2017

UNSC unanimously adopts new sanctions against North Korea

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously passed new set of tougher sanctions against North Korea over its sixth and most powerful nuclear test (claimed to be...

September 12, 2017

Quiz 687: GK Questions for BSF Sub Inspector Exams

This quiz has 10 General Knowledge / GK Questions for BSF Sub Inspector Exams based on syllabus of GK of Competition examinations and previous years question papers. 123456789101....

September 12, 2017

Government reconstitutes six Committees of Cabinet

The Union Government has reconstituted six Committees of the Cabinet after recent ministry reshuffle. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was elevated in recent Cabinet restructuring process was inducted...

September 12, 2017

UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 12-09-2017

The 360-degree appraisal system introduced to replace the ACR/APAR  seems to have created widespread resentment among Government servants. Discuss its working and major issues in the light of...

September 12, 2017

FoSCoRIS: FSSAI launches online platform for food inspection, sampling

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched ‘FoSCoRIS’, a nationwide online platform to bring in transparency in food safety inspection and sampling. The food regulator...

September 12, 2017

London tops in 2017 Global Financial Centres Index

London has topped in the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) among 92 financial centres released by the Z/Yen and China Development Institute. India’s financial capital Mumbai was...

September 12, 2017

Factbox: Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator

Recently Bugworks Research, a Bengaluru-based biotech startup, became India’s and Asia’s first to receive the international CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) grant for its antibiotic research...

September 11, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: September 11, 2017

1. The researchers of which institute have developed a low-cost method for treating Osteoarthritis (OA)? [A] IIT Roorkee[B] IIT Bombay[C] IIT Madras[D] IIT Delhi Show Answer Correct Answer:...

September 11, 2017

2nd India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council held in New Delhi

The second edition of India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council was held in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani. During...

September 11, 2017

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