Gorkhaland Movement: History, Key Events and Recent Agitations

In the last week of September, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) had called off it’s over 100-day old indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling after the home minister made an appeal. Currently, the normalcy is returning to the hills. This monograph deals ..

Hugh M Hefner, founder of iconic Playboy magazine passes away

Hugh M Hefner (91), American Icon and the founder of the iconic Playboy magazine, has passed away in Los Angeles on September 27, 2017. He was also the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that ..

Indian Railways to launch 100 New Suburban Rail Services in Mumbai area

Indian Railways is going to introduce 100 additional local train services on its Mumbai suburban network of Western Railway and Central Railway zones. Out of these 100 services, 32 new services will be introduced on Western Railway while 68 services ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) to increase annual lending to India to a maximum of $4 billion for 2018-22

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its annual lending to India to a maximum of $4 billion between 2018 and 2022 to help fasten inclusive economic transformation towards upper middle income status. The ADB’s programme in India will focus ..

India ranked 40 in 2017 Global Competitiveness Rankings (GCR)

India has been ranked the 40th out of 137 countries at the 2017 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which is compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF). According to the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2017-2018, India’s performance improved in Information and ..

Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister, inaugurated 13th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister, has inaugurated the 13th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 28, 2017. The 2017 theme of formation day is ‘School Safety’. On this day, ..