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Heena Sidhu clinches gold in 10-metre air pistol event at Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane

Heena Sidhu clinched the 10-metre air pistol gold medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane, Australia on October 31, 2017. She gave a perfect start at the...

October 31, 2017

Roger Federer wins 2017 Swiss Indoors men’s singles tennis tournament

Roger Federer, a Swiss professional tennis player, has won the 2017 Swiss Indoors men’s singles tennis tournament by defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the fiinal by 6-7(5),...

October 31, 2017

Ajit Kumar P takes charge as new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS)

Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSM has taken charge as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) at a formal ceremony held in New Delhi on...

October 31, 2017

India to host 13th session of United Nations (UN) Global Wildlife Conference

The 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) will be hosted by...

October 31, 2017

Union minister Giriraj Singh launches MSME Delayed Payment Portal “MSME Samadhaan”

Giriraj Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), has launched MSME Delayed Payment Portal – MSME Samadhaan (http://msefc.msme.gov.in) on October 30. The purpose of the portal is...

October 31, 2017

India signs $200 million of Loan Agreement with World Bank (WB) for Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project

The Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank (WB) has signed a $200 million Loan Agreement for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project. The Project will...

October 31, 2017

The 2017 National Unity Day (NUD) celebrated on 31 October

The National Unity Day (NUD), also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (RED), is celebrated every year across India on October 31 to commemorate birth anniversary of the Iron...

October 31, 2017

India topped list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016, according to WHO’s Global TB Report 2017

According to World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global TB Report 2017, India topped the list of seven countries, accounting for 64% of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases...

October 31, 2017

Which batsman scored first century in T20 international cricket?

Chris Gayle of West Indies became the first batsman to score century in Twenty-Twenty International cricket. He made first century in T20 with a score of 117 against...

October 31, 2017

UPSC Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2017- General Studies Paper 3

Among several factors for India’s potential growth, savings rate is the most effective one. Do you agree? What are the other factors available for growth potential? (Answer in...

October 31, 2017

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