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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: December 12, 2017

1. Saurabh Chaudhary, who secured men’s quota place for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), is associated with which sport? [A] Boxing[B] Wrestling[C] Shooting[D] Sprint Show Answer Correct...

December 12, 2017

Australia clinches gold at Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament

The Australian hockey team has defeated Rio Olympics champions Argentina 2-1 in the final of the Hockey World League Final to win gold at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar,...

December 12, 2017

The Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD)

The Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) is observed annually on December 12 to promote the human right to health. The day is the anniversary of the first unanimous...

December 12, 2017

Laqshya launched by Union Health Ministry on Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD)

JP Nadda, the Union Health Minister, has launched new initiatives including “LaQshya-A Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative” and “m-health: Safe delivery application” at a function in New Delhi...

December 12, 2017

Ramnath Kovind to be chief guest at valedictory function of World Telugu Conference

President Ramnath Kovind would be the chief guest at the valedictory function of the World Telugu Conference (WTC), which will be organized at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in...

December 12, 2017

54th meeting of SAARC programming committee started in Nepal

The 54th meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) programming committee has started at the Kathmandu-based SAARC Secretariat in Nepal on December 11, 2017. The 2-day...

December 12, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad launches first NIC-CERT to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, has launched the first NIC-CERT in New Delhi to prevent and predict cyber...

December 12, 2017

Veteran journalist Sukharanjan Sengupta passes away

Sukharanjan Sengupta (85), the veteran journalist, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on December 9, 2017. He had worked for Bengali dailies ‘Jugantar’ and ‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’...

December 12, 2017

Heena Sidhu clinches bronze at 10th Asian Championship

Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India’s medal charge at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan on...

December 12, 2017

Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker secures place for 2018 Youth Olympic

Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker booked their men’s and women’s quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) by winning a gold and a silver each at...

December 12, 2017

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