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Gandhi Peace Prize

The Gandhi Peace Prize is an international award given away annually by the government of India. It was instituted by the Government of India in 1995 as a...

January 19, 2018

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: January 19, 2018

1. What is the India’s economic growth forecast for FY19, as per latest report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)? [A] 6.5%[B] 7.1%[C] 7.4%[D] 7.6% Show Answer Correct...

January 19, 2018

LIGO experiment and LIGO-India

Three American physicists Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish won the Nobel Prize for their contribution towards Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, experiment. The experiment involved...

January 19, 2018

India joins Australia Group export control regime

India was admitted as the 43rd member of the Australia Group, an informal bloc (group) of countries that keeps a tight control over exports of substances used in...

January 19, 2018

Anandiben Patel appointed as Governor Madhya Pradesh

President Ramnath Kovind has appointed former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel as Governor of Madhya Pradesh. She will replace Gujarat governor Om Prakash Kohli who is holding additional...

January 19, 2018

Sudeep Lakhtakia appointed as new DG of National Security Guard

Senior IPS officer Sudeep Lakhtakia was appointed as new Director General of National Security Guard (NSG). He will succeeded SP Singh, who retired from the post. Lakhtakia is...

January 19, 2018

2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military cooperation meeting

The 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military cooperation meeting was held in Beijing, China on January 15. An Indian delegation led by Major General Ajay Seth participated in...

January 19, 2018

Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta, renowned Sarod maestro passes away

Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta (84), the renowned Sarod maestro, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on January 15, 2018. He will be remembered for his scholarly approach to...

January 19, 2018

S Selvakumar appointed as new CMD of SPMCIL

S Selvakumar, the senior IAS officer, has been appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL) with effect...

January 19, 2018

Union Government to set up Solar Development Fund (SDF) for financing solar projects

The Government of India (GoI) will set up a $350 million Solar Development Fund (SDF) for financing solar projects to achieve its ambitious target of adding 175 Giga...

January 19, 2018

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