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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: February 20, 2018

1. Which city is hosting the National conference on doubling farmers income? [A] Hyderabad[B] New Delhi[C] Kochi[D] Chennai Show Answer Correct Answer: B [New Delhi] Notes:The National conference...

February 20, 2018

CCEA approves methodology for auction of commercial coal mines to private sector

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved methodology for auction of coal mines/blocks for sale of coal to private sector under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act,...

February 20, 2018

CCEA approves Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarkhand

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved construction of 4.531 km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana’. The...

February 20, 2018

Agni-II ballistic missile successfully test fired

Surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast. The test was conducted as part of user trial by Strategic Forces Command...

February 20, 2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins best film award at 71st British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won the best film award at the 71st British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on February...

February 20, 2018

India to host global World Environment Day (WED-2018) celebrations

India will be the global host of 2018 World Environment Day (WED), which is scheduled to be held on June 5, 2018. The theme “Beat Plastic Pollution” urges...

February 20, 2018

Milkbasket recognized as Startup of Year 2017

Milkbasket, India’s first and largest micro-delivery platform, has been recognised as ‘Startup of the Year’ 2017 at the 7th Small Business Awards held in New Delhi. The startup...

February 20, 2018

Star India gets audio-visual production rights of 11th of Indian Premier League

Star India, the official broadcaster for the Indian Premier League (IPL), has got the audio-visual production rights of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2018). The...

February 20, 2018

Roger Federer wins 2018 Rotterdam Open men’s singles tennis tournament

Roger Federer, a Swiss professional tennis player, has won the 2018 Rotterdam Open men’s singles tennis tournament by defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final by 6-2-6-2 in Rotterdam,...

February 20, 2018

Noted violinist M.S. Anantharaman passes away

Noted violinist M.S. Anantharaman (94), an exponent of Parur style of violin playing, has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on February 19, 2018. The Parur School is...

February 20, 2018

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