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Article 33

Article 33 of the Indian Constitution confers upon the Parliament the authority to modify or restrict the application of fundamental rights to specific categories of individuals serving in...

February 26, 2018

Article 32A

Article 32A was a short-lived constitutional provision in India, introduced through the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 and subsequently repealed by the 43rd Amendment Act of 1977. It...

February 26, 2018

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: February 26, 2018

1. The Indian Navy will host the multi-national MILAN series of exercises in which state/UT? [A] Daman & Diu[B] Gujarat[C] West Bengal[D] Andaman and Nicobar islands Show Answer...

February 26, 2018

China elected as vice chair of FATF

China was elected as vice chair of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body mandated to combat terror financing and money laundering. In its plenary meeting in...

February 26, 2018

Farm Subsidies in India: Overview

Farm subsidies refer to the governmental financial support paid to the farmers and agribusinesses to reduce their input expenditures and supplement their income. Farm subsidies are worldwide phenomenon...

February 26, 2018

The Assam government to observe ‘Rhino Day’ on September 22

The Assam government will observe September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’ to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm. It was officially declared at the 10th meeting...

February 26, 2018

RISE Scheme: IITs set to get 25% of Government loans for higher education institutes

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will get largest chunk of loans on offer under Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE), new funding model scheme for all...

February 26, 2018

China elected as vice-president of Financial Action Task Force

China has been elected as the vice-president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at the plenary meeting in Paris on February 23, 2018. In its plenary meeting,...

February 26, 2018

The Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank starts operations

The Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd (ABIPBL) has become the 5th entity to begin operations as a payments bank with effect from February 22, 2018. The ABIPBL...

February 26, 2018

Bhanu Kumar Shastri, founder member of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and former MP

Bhanu Kumar Shastri (93), the founder member of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and former MP, has passed away in Udaipur, Rajasthan on February 24, 2018. He was the member...

February 26, 2018

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