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UPSC Recruitment 2019: 09 Vacancies

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued notifications for recruiting eligible candidates to the various posts as mentioned below. Please find detailed information regarding the vacancies below. Important...

June 12, 2019

SEBI Mulls Norms to Reward Whistle-Blowers

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed establishing a framework to reward Whistle-Blowers. The proposal also aims to protect those who bring forward instances of...

June 12, 2019

Hong Kong Extradition Law

Hong Kong is at a political turmoil over the proposed extradition law. More than a million people in Hong Kong marched against a controversial extradition bill which they...

June 12, 2019

Virendra Kumar: Pro-tem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha

The Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Madhya Pradesh Dr Virendra Kumar will be the Pro-tem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha. Key Highlights The 65...

June 12, 2019

3 Plant Species get extinct Every Year

The study published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew makes the following observations: 571 seed-bearing plant species have vanished from Earth or nearly 2 per year since 1750....

June 12, 2019

2019 edition of Mela Kheer Bhawani

The ‘Mela Kheer Bhawani’ is one of the biggest religious festivals of the displaced community of Kashmiri pundits, and is associated with Hindu Goddess Ragnya Devi. It is...

June 12, 2019

I V Subba Rao appointed as new Secretary to Vice President of India

Dr. I V Subba Rao, a 1979 batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh, will continue as secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on a contract basis in...

June 12, 2019

The scientists at Delhi University discovers a new species of ‘paddy frog’ belonging to microhylid genus Micryletta from Northeast India

A team of scientists from Delhi University (DU) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and the US, have discovered a new...

June 12, 2019

Ashleigh Barty clinchs women’s title at 2019 French Open tennis tournament

Ashleigh Barty, an Australian professional tennis player and former cricketer, has clinched the women’s title at the 2019 French Open tennis tournament. In the final, she defeated Marketa...

June 12, 2019

Sunil Mehta recommends changes in existing Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA)

The Sashakt Committee, headed by PNB non-executive chairman Sunil Mehta, has recommended changes in existing Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) to incorporate revised voting threshold and other changes for decision...

June 12, 2019

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