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Maharashtra becomes India’s first state to adopt a digital fingerprint and iris scanning system

Maharashtra has become the India’s first state to adopt a digital fingerprint and iris scanning system – Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) – to aid police investigations....

August 5, 2019

2019 UN International Day of Friendship

The UN International Day of Friendship is celebrated across the globe every year on July 30 to observe the importance of friendship in promoting peace in many cultures....

August 5, 2019

ICMAR launch India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines – VPM1002 and Immuvac. The initiative would enroll 12,000 healthy...

August 5, 2019

ISRO to setup Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru

ISRO Chief, K Sivan has recently laid the foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre (SSACC) at Peenya, Bengaluru. The aim of the control center is to...

August 5, 2019

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty become first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have become the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament. They beat World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu...

August 5, 2019

Cricket commentator Anant Setalvad passes away

Anant Setalvad (84), yesteryear cricket commentator, has passed away in Mumbai on August 4, 2019. His pleasant baritone voice distinguished him from other cricket commentators from the mid...

August 5, 2019

Gujarati journalist, author and columnist Kanti Bhatt passes away

Kanti Bhatt (88), the veteran Gujarati journalist, author and columnist, has passed away in Mumbai. He was born on 15th July 1931 in Sachra village in erstwhile Bhavnagar...

August 5, 2019

ISRO sets up Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) laid foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka to protect Indian satellites from space debris. It will facilitate intensified...

August 5, 2019

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 03-04, 2019

1. Which Indian personality has been honoured with the highest award of Republic of Guinea “National order of Merit”? [A] Rajnath Singh[B] Ram Nath Kovind[C] Narendra Modi[D] Subrahmanyam...

August 5, 2019

Today’s GK Questions (Static GK/GS) – August 5, 2019

Here are 10 GK questions for today, August 5, 2019 for various competitive exams in India. 1234567891. Who is Kumara in the epic poem Kumarasambhava written by Kalidasa?...

August 5, 2019

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