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IAF’s MiG 27 roars through the skies for the last time

The MiG 27 aircraft’s last squadron comprising of seven aircraft retired on Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Jodhpur Airbase. The last squadron with the upgraded version known...

December 27, 2019

All new Railway recruits to be inducted through UPSC civil services exams

The Railway board has now decided that all new recruits in railways will be inducted through UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Civil Services Exams under five specialities. The...

December 27, 2019

Pollution in India: Short Essay

The problem of pollution has its roots in the problem of overpopulation. Humans have created too much trash and there is too little space on the planet to...

December 27, 2019

Exploding Human Population: Short Essay

The world population in 1750 AD was 791 millions. This was the pre-industrialized world and the sweeping changes brought on by the steam engine, power looms and machinery...

December 27, 2019

India Japan hold 5th round of maritime dialogue

On December 26, 2019, India and Japan held the 5th round of maritime affairs Dialogue in Tokyo. The countries agreed to deepen their maritime cooperation during the dialogue....

December 27, 2019

Typhoon Phanfone struck the Philippines

A times magazine article back in 2013 termed the Philippines as the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms. Typhoons have struck the Philippines at any...

December 27, 2019

Govt. makes Aadhaar mandatory for PMVKY subscribers

Centre government has made Aadhaar (the unique 12-digit biometric identity number) mandatory for subscribers of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) which is a pension scheme for senior...

December 27, 2019

Consultative Meeting for setting Framework for ‘Shehri Samridhi Utsav 2020’

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under its scheme- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana will be organizing a consultative meeting in the upcoming Monday, 30th December 2019 in New...

December 27, 2019

Foundation laid for India’s first Transit-Oriented Development Project

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for country’s first transit-oriented development (TOD) project in New Delhi. Under the TOD project a state-of-the-art infrastructure zone, including...

December 27, 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu to continue as Likud Party Leader

Facing trial on cases related to corruption and bribery, the interim Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has secured his position as the leader of the Likud Party...

December 27, 2019

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