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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary celebrated on March 17

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known as Bangabandhu was the Founder President of independent nation of Bangladesh. He led the movement against the Pakistani rulers in the then East...

March 18, 2020

Starch-Based “Hemostat” developed at Institute of Nano Science to stop blood loss

Scientists at the INST (Institute of Nano Science and Technology), that operates under the Department of Science & Technology, have developed starch based ‘Hemostat’. Starch Based Hemostat The...

March 18, 2020

IIT Madras launches ‘Career Back 2 Women’

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has recently launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’. The programme aims at offering 150 hours of training to...

March 18, 2020

Journalist Patil Puttappa passes away

Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa who was fondly known as Papu, passed away recently at the age of 99. He was an ardent follower of Gandhian principles and a...

March 18, 2020

Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate to almost zero

The Central bank of the United States-the Federal Reserve has recently cut its benchmark interest rate to almost zero. The Fed Reserve also announced that it would buy...

March 18, 2020

ACC approves appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as CMD of PFC Ltd

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited. It...

March 18, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 376

123451. Which of the following acts later led to creation of Zonal councils?Government of India Act 1935Indian Independence Act 1947People’s Representation Act 1950States Reorganization Act 19562. In the...

March 18, 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-18 March 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 18 March, 2020 INDIA Lok Sabha passes the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020; upper limit for permitting abortions extended...

March 17, 2020

Draft National Policy for Rare Diseases placed in website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

On March 17, 2020, the draft National Policy for rare diseases has been shared in the website of ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The draft has been...

March 17, 2020

Share of Indian Companies in defence contracts increases to 75.03%

As per the recent information from the Union Defence Ministry, the share of Indian companies in contracts awarded by the Union Defence Ministry for procurement of defence equipments...

March 17, 2020

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