Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi becomes Chhattisgarh’s new district

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was recently inaugurated as the 28th district of the state of Chhattisgarh, by the state’s Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The new district, which has been carved out of Bilaspur, has three tehsils and three development blocks namely Gaurela, Pendra ..

Australian team gets ICC Women’s Championship trophy

The Australian team was presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy. The team has retained the trophy by topping in eight-team ODI competition played from 2017 to 2020. Australia has scored 34 points from 18 matches with one more series ..

Veteran Indian journalist Nandu R Kulkarni passes away

Veteran Indian journalist Nandu R Kulkarni recently passed away at Mumbai. A resident of Mumbai, the 70-year-old journalist was the Mumbai bureau chief of the Daily newspaper, ‘The Statesman’. He started his career with ‘The Indian Express’ in 1976 and ..

‘We Think Digital’ program launched in UP

We Think Digital is a global digital literacy program of the technology major Facebook. The program was launched in 2019 with an aim to overcome gender imbalance on the internet space. Recently, Facebook launched ‘We Think Digital’ program in Uttar ..

UP launches toll-free helpline for students

The state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched toll-free helpline numbers for students. This initiative is aimed at solving queries of students ahead of the Board Examinations. A senior officer of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad is designated as ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 342

12345 1. With reference to United Nations, the decision that major countries should have veto power, was taken at which of the following conferences? Teheran conference Dumbarton oaks Yalta Conference Moscow Conference 2. Consider the following statements:  Micro nations are ..

Gulmarg to host National Winter Games under Khelo India

Gulmarg is a popular skiing destination and a hill-station town located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Pir Panjal Range in the western Himalayas. The town is set to host the five-day ..

Google India announces internet safety campaign

Google India recently announced a new public outreach campaign on Internet safety named PehleSafety. The tech-firm launched a campaign to inform its users about online security and safety measures while accessing the internet. It has also launched powerful tools like the ..

G Narayanan named Chairman of New Space India Ltd

Renowned space scientist G Narayanan has been named the Chairman of New Space India Ltd (NSIL), Indian Space Research Organisation’s newly formed commercial entity. Prior to this assignment, G Narayanan was serving as the Deputy director at the Liquid Propulsion Systems ..

India not eligible for US’ GSP benefits

The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) office has recently classified India as a developed economy and it is ineligible for GSP benefits from the US. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme offers a lower tariff to the exporters of a select ..