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NITI Aayog releases Sustainable Development Goals Index

The NITI Aayog has released a first-of-its-kind Sustainable Development Goals index released on 21st December 2018. According to the SDG Index, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have...

December 22, 2018

InSight lander places its first instrument (SEIS) on Mars

InSight, NASA’s new Mars lander, has set up its first instrument on planet Mars. The instrument placed by InSight, which landed on Mars on 26th November, is a...

December 22, 2018

Mamata Banerjee awarded the Skoch CM of the Year Award

The Chief Minister of West Bengal has been awarded the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award for the year 2017. The award was given to Mamta Banerjee recognising...

December 21, 2018

US Federal Reserve raised lending rates to 2.5 per cent

The US Federal Reserve has raised the key interest rates to a range of 2.25 per cent to 2.5 per cent. This is the 4th raise in the Federal...

December 21, 2018

WV Raman appointed as the new coach of Women’s Cricket Team of India

BCCI has appointed W V Raman as Indian women’s cricket team coach on 20th December 2017. He was preferred over South African cricketer Gary Kirsten for this position. Gary Kirsten,...

December 21, 2018

Lok Sabha passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2018

The Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 on 20th December 2018, which will replace the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.  The Bill seeks to enforce consumer rights...

December 21, 2018

DIPP announces States’ Startup Ranking 2018

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the first ever States’ Startup Ranking 2018 on 20th December 2018 in New...

December 21, 2018

Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as India’s Ambassador to US

Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the USA on 20th December 2018. Presently, Mr. Shringla is serving as the High Commissioner...

December 21, 2018

'Asiatic Lion Conservation Project' launched by Government

The “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC). The main objective of this project is to work for the...

December 21, 2018

Efficiency gap in India's power sector costs 4% of GDP: World Bank Report

The World Bank recently released a report titled ‘In the Dark: How Much Do Power Sector Distortions Cost South Asia’. As per the report, Efficiency gap in India’s...

December 20, 2018

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