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GK & Current Affairs – July 12, 2016

1. Which state government will introduce online filing of Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) through SPARROW for its IPS officers? [A]Jammu & Kashmir [B]Haryana [C]Odisha [D]Uttar Pradesh Answer: HaryanaNotes:...

July 13, 2016

GK & Current Affairs – July 11, 2016

1. Who has won the 2016 Women’s Singles Wimbledon Championship? [A]Simona Halep [B]Serena Williams [C]Angelique Kerber [D]Garbine Muguruza Answer: Serena WilliamsNotes: Serena Williams has won the 2016 Women’s...

July 13, 2016

D Rajkumar appointed as CMD of BPCL

Technocrat D Rajkumar was appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). He will succeed BPCL’s current chief S Varadarajan who...

July 13, 2016

Indian Navy’s Marine Commandos’ base INS Karna commissioned

Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an independent base of Marine Commandos (MARCOS) at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It was commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff...

July 13, 2016

Bangladesh, India sign agreement for joint coal fired power plant

Bangladesh and India have signed an agreement for the construction of a 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant near Sundarbans. The agreement was signed between Bangladesh-India Friendship...

July 13, 2016

SBI inks MoU with IIT Bombay to promote startups in financial sector

The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) at IIT Bombay to promote innovation by...

July 12, 2016

Pokhara-New Delhi direct bus service launched  

The first direct bus service between Pokhara (Nepal) and New Delhi (India) was launched to connect South Asia’s two important cities. The bus service was flagged off by...

July 12, 2016

Mahindra Aerostructures bags supply contract from Airbus

Mahindra Aerostructures, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra have bagged a Tier 1 supplier contract to supply airframe parts for Airbus’s AS565 MBe Panther helicopter. With this, Mahindra...

July 12, 2016

Union Government launches Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) to check child diarrhoeal deaths. The IDCF drive was launched by...

July 12, 2016

India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things launched in Bengaluru

India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things (CoE– IoT) was launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). The centre...

July 12, 2016

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