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Government appoints Ashwani Lohani as New Chairman of Railway Board

The Union Government has appointed Ashwani Lohani as the new Chairman of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways). Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Chairman and...

August 25, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 24, 2017

1. The constitution bench of Supreme Court has declared right to privacy as Fundamental right under constitution. The bench was headed by whom? [A] D Y Chandrachud[B] A...

August 24, 2017

India, Nepal sign 8 MoUs

India and Nepal have signed eight Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields, including Housing grant, prevention of drugs, post-earthquake reconstruction packages in health and education sectors. The...

August 24, 2017

Rajnath Singh is leading Indian delegation in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting on disaster prevention

The 9th meeting of heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on disaster prevention and relief has started at Choplon Ata in Kyrgyz Republic on...

August 24, 2017

Rajiv Bansal appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India

Rajiv Bansal, the 1988 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India for three months. Bansal,...

August 24, 2017

Russia country is hosting International Military Music Festival (IMMF-2017)

The 2017 International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” has started in Moscow, Russia on August 24 and will continue till September 3, 2017. The Indian Navy Band “Tri-...

August 24, 2017

The Karnataka government ties up with Microsoft to develop India’s first Farm Price Forecasting Model

The Karnataka Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with software giant Microsoft India to develop a unique “farm price forecasting model” using latest IT tools in...

August 24, 2017

Odisha Government launches a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system

Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through the net-metering system at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneshwar in a bid to...

August 24, 2017

Gurugram to host first-ever beauty pageant for transgenders “Miss Transqueen India”

The first edition of Miss Transqueen India, a beauty pageant for transgenders, will take place in Gurugram, Haryana on August 27, 2017. Like other beauty pageants, the contestants...

August 24, 2017

Microsoft launches ‘Project Brainwave’ for real time Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Microsoft has launched its ‘Project Brainwave’ deep learning acceleration platform for real-time artificial intelligence (AI). With the help of ultra-low latency, the system processes requests as fast as...

August 24, 2017

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