Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-4925 of GKToday

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded with 2018 National Intellectual Property Award

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category ‘Top R&D Institution/Organisation for Patents and...

April 27, 2018

2018 World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD)

The World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) is observed every year on April 26 to highlight the role of intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and...

April 27, 2018

Indian carrier Vistara becomes member of International Air Transport Association

Vistara, the joint venture carrier between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has become the 3rd Indian carrier to be a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...

April 27, 2018

Mario Abdo Benítez wins 2018 presidential election in Paraguay

Mario Abdo Benitez, who belongs to the ruling Colorado Party, has won the 2018 presidential election in Paraguay by defeating Efraín Alegre with 46.46% of the votes to...

April 27, 2018

India ranked 138th in 2018 World Press Freedom Index

India has been ranked 138th out of 180 countries in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), which is compiled by Reporters Without Borders. As per index, India...

April 27, 2018

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) grants first license for Liquid Chlorine on All India basis

As per Indian Standard (IS) 646:1986, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted the first license to M/s Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd for Liquid Chlorine on...

April 27, 2018

Mumbai to host India’s first-ever nationwide food archaeology conference “ArchaeoBroma”

India’s first-ever nationwide conference on the archaeology, anthropology and sociology of food will be held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from on May 5 and 6, 2018. The conference titled...

April 27, 2018

NITI Aayog launches Atal New India Challenge under Atal Innovation Mission

The NITI Aayog has launched Atal New India Challenge under Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) with aim to bring-in innovations and technologies relevant to the people. This initiative will...

April 27, 2018

Bhabha Kavach: BARC develops cheaper, lightweight bulletproof jackets

The Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC) has developed Bhabha Kavach, a next-generation bulletproof jacket that is cheaper, lightweight. It has been named after Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, father...

April 27, 2018

Article 349

Article 349 of the Constitution of India establishes a special procedure for making laws concerning the use of language in official functions. It was framed as a transitional...

April 27, 2018

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi