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The highest volcano under sea is Mauna Kea with a height of 33,500 feet. It is a is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. The largest...

November 7, 2017

India signed $119 of loan agreement with World Bank (WB) for Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE) Project

India has signed $119 million of financial agreement with the World Bank (WB) for Odisha Higher Education Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE) project. The purpose of the...

November 7, 2017

Washington DC headquarters of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)

Recently, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has released a global investigation ‘The Paradise Papers’ that reveals the offshore interests and activities of some of the world’s...

November 7, 2017

India pledged to contribute $100 million to UN partnership fund at 2017 UN Pledging Conference for Development Activities

India has pledged additional $100 million towards India-UN Development Partnership Fund to help the poorest nations achieve the world organisation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce poverty and...

November 7, 2017

Binoy Kumar appointed new Special Secretary in Union commerce ministry

Binoy Kumar, a 1983-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, has been appointed the new Special Secretary in commerce ministry. He is the Director General of Directorate General...

November 7, 2017

Union Government reconstituted Multi-Agency Group (MAG) to probe into cases of Paradise Papers

The Union Government has reconstituted Multi-Agency Group (MAG) to probe into cases of Paradise Papers, which is also probing the Panama Papers leak. The reconstituted MAG headed by...

November 7, 2017

The Indo-Nepal folk crafts festival started in Kathmandu

A theme based India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival has started at Kathmandu, Nepal on November 7, 2017. The 5-day festival is organised by South Asia Foundation (SAF) in association...

November 7, 2017

PD Siwal committee constituted by Central Government to probe into NTPC’s Unchahar Thermal Power Plant incident

The Union Power Ministry has constituted a 4-member committee to investigate into the causes of the recent accident that occurred on 1st November 2017 at NTPC’s Unchahar Thermal...

November 7, 2017

Raj Kumar Singh to inaugurate latest conference of States Power Ministers in Bihar

The 2-day conference of Ministers for Power and New and Renewable Energy of States and Union Territories will be held at Rajgir in Bihar from November 10, 2017....

November 7, 2017

Hasmukh Adhia designated as new Finance Secretary of India

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been designated as the new Finance Secretary of India. Adhia is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. The post was vacant...

November 7, 2017

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