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Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple adjudged as cleanest iconic place

The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) was adjudged as the cleanest iconic place in country under Swachhta Hi Seva (cleanliness is service) programme. The temple...

October 3, 2017

October 2: World Habitat Day

The World Habitat Day was observed all over the world on 2 October 2017. The purpose of day is to reflect on state of cities and towns and...

October 3, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: October 1-2, 2017

41. Which Indian entrepreneur has won the prestigious International Business Person of the Year award in London for innovative IT solutions? [A] Birendra Sasmal[B] Uday Lanje[C] Madhira Srinivasu...

October 2, 2017

Three US-born scientists win 2017 Nobel Medicine Prize

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall (72), Michael Rosbash (73) and Michael W. Young (68). It was announced by Nobel...

October 2, 2017

NHAI launches countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution of spectacles for truck drivers, cleaners and helpers. It was launched by...

October 2, 2017

New Delhi is hosting National Hard Court Tennis Championship

The National Hard Court Tennis Championship has started in New Delhi on October 2, 2017. Among the men players, Tamil Nadu led Dhakshineswar Suresh, who last year won...

October 2, 2017

Nitin Gadkari launched nationwide Free Eye Check-up Campaign

Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, has launch the nationwide Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution of spectacles for truck drivers, cleaners and helpers...

October 2, 2017

H. M. Marathe, renowned journalist passes away

H. M. Marathe (77), the renowned writer and journalist, has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on October 1, 2017. He was well-known journalist and worked with various regional...

October 2, 2017

The 2017 International Day of Older Persons observed 1 October

The International Day of Older Persons is observed every year on October 1, 2017 to raise awareness about issues affecting the elderly, such as senescence and elder abuse....

October 2, 2017

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence observed on 2 October

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence is observed every year on October 2 to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement...

October 2, 2017

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