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CNR Rao selected for 2017 Von Hippel Award

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award, the highest international prize in materials research. He is first Indian and first Asian...

September 25, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: September 23-24, 2017

21. Which union minister has launched a nation-wide ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat’? [A] Dharmendra Pradhan[B] Narendra Modi[C] Prakash Javadekar[D] D.V. Sadananda Gowda Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Dharmendra...

September 24, 2017

Dabur India tied up with Amazon for an online ayurveda marketplace

Amazon Dabur India has tied up with e-commerce major Amazon for an online ayurveda marketplace which will house all ayurvedic brands and products of the country. The company...

September 24, 2017

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioned $300 million of loan facility to carry forward fiscal reforms in West Bengal

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned $300 million loan facility to continue a comprehensive series of fiscal reforms in West Bengal to bring about more accessible, affordable,...

September 24, 2017

Abdul Majid, famous actor, Director and writer passes away

Abdul Majid (86), the famous actor, Director and writer, has passed away in Guwahati, Assam on September 24, 2017. In 1975, Mr Majid had directed an award winning...

September 24, 2017

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and China

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Chinese and Australian ground forces in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, from September 10 to 20....

September 24, 2017

Jayantilal Barot (75), senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member passes away

Jayantilal Barot (75), the senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, has passed away on September 23, 2017. He was ex-chairman of Gujrat Housing Board...

September 24, 2017

J P Nadda launched multi-media exhibition “Naya Bharat-Hum Karke Rahenge”

Jagat Prakash Nadda, the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, has inaugurated a 5-day multi-media exhibition “Naya Bharat-Hum Karke Rahenge” in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on September 23, 2017....

September 24, 2017

Mary Kom become first Indian to be picked as AIBA representative at IOC athletes’ forum

M C Mary Kom, the five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist, has become the first Indian to be picked as the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) representative for the...

September 24, 2017

The 2017 Bathukamma festival started in Telangana

The 9-day Bathukamma festival is a colourful and vibrant festival of Telangana that has started on September 20, 2017. This fest is celebrated by women with flowers that...

September 24, 2017

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