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RMV Gurusaidutt wins 2017 men singles title at Bulgarian International Future Series Badminton tournament

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt has clinched the men’s singles title at the Bulgarian International Future Series Badminton tournament on October 9, 2017. Gurusaidutt, who has been out...

October 9, 2017

2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to Richard H. Thaler

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Richard H. Thaler for his contributions to behavioural economics. Thaler is an US economist and the Ralph...

October 9, 2017

Anupama Ramachandran clinches World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship-2017

Anupama Ramachandran from India has clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St. Petersburg in Russia on October 8, 2017. In the girls category, second seed...

October 9, 2017

NMCG approves Eight Projects under Namami Gange Programme

The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved eight projects worth Rs. 700 crore under Namami Gange Programme The four projects pertain to sewage...

October 9, 2017

VAJRA Scheme: Government receives 260 applicants for visiting researcher programme

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology’s Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme has received 260 applications from foreign scientists of whom 70 will be shortlisted. The...

October 9, 2017

Government launches sovereign gold bond scheme 2017-18 – Series-III

The Union Government in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 – Series-III. The applications for bond will be accepted from October...

October 9, 2017

GST council constitutes GoM to review GST Composition Scheme

The GST Council has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to make the composition scheme more attractive and revisit the goods and services tax rates on restaurants. It...

October 9, 2017

Quiz 706: GK Questions for L.I.C. Apprentice Development Officers Recruitment Exams

This quiz has 10 General Knowledge / GK Questions for L.I.C. Apprentice Development Officers Recruitment Exams based on syllabus of GK of Competition examinations and previous years question...

October 9, 2017

Air pollution affects children’s memory: Study

According to study published in journal Environmental Pollution, exposure to air pollution can have damaging effects on children’s cognitive development and reduce their working memory. The study has...

October 9, 2017

Government launches Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. PMGDISHA is expected to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate by...

October 9, 2017

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