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Chakma-Hajong Issue: Background, Current Status

For many years, Arunachal Pradesh is crippled with two separate refugee related issues viz. Chakma-Hajong and Tibetan Refugees. The crux of the issue is that central government /...

September 9, 2017

Bharat Petroleum set to get Maharatna status

State-run oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is all set to become a Maharatna company. Presently it is having Navratna status. The decision to elevate BPCL to...

September 9, 2017

India imposes countervailing duty on some Chinese steel products for 5 years

The Union Finance Ministry has imposed 18.95% countervailing duty (CVD) on certain Chinese flat steel products for period of five years to protect domestic players from cheap subsidised...

September 9, 2017

UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 09-09-2017

Examine the possible implications of US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Do you agree with the view that despite of US exit, TPP can be a game-changer...

September 9, 2017

Scientists make cheap and clean fuel from air

Scientists from Cardiff University, UK have discovered a new way to produce methanol from methane using oxygen from the air. Methanol is an important chemical often used as...

September 9, 2017

CGWB inks MoA with IISc for development of ground water flow models

The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has inked Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru for Development of ground water flow models and preparation...

September 9, 2017

Government issues rules for no-fly list

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued rules to tackle on-board disruptive and unruly behaviour by passengers. It allows for formation of national, No Fly List of such...

September 9, 2017

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: September 8, 2017

1. Which union minister has launched online registration portal for 2017 BSF Half Marathon in New Delhi? [A] Kiren Rijiju[B] Narendra Modi[C] Nirmala Sitharaman[D] Ravi Shankar Prasad Show...

September 8, 2017

Government extends FAME India Scheme by six-month

The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has extended the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME)-India scheme by six months to promote electric...

September 8, 2017

Viveck Goenka newly elected chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)

Viveck Goenka, the CMD of Express Group, has been elected as the new Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI). He succeeded Riyad Mathew, who is Senior Assistant...

September 8, 2017

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