India is heavily dependent on the agriculture sector to feed its high population. Also, agriculture faces a lot of risk from drought, flooding, inflation, and many other factors...
India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is the 21st edition...
The 12th G-20 summit concluded in Germany’s Hamburg city with adaptation of Hamburg Action Plan. It sets out the group’s strategy for achieving strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive...
India will soon join Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), a newly-constituted forum of central bankers and experts working towards promotion of a robust and transparent foreign exchange (Forex)...
President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Guru Purnima launched four major digital initiatives in to push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository and National...
According to RBI, India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves have increased by $4.007 billion to touch a record high of $386.539 billion in the week that ended 30th June...
The Union Cabinet approved Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority’s (IRDAI) admission as a signatory to International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU). The IAIS...
1. Which Indian city has been declared as a World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO? [A] Mumbai[B] Ahmedabad [C] New Delhi[D] Kolkata Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Ahmedabad...
This article in The Hindu, has tried to review the Siachen Glacier problem and elucidates how the changing climate is trying to reassess our position on Siachen and...
In the second week of March, the congress MP Shashi Tharoor had introduced a bill titled Anti-Discrimination and Equality Bill 2016 in the Lok Sabha. It’s a private...
