Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-16 of Topic: Economy of India

Indian economy expected to grow by about 7.5% in 2018

Moody’s Investors Service has recently released its Global Macro Outlook for 2018-19. In it, the Indian economy is expected to grow by about 7.5% in 2018 and 2019...

August 26, 2018

NGT appoints S J Vazifdar committee to decide Vedanta’s plea challenging closure of its Sterlite plant

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice S J Vazifdar as head of a 3-member committee to decide mining company...

August 24, 2018

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited becomes first Public Sector Unit (PSU) to make a transaction on “TReDS platform”

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has become the first Public Sector Unit (PSU) to make a transaction on the “TReDS platform”. The transaction was financed by Bank of...

August 21, 2018

KS Srinivas appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority

KS Srinivas, a 1997 batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, has been appointed the new Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). Prior to this post,...

August 18, 2018

SBI ranked as India’s most patriotic brand , as per survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm YouGov

As per survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm YouGov, the State Bank of India (SBI) has been ranked as the most patriotic brand,...

August 16, 2018

Smitha V. Crishna ranked first in Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women 2018 list

Smitha V. Crishna, a third-generation heir of the Godrej family, has been ranked first in the Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women 2018 list with an estimated wealth of...

August 16, 2018

R Madhavan appointed as new CMD of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

R Madhavan has been appointed chairman and managing director of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for a period of 5 years. He will succeed T Suvarna Raju, who...

August 10, 2018

Telanga government to setup a state of art “B-Hub” for biotech and biopharma sector

The Telangana government will setup a state of the art “B-Hub” for biotech and biopharma sector in Genome Valley, Hyderabad. It’s a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, aimed...

August 3, 2018

AP government approves an unemployment allowance scheme “Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam”

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has recently approved an unemployment allowance scheme “Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam” through which an allowance of Rs 1000 per month will be provided to unemployed...

August 3, 2018

NABARD launches South East Asia’s first-ever Centre for Climate Change (CCC) at Lucknow

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the South East Asia’s first-ever Centre for Climate Change (CCC) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The purpose of...

July 23, 2018

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi