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Manmohan Singh authors book “Changing India”
The book titled “Changing India” has been author by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh & is recently released at an event in New Delhi. In the book, the Congress leader narrated his journey from an economist to a politician and shared anecdotes from his life.
Topics: Government of India • India • Indian National Congress • Manmohan • Manmohan Singh • Raj Ghat and associated memorials • The Accidental Prime Minister
The Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla released by India Post
The Department of Posts (DoP) has recently released the commemorative Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla, who was associated with Champaran Satyagraha of 1917. In drawing the attention of Mahatma Gandhi to the plight of peasants suffering under an oppressive system established by European indigo planters in Champaran (Bihar), Rajkumar Shukla made a seminal contribution culminating ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Bihar • Champaran • Champaran Satyagraha • East Champaran district • Gandhism • India • Mahatma Gandhi • Raj Kumar Shukla
Indra Navy-18 Joint Exercise concluded between India and Russia
Indra Navy-18, a bilateral naval exercise, between India and Russia concluded on 16th December 2018. It was a 4-day maritime exercise that took place in the Bay of Bengal. INDRA NAVY or India – Russia Navy Exercise is being conducted since 2003. The first edition of this exercise was conducted in May 2003 in India. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India • Indian Military Exercises • Indra Navy 18 • Military Exercises • Russia
India to give USD 1.4 billion financial assistance to Madives
The Union government has decided to give USD 1.4 billion to the island nation of Maldives. This decision came after Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 3-days visit to India. This is Solih’s first foreign trip after he was sworn in as the President of Maldives in a ceremony on 17th ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Topics: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih • India • Indian Ocean • Madives
India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel flown
India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel has been successfully flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) through an AN-32 transport aircraft in Chandigarh. Bio-jet fuel is made from Jatropha oil sourced from the Chattisgarh Biodiesel Development Authority and processed at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. The project is a combined effort of IAF, ..
Topics: Aviation fuels • Biodiesel • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Fuels • India • Indian Air Force • Indian Institute of Petroleum • Jatropha curcas • Jet fuel • Liquid fuels • Liquids