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Fact Box: Newly Built Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated the newly built Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chitradurga in Karnataka. Salient Highlights Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) is the first of its kind range that has been set ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: Tropical Cyclone “Mora”
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has been declared intensified into a tropical cyclone named Mora. This is second cyclone in the Bay of Bengal after Maarutha, which helped bring in the Monsoon earlier by a week over ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: Cobra Lily
The rare cobra lilies scientifically known as Arisaema translucens has been rediscovered in the western Nilgiris by nature enthusiasts K.M. Prabhu Kumar and Tarun Chhabra after a gap of 84 years. One species of the lilies were found in Thia Shola while the other was spotted in the Pennant ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: Federation Cup and Other Football Tournaments & Leagues in India
On 21st May, 2017, the Bengaluru FC defeated Mohun Bagan 2-0 to win the Federation Cup. The final event was held in Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. Federation Cup is India’s first major football competition involving the clubs. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB)
The 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from May 22-26, 2017. This is for the first time that this meeting is being held in India. This meeting is expected to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: Public Affairs Index 2017 (PAI-2017)
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have secured first and second rankings for the second consecutive year in public affairs index (PAI) released by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bengaluru. Gujarat has been ranked third followed by Karnataka and Maharashtra at the fourth and fifth position respectively in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017