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Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Archana Ramasundaram was the Chief Guest at the 32nd Inception Day of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). NCRB is...

Scientists have developed the first global Internet Atlas, including a detailed map of the Internet’s physical structure in India. This Internet Atlas is developed by...

Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated the WiFi facility from Kudal Railway Station today at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway. Indian Railways...

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has released the book ‘Empowering the Marginalized’ authored by Deepak Dwivedi. The Vice President said that empowering...

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated ‘Umang-2015’,a Festival of Energy at the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya School in President’s Estate on December...

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee attended the Sixth Foundation Day of this prestigious Institute as also its 3rd Convocation ceremony. The institution was established in...

The provisions of Mines Act, 1952, Subordinate Rules and Regulations made thereunder are being administered for ensuring the safety in coal mines by Directorate...

As per information received from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), there are 1081 Regular Cases (RCs) and 75 Preliminary Enquiries (PEs) were pending investigation/enquiry...

More than 6,26,000 people have won prizes worth Rs. 97.07 crore as a part of NITI Aayog’s digital payment promotion schemes to give a...

The share of nuclear power in the total electricity generation in the country was about 3.4% in the year 2015-16. The share of nuclear power...

In Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, the following monuments have been declared protected and are preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). 1. Fort attributed to...

Preparations are going on in full swing for the first-ever (Uttar Pradesh) UP Pravasi Diwas 2016 (UPPD), with the Sate government forming a high-level...

Bharat Parv, a national festival showcasing the country’s diverse culture, cuisines, handicrafts and catch glimpses of a progressive India was inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh...

Declaration of State Roads as new NHs are done from time to time keeping in view the requirements of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability...

CULTURAL (25) Agra Fort (1983) Ajanta Caves (1983) Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989) Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004) Churches and Convents of Goa (1986) Elephanta...

Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in Lok Sabha informed...

During the last three years and the current year, a total of 409 safety violations by flight crew of Scheduled Operators, Non-scheduled Operators and...

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has made a debut in the world's top 100 universities for engineering and technology. IISc made its entry...

The Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy under the Ministry of AYUSH. Prime mandate of the Pharmacopoeia Commission is to...

Coconut Development Board (CDB) has approved 38 projects with an outlay of ₹60.20 crore and financial assistance of ₹9.086 crore under Technology Mission on...

The Bombay High Court has held that in order to become a junior division civil judge, it is mandatory for a candidate to clear...

The nation will celebrate the birth anniversary of the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or the...

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart appointed Sriram Venkataraman as the CFO for its commerce platform and Pramod Jain as Vice President and Head of Taxation. Sriram, as...

Tejas Express is a semi high speed train having modern on board facilities, enhanced passenger comfort and showcases the future of Train travel in...

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and applied...

Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that...

The Union government has granted 11 crore rupees to the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, IIEST, Shibpur of West Bengal, for conducting medical...

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in pon for insulting Islam, was awarded the European Parliament's prestigious...

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India has constituted a National Steering Committee to initiate a National Programme on “Scientific Validation...

Exports of Handmade Carpets & Other Floor coverings for the last three years and the current year is as under:- Year Export figures (in Rs....

Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) completed 106 years on October 15. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the...

Conference of the 12th International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) - Asia Pacific Regional Assembly and 9th Cooperative Forum was held recently in New Delhi. There are...

WELLNESS TOURISM The potential of wellness systems, developed through centuries of wisdom of this ancient civilization would be fully tapped. This is being done by...

In the highly competitive landscape of UPSC exam preparation, staying updated on current affairs is paramount. Aspiring candidates are always on the lookout for...

The Government has taken the following initiatives to reduce the debt burden of farmers: With a view to ensuring availability of agriculture credit at a...

Current Affairs: Sanjay Pradhan, an Indian-origin World Bank official, has been selected to lead a multination initiative focused on improving government transparency, accountability and...

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014 to Dr. M Veerappa Moily, Member of Parliament (Lok...

The National Milk Day (NMD) was observed on 26 November is to mark birth anniversary Dr.Verghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution in India. Since...

Current Affairs: Indian-origin writer Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali has been declared the winner of this year’s prestigious South East Asia Write Award. Born in Madras in...

Over the weekend, a virus infected thousands of computers around the world, locking up their data until a ransom was paid. Experts believe the...

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken the following steps/actions to encourage consumers for use of digital payment methods at various petrol...

The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched Aarambh mobile app for performance based maintenance contracting and community contracting for maintenance of rural roads. Aarambh mobile...

The Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India is to form a National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation with...

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR PERFORMANCE 2016 UPSC PRELIMS GENERAL STUDIES – I (SET A) PRELIMS QUES NO.   IAS PRELIMS QUESTION Read Full Question in Paper BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS EBOOK  PAGE...

The measures announced to prevent accidents and ensure safety in the last two Railway Budgets were, Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) on High Density...

IAS Prelims 2021 also known as Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2021 will be held on 27th May 2021. Last date to apply for this...

Neha Swain, 28, and Kartik Sawhney, 21, from India are among 60 others who won the Queen's Young Leaders award 2016. They have won the...

National Productivity Council is national level organization to promote productivity culture in India. Established by the Ministry of Industry, Government of India in 1958,...

Government of India has launched ‘Start-up India’ initiative in January 2016, which aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that...

The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has released the book “Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian Polity in Perspective”, edited by Prof. (Dr.)...

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2016 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old,...

UPSC conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Exam on 18th June 2017. The IAS Prelims Question Paper of 2017 both General Studies and CSAT must...

National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) defines the roles and responsibilities of various stake holders including Central Ministries/ Departments, State Governments, UT Administrations, District Authorities...

Government has extended the tenure of a high level committee set up under former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri by one year. Ashok Lahiri Committee was...

The Gardens of Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bolarum, Secunderabad received more than 75000 visitors this year during its annual opening from January 3 to 10, 2016. This...

Union Minister of for Power Mr. Piyush Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application (SEVA), developed in-house by Coal India Limited (CIL) for power...

Government scholarships for students undertaking higher education in foreign universities in the field of art, agriculture, law, medicine, engineering are as follows:- 1. National Overseas...

Two vessels namely, M.T. BW MAPLE and M.T. DAWN KANCHIPURAM while crossing each other collided at 03.45AM on 28th January, 2017 outside the Kamrajar harbour.   The...

Chinese archaeologists have recovered more than 10,000 gold and silver items that sank to the bottom of a river in southwestern Sichuan Province over...

The Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mr. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated the first Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centre at Vijayanagar Colony in Hyderabad. In this Skill...

The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir launched the website, http://npdrr2-mha.net.in, for the ensuing 2nd meeting of National Platform on...

Government of India has launched ‘Start-up India’ initiative in January 2016, which aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that...

Absolutely! Preparing for the UPSC Prelims 2025 can feel like an overwhelming task, but focusing on key topics can help you streamline...

These are the international days currently observed by the United Nations. New international days are established regularly. 7 January: International Day of Commemoration in Memory...

The Indian cooperative movement has sustained itself as one of the biggest cooperative movements in the world. The reach of cooperative in India is...

INS Darshak of the Eastern Naval Command which has been on a two month deployment to Sri Lanka has successfully completed surveys of Weligama...

Swami Vivekananda's birthday on January 12 is always celebrated as National Youth Day and the week commencing from that day is known as the...

Russian Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin passed away due to heart failure. He was 67.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of...

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List of CPSEs Closed Sl.no. Name of CPSE Date/year of approval of closure City/State in which the Registered Office of the CPSE is located A List of CPSEs closed     1 Tyre Corporation...

7th edition of ‘Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival’ was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ( IGNCA), New Delhi. Kathakar is the...

CBSE will be conducting NEET (UG) on 07.05.2017. It was decided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in consultation with MCI that...

The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) was launched in Manipur. A total of approximately 1.75 lakh households (1.62 lakh rural households and...

The government reappointed Urjit Patel as a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor. The new mandate, for a three-year term, had been expected and...

Under the slogan ‘nutritious seeds for a sustainable future,’ the United Nations, led by its Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched the 2016 International...

USA has designated Hizbul Mujahideen — also known as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, also known as HM — as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. It has also imposed sanctions on this Pakistan-based...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu delivered the 19th Convocational address at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, in Kanpur. Chandra...

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to all officers, soldiers, civilians, ex-servicemen and their families on the eve...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the...

Based  on  the  results  of  the  written  examination  held  by  the    Union Public Service Commission in May, 2016 followed by interviews  for  Personality  Test...

New ransomware virus with name "GoldenEye" or "Petya" has striked the world. Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing...

e-Shakti is a pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs). It was initiated to...

A team of 12 doctors at the city’s Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) successfully completed the India’s first uterine transplant on a woman from...

Mangaluru International Airport has received the World Quality Commitment (WQC) award in Gold category, which was instituted by the Spain-based Business Initiative Directions (BID). The...

There are 11 Central regulatory authorities in the country related directly or indirectly to infrastructure sector and protection of consumer interests. These are listed...

Professor Mahan Maharaj is the winner of a Rs. 65 lakh-prize for his work in geometry. The highly-regarded mathematics professor who has just been appointed...

The International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" is the parade of the best military music bands of Russia and other countries that takes place...

Ministry of Tourism compiles data on tourist arrivals and visits to States/ Union Territories (UTs) on the basis of details received from various sources...

Cyclone Chapala could become the strongest on record in the Arabian Sea and may make an unprecedented landfall at hurricane strength along the coast...

Kalpit Veerval from Udaipur, has topped the prestigious JEE main, 2017, with a perfect 100%, or 360 marks, clinching the All India Rank 1. He...

An Optional Travel Insurance Scheme on a pilot basis for one year has been launched w.e.f 01/09/2016 for the railway passengers who book e-ticket...

Union Public Service Commission on 27 July 2017 has declared the result of Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2017. This IAS Prelims 2017 exam was...

Download the latest India Year Book PDF from the below link: INDIA YEAR BOOK PDF LINK The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has released the book...

There are 03 institutions under the Ministry of AYUSH, which are imparting education in Yoga and Naturopathy including Yoga and Naturopathy in the country...

Germany has opened its new Consulate office at Madhapur in Hyderabad. It will provide limited consular service in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Agricultural mechanisation is one of the important factors for sustainable development of the agricultural sector which helps in increasing production through agricultural works, reducing...

Mother Teresa is being canonised by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016 at Vatican City. Mother Teresa dedicated her entire life to serving the poorest...

Britain got its first female Sikh MP and first turban-wearing MP. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, known as Tan, won his Slough seat decisively polling 34,170 votes,...

With women being paid an average of 23 per cent less than men, the United Nations has launched a high-profile network to call for...

As per the Census, 2011 the child sex ratio has shown decline from 927 females per thousand males in 2001 to 918 females per...