Budget ‘Halwa’ Ceremony in News
The process of printing documents for the 2017-18 Budget began with the ritual 'halwa ceremony' in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's presence.
FM participated in the...
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for amendment in the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) to further incentivize investments in Electronic Sector...
AIIMS Signs Three MoUs for Improving Infrastructure
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi signed MoUs with NBCC (India) Limited, HSCC (India) Limited and with HITES HLL Life Care...
National Alliance on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
The Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India is to form a National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation with...
NITI Aayog’s Lucky Draw Schemes Winners Announced
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has declared Rs. 54.90 crore worth of prize money to over 3.42 lakh winners of NITI Aayog’s Lucky...
AIIMS Going Cashless with MobiKwik
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has partnered with mobile wallet company MobiKwik to convert all its payment facilities into cashless mode.
To...
Bureau of Mines: Latest Data on its Performance
Bureau of Mines Achievements in 2016-17
For promotion of conservation and scientific development of mineral resources and ensuring protection of mines environment in mining areas,...
Geological Survey of India: Latest Data
Geological Survey of India has completed 3762 sq. km Specialized Thematic Mapping (on 1:25,000 scale) out of 9230 sq. km target during Annual Programme...
Tata Motors’ New Brand Ambassador
Tata Motors get Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for its commercial vehicle (CV) business unit.
Tata Motors’ association with Kumar for commercial vehicles...
Compensation Rate Doubled to Railway Accident Victims
Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the amounts of compensation payable in respect of Death & Injuries to the passengers involved in Accidents...
Total Universities in India
As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2015-16, the number of universities in the country is 799.
Out of them 386 Universities came...
Latest Data on Roads in Indian States
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...
Steps Taken to Promote Carpet Industry
Exports of Handmade Carpets & Other Floor coverings for the last three years and the current year is as under:-
Year Export figures (in Rs....
Steps Taken To Prevent Railway Accidents
The measures announced to prevent accidents and ensure safety in the last two Railway Budgets were, Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) on High Density...
List of Steps Taken to Control Air Pollution
As per World Bank Disaster Management and Climate Change Unit Report, “India – Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges”, the cost of serious health...
Use of Newspapers in Food Packaging
Use of newspapers for wrapping, packing and serving food is a common practice in India. However, this is a food safety hazard.
Wrapping food in...
Latest Data on NPAs of Education Loans
The amount of education loan sanctioned and number of beneficiaries during the last three years are given as under:
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Amount in Crore
Number of Accounts
Amount in...
Delhi Declaration on Traditional Medicines
In its quest for promotion of cooperation in the field of medicinal plants, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under the Ministry of AYUSH...
Steps Taken to Improve Primary Healthcare System
Health being a State subject, the technical and financial support by various development partner including international agencies are given to the States where they...
Tsunami and Earthquake Warning System in India
The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), which is based at & operated by Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has...
Latest on Police Reforms in India
The Supreme Court of India has passed seven directives on 22nd September, 2006 on police reforms in a writ petition (civil) No. 310 of...
Misleading Advertisements on Consumer Goods
Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the practices of making any statement, whether orally or in writing or by visible representation which falsely represents...
Steps Taken for Tribal Education
Steps taken by the Government to ensure timely release of funds for Tribal education are as follows:
All Scheme Guidelines are placed on the website...
Sex-Ratio in India: Latest Data
As per the Census, 2011 the child sex ratio has shown decline from 927 females per thousand males in 2001 to 918 females per...
CSIR Research on Benefits of Cow Urine
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its constituent laboratories has conducted research studies in collaboration with Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Nagpur on...
Measures to Stop Attacks on Naval Vessels
Gulf of Aden (East Coast of Africa), Malacca Strait and West Coast of Africa are shipping routes which suffer incidents of pirate attacks. The...
Steps Taken to Check Air Safety Violations
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...
AirForce Jets Landed on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Indian Air Force fighter jets touch down on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh as part of the grand opening of India's longest expressway;...
New Medical Colleges in India
Permission to new Medical Colleges/ increase of seats in existing medical colleges is governed under Section 10 A of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
The...
Insurance Cover For Railway Passengers
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...
Cooperatives Movement in India
Conference of the 12th International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) - Asia Pacific Regional Assembly and 9th Cooperative Forum was held recently in New Delhi.
There are...
Passing Law in First Attempt Must to Become Judge
The Bombay High Court has held that in order to become a junior division civil judge, it is mandatory for a candidate to clear...
Civil Services Prelims Exam in June
The civil services preliminary examination, to select IAS and IPS officers among others, will be held in June instead of August next year.
Thousands of...
National Tribal Carnival
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated First National Tribal Carnival 2016 in New Delhi.
The four day long carnival has been organised by Ministry of Tribal...
Irom Sharmila Floats Political Party
Rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who ended in August her 16-year long fast she undertook to demand repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers)...
Combined Defence Services Examination
The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016 at different venues located at 41 Centres throughout the...
Govt Sacks Bank of Maharashtra CMD
The Central government removed Sushil Muhnot from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Maharashtra with immediate effect.
The move has been...
HP Judicial Service Results Declared
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) declared the results of HP Judicial Service (preliminary) Examination-2016 that was held on September 4.
The exams were conducted...
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Post Graduate)
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for entrance to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses shall be conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
1. The examination shall be held...
USA Recalls Samsung Galaxy Note 7
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of around one million Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones plagued by incidents of batteries...
UPSC Declares Civil Services Prelims Result
The results of civil services preliminary examination was declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Thousands of candidates had taken this test held on...
India Has 2nd Largest Facebook Users
India is home to the second largest userbase of the facebook. India has about 80 million users of Facebook Groups.
Facebook has 155 million monthly...
Hotline to Report Child Pornography Started
India's first-ever hotline to curb sexual abuse of children through the internet and to remove child pornographic content online is set to be unveiled...
David Cameron Resigns from UK Parliament
Britain's former prime minister David Cameron has resigned his seat in the House of Commons.
Cameron stepped down as prime minister in June, after Britain...
Airlines Ban Galaxy Note 7 in Flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has joined other airlines in banning the inflight use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones after reports of exploding batteries in...
Combined Geo-Scientist And Geologist Examination
Based on the results of the written examination held by the Union Public Service Commission in May, 2016 followed by interviews for Personality Test...
Canonization of Mother Teresa
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...
Reliance Jio Plans Formally Launched
Reliance announced the much awaited launch of Jio 4G services in India.
Reliance Jio 4G is confirmed to commercially launch on Sept. 5.
The notable aspect...
Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Bhagirathi II
The NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Bhagirathi II was flagged off by Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen A Chakravarty.
The team...
Unlimited 3G Mobile Data in Rs 1099
BSNL announced a national unlimited 3G mobile data plan for Rs. 1,099 and doubled the data usage limit in some existing plans.
According to BSNL...
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July Current Affairs Magazine is available for download. It is very comprehensive and covers news and current affairs from all sections such as:
Economic Affairs
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Why Pokeman Go is in News ?
Pokémon Go, is a free-for-all augmented reality game on Android and iOS platforms.
It was released in the US just a week ago, and is...
Government Relaxes Norms On Higher Education
The government issued new set of regulations for college and university teachers and doctoral students, pertaining to issues ranging from teaching hours to guidelines...
IIM Bangalore Gets 47th Rank
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has got 47th position in the overall Financial Times Executive Education 2016 Ranking, moving one spot up from...
Civil Services Exam 2015 Final Result
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final result of Civil Services Examination 2015.
The first position was secured by Tina Dabi (roll no...
New Prison Manual 2016 Approved
The Union Home Minister has approved the new Model Prison Manual consisting of 32 chapters which aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws,...
IIM Bangalore Director Resigns
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore Director Sunil Vachani has demitted office, a few months before his term was set to expire.
Around two months...
Improving Policy Making and Implementation
Rapid and equitable economic growth requires the formulation and implementation of good policy, which in turn involves both ministers and civil servants. There is...
Visva Bharati University VC Dismissed
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the dismissal of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta, the first instance of sacking of the V-C of a Central University.
The...
Problem of Leprosy in India
India was officially declared to have eliminated leprosy in 2005 when new cases fell to less than 1 per 10,000, yet India still accounts...
New Commemorative Coins Released
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of for Culture and Tourism released a Commemorative Coin of Rs 150 and a Circulation Coin of Rs 10 on...
World’s Oldest Man Dies
The world's oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died at the age of 112 in Japan.
Koide died in hospital in the Japanese city of Nagoya, where...
Laghu Udyog Samachar Magazine Released
The 13th Meeting of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises was held under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister...
Matdaata Mahotsav 2016
The four day long Matdaata Mahotsav organized by Election Commission of India on the theme, “No Voter to be left behind” concluded in New...
Pulse Polio Programme 2016 Launched
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2016 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old,...
Solar Power Reached 5000 MW
The installed capacity of solar power in India crossed the milestone of 5,000 MW on 15 January 2016. The cumulative installed capacity has reached...
Army Day on 15 January
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...
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Convocation
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...
New Delhi World Book Fair Started
Each winter season, the New Delhi Book Fair brings to the city a treat for book lovers, an international gathering of publishers, authors, intellectuals...
National Youth Day Celeberated
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, delivered the inaugural address for the National Youth Day at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, via video-conferencing from Race Course Road.
National...
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Modi Attends Somnath Trust Meeting
A meeting of the Somnath Trust was held in Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri Keshubhai Patel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, L K Advani, Harshavardhan...
Book on Jawaharlal Nehru Released
The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has released the book “Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian Polity in Perspective”, edited by Prof. (Dr.)...
New Chairman of Competition Commission
Devender Kumar Sikri, an officer of 1975 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) took oath as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI).
He...
Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens Opened
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...
WHO Approves Cholera Vaccine
A third producer of oral cholera vaccine has been approved that is expected to provide 3 million doses in 2016, doubling the world's stockpile...
National Industry Conclave on Skills
Union Government is organising a "National Industry Conclave on Skills" on 12th January, 2016 at Mumbai.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary...
Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the three day long 88th annual conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan on January 10, 2016...
Urjit Patel Appointed RBI Deputy Governor
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...
Indian Pharma Awards 2016
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar gave away the 1st India Pharma awards in Bengaluru.
The awards constituted by Department of Pharmaceuticals were...
IAF Gets New Deputy Chief
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and...
President Inaugurates Vedapathasala
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a Vedapathashala of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam at Ai-Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
The President said Vedas are a source of...
World Tsunami Awareness Day
The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction welcomed the resolution adopted by the General Assembly recognizing 5 November as World...
Central Regulatory Authorities in India
There are 11 Central regulatory authorities in the country related directly or indirectly to infrastructure sector and protection of consumer interests. These are listed...
National Mathematics Day on 22 Dec
India has accompanied UNESCO since its founding in 1945 on the conviction that peace is built in the minds of people through education, science...
Archaeological Sites in Kaushambi (UP)
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...
International Conference on Indology
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized an International Conference on Indology from November 21-23, 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
It was attended by...
National Consumer Day on 22 Dec
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Government of India is celebrating the National Consumer Day 2015 with...
UP Pravasi Diwas 2016
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...
Ministers Approve Afghanistan’s WTO membership
Current Affairs: Ministers formally approved Afghanistan’s WTO membership terms at a special ceremony held at the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi on...
Seychelles President Won Third Term
Seychelles President James Michel won a third term by the narrowest of margins of 193 votes.
Michel, 71, won 50.15 percent with 31,512 votes in...
Former Defence Secretary Appointed CIC
Former Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur has been appointed the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
The post had fallen vacant after Vijai Sharma completed his tenure on...
Nissan Appoints Sanjay Gupta
Current Affairs: Nissan has appointed Sanjay Gupta as Vice-President – Marketing, Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd effective December 21, 2015.
Gupta will report to the...
Uttar Pradesh Gets New Lokayukta
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik appointed Justice (retired) Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta of the state.
The Governor will administer oath of office to...
Indian-Origin Leads Multination Initiative
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...
Uber Expands Services To More Cities
Current Affairs: Cab Service App 'Uber' has expanded operations in four more cities of Ajmer, Jodhpur Udaipur and Mangalore.
The launch comes after it signed...
Garwood Award Presented to President Mukherjee
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee received Garwood Award for ‘Outstanding Global Leader in Open Innovation’ from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business today (December...