Current Affairs: 22 September 2016 21 September: International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace is observed across the world annually on 21st September. It is dedicated to world peace and specifically the absence of war and violence such as might be occasioned by a temporary […]
India Successfully test-fires Barak 8 Surface-to-Air Missile India has successfully test-fired the most advanced surface-to-air missile ‘Barak-8‘ from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district,Odisha. The 4.5-meter nuclear capable ballistic missile weighs around 3 tonnes and can carry a payload of 70 kilograms developed jointly with Israel. The missile […]
Download pdf current-affairs-20-9-2016 Alka Sirohi appointed as new UPSC chairman The President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Retd. IAS – officer of MP Cadre Smt. Alka Sirohi (UPSC-Member) as the chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). […]
Current Affairs: 19 September 2016 DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs-19-9-16-accent Punjab National Bank appointed Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador State-owned Punjab National Bank has roped in Indian test skipper Virat Kohli as brand ambassador to improve its image which […]
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DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs-18-9-16-accent Current Affairs: 18 September 2016 India’s foreign exchange reserves up at $371 Bn The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to$371.27 billion as on September 9. According to data released by the RBI, […]
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Indian-American Abraham Verghese to receive National Humanities Medal DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs-17-september-2016-accent Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese (61-year) whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine has been selected for the prestigious National Humanities Medal 2015. US President Barack Obama will bestow the honour upon Verghese along with 11 others recipient’s in Washington on 21st September 2016. Abraham […]
Current Affairs: 16 September 2016 Graeme Hick signs deal to become Australia’s batting coach Former England batsman Graeme Hick (50-year)has been appointed as Australia’s new full-time batting coach until March 2020. Hick has been Cricket Australia’s high-performance coach since 2013. Hick will take up his post before Australia host South Africa for three tests later […]
Current Affairs: 15 September 2016 Devendra Jhajharia wins gold medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs-15-9-16 India’s Devendra Jhajharia (36-year) has won Gold Medal in the men’s javelin throw, F46 event at the Rio Paralympics 2016. He becomes only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for the country. Earlier, Jhajharia won gold in […]