IISER Researchers develop Gelator to scoop out marine oil spills Researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram have developed a compound named gelator to scoop out marine oil spills. They had produced gelators using glucose as a starting material and through several other chemical reactions. Researchers from Indian Institute of Science […]
PM Modi Dedicates Diwali to Indian Soldiers Addressing the nation in the 25th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the Indian soldiers while lauding their courage. “Our jawans are on duty and guarding us. That is why we are celebrating Diwali joyfully,” he said. […]
Union Government constitutes Munialappa Committee to monitor bird flu situation Terms of reference of the committee • Munialappa will be the nodal officer and will be available to provide advice and help round the clock. • A control room, with telephone numbers 011-23384190 […]
Justice Reddy committee on One Rank One Pension submits report The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension submitted its report to the Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar. The Central Government had appointed the committee under the Chairmanship of Justice L Narasimha Reddy retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court. MMTC ties up with […]
PM Narendra Modi to review expansion plan for NH-24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to take stock of the expansion work of NH-24 on Wednesday in his monthly Pragati meeting. The project has been moving at snail’s pace 10 months after Modi laid the foundation stone for this project due to several hurdles including […]
Security forces cannot use excessive force in AFSPA areas: Supreme Court July 9, 2016No comments The Supreme Court of India has ruled that army and paramilitary forces cannot use excessive and retaliatory force during counter-insurgency operations in […]
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, […]
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 […]
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1. India launched the gain scheme to boost the quality of the country’s higher education through international collaboration. What is the full form of the term GIAN ? 2. What is FATF (Financial Action Task Force)? 3. What is Tiangong I? 4. Solar Alliance: an alliance to develop clean & affordable solar […]
