Current Affairs 5 Nov.2016 Accent Institute Hisar • Bank that launched home loan overdraft facility for salaried customers- ICICI Bank • Person appointed as the Prime Minister of South Korea recently- Kim Byong-joon • NASA recently completed the construction of- James Webb Space Telescope • International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment […]
Person appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon- Sanjiv Arora Padma Shri singer and composer of Sri Lanka who passed away recently- Pandit Amaradeva Four Tier Tax Structure created by GST council in November 2016 under the Goods and Services Tax- 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent Company that tied-up […]
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 […]
Current Affairs 15 October 2016 Bank of Baroda appoints P V Sindhu and K Srikanth as Brand ambassadors Public sector bank Bank of Baroda (BOB) has signed a three-year principal sponsorship contract with badminton Olympians P V Sindhu and K Srikanth. Bank of Baroda logo will appear on the center chest of the two athletes’ […]
Current Affairs: 13 October 2016 First BRICS Trade Fair & Exhibition begins in Delhi Three-day first RICS Trade Fair and Exhibition begins in Delhi. The fair will be a platform for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
