Currents Affairs & GK – Aug 22, 2016
BRICS meet pledges to work for inclusive growth A two-day conference of the BRICS Women Parliamentarians’ Forum 2016 ended in Jaipur with a call for women’s involvement in the development process for...
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Centre notifies Good Samaritan SOPs In a move that could go a long way in encouraging witnesses to report accidents to the police, the Centre issued a notification ensuring that the affidavit of “Good...
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Single water panel The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is receptive to the idea of forming the proposed National Water Commission (NWC) by merging the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central...
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Probe ordered after data on stealth submarine is leaked Scorpène-class submarine The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French DCN and...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Aug 26, 2016
Surrogacy and the World GM mustard moves closer to approval DMH-11, the genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid was developed by researchers at the Delhi University under a government-funded project....
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Aug 27, 2016
Indians spend 8 times more on private hospitals Indians spent eight times more on private hospitals and twice as much on transporting patients compared to costs in government hospitals, according to...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Aug 28, 2016
4-D printing 4D Printing, is a new process for printing customizable smart materials. 4D Printing entails multi-material prints with the added capability of shape-transformation from one state to...
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ISRO flight-tests scramjet engine, joins elite club Joining a select club of nations, India successfully test fired its futuristic Scramjet Rocket Engine using oxygen from the atmosphere that could...
View ArticleCurrents Affairs & GK – Aug 30, 2016
India, Myanmar to build bridges, sign pact for 69 In a wide-ranging discussion with the Myanmarese President U. Htin Kyaw, who chose India as the first foreign destination after coming to power in...
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India, U.S. to share defence facilities India and the U.S. signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will give the militaries of both countries access to each other’s...
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