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-Researchers have discovered first known hybrid bird species in Amazon rain forests of Brazil. Known as Golden Crowned manakin, has yellow crown over green body. -This bird is hybrid of two bird species, namely; opal-crowned and snow-capped manakins. -This bird was Read More …
-The three-day long (28-30 December, 2017) 78th session of the Indian History Congress concluded at the Jadavpur University campus. A condemn resolution was passed on the attack on freedom of speech. The aim of conducting Indian History Congress is for Read More …
–भारतीय इतिहास कांग्रेस का 78वां अधिवेशन 28-30 दिसंबर 2017 को जाधवपुर विश्वविद्यालय कोलकाता में आयोजित हुआ। इसमें ‘अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता’ पर हमले की निंदा से संबंधित प्रस्ताव पारित किया गया।भारतीय इतिहास कांग्रेस की स्थापना 1935 में हुयी थी और इसका Read More …
25 December 2017 -The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on December 25, inaugurated a new metro link between Noida and Delhi. He unveiled a plaque at Botanical Garden Metro Station, to mark the inauguration of a portion of the Magenta Read More …
प्रश्नः सुशासन दिवस निम्नलिखित में से किस तिथि को मनाया जाता है? (a) 24 दिसंबर (c) 25 दिसंबर (c) 26 दिसंबर (c) 31 दिसंबर उत्तरः b प्रश्नः संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के अलावा किस देश ने इजरायल में अपना दूतावास तेल Read More …
–नीति आयोग के अटल इनोवेशन मिशन (एआईएम) के तहत अटल टिंकरिंग लैब (एटीएल) की स्थापना के लिए 1500 और स्कूलों का चयन किया गया है। -एआईएम के तहत एटीएल की स्थापना के लिए देश भर में अब तक 2441 स्कूलों Read More …
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विश्व का सबसे बड़ा उभयचर वायुयान एजी600 चीन के झुहाई शहर में 24 दिसंबर, 2017 को अपनी पहली उड़ान भरा। -इस वायुयान को ‘कुनलोंग’ कोड नाम दिया गया है। इसके पंख का विस्तार 38-8 मीटर है एवं चार टर्बोपॉप इंजन Read More …
The study conducted by the researchers from McGill University in Canada, revealed that the process of photosynthesis in plants first took place 1.25 billion years ago. Earlier estimates had placed it somewhere between 720 million and 1.2 billion years. -The study Read More …
According to the Space.com, 3200 Phaethon—an Apollo asteroid—came the closest to Earth it has ever been on December 16. On that date, the Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar—the world’s second largest single dish radio telescope captured high-quality images of the asteroid, which Read More …
Researchers from University of Michigan in the US have developed a new type of neural network chip that can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. -The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words Read More …
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), on December Read More …
-The country’s first air-conditioned (AC) suburban (local) train made its maiden journey on December 25 from Borivili to Churchgate in Mumbai. It was inaugurated by state education minister Vinod Tawde. -Initially, the Mumbai AC local will run between Borivali and Read More …
According to the data released by I-T department, just over 2 crore Indians, or 1.7 per cent of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) 2015-16. -The number of income-tax return filers increased to 4.07 crore Read More …
Question: To tackle urban air pollution, apart from technological solutions, we also need to re-imagine and rethink our use of urban space. Describe. What are the technological solutions for increasing urban air pollution? Pollution embarrassment: On Day 2 of the final Read More …
