-Recenly, a new dinosaur was discovered in China that had iridescent feathers like a modern hummingbird. -This crow-sized, bird-like dinosaur was discovered from Hebei Province of China that lived 161 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. It has a crested head Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
FITE Pune-India’s first registered IT trade union
Whenever we think about trade union in India, we tend to imagine the plight of factory workers. But now IT sector, which represents highly skilled and highly educated employees, has also a trade union for its Indian employees. In December Read More …
Milk and Egg production in India
Milk Production: Milk production in India achieved 20.13% growth as compared to 2013-14. The production have been estimated to be increased by 6.4% in 2016-17 over 2015-16. -In past the growth rate has been 6.3% in 2014-15; 6.3% in 2015-16 and Read More …
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017
-Indian Medical Association as well as some doctors are opposing the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017. Recently some doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) invited the Union Health Minister for open debate on the bill. Read More …
Government to launch Operation Digital Board
The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on its 65th meeting, on 15 January, 2018 passed a resolution to take steps towards Operation Digital Board (ODB) on the lines of Operation Blackboard of 1987. The idea behind ODB is to prove Read More …
Guleri Gram Parallel Literature Festival
To promote Hindi and other Indian languages literatures, Pragatishil Lekhak Sangh will organize a Parallel Literature Festival (PLF) between 27-29 January 2018 at Jaipur Youth Hostel, Jaipur. This PLF is named ‘Guleri Gram’, after prominent Hindi story writer Pandit Chandradhar Read More …
Rare Himalayan Serow spotted in Nainital
-A rare Himalayan Serow, also called Himalayan deer, was spotted in Nainital Town of Uttarakhand on 15 January, 2018. -The Himalayan Serow falls under the Schedule 1 of the extinct species list of Wildlife -Due to it’s shrinking habitat and Read More …
Robot will lead humanity toward ‘hellish dystopia’
-It is not secret that Robot is replacing men at different workplaces around the world. World renowned scientist Stephan Hawking even proposed the Robot Tax to be collected by those who hires Robot in place of human. But now Indian Read More …
Gigabit Connectivity with Sri Lanka
-Union Minister for Law and Justice and Electronics and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad during his Sri Lanka visit, inaugurated the gigabit connectivity between the ‘National Knowledge Network’ (NKN) of India and LEARN (Lanka Education And Research Network: LEARN) network Read More …
Global Manufacturing Index-India at 30th place
-In he World Economic Forum (WEF)’s ‘Global Manufacturing Index 2018’, India is ranked at 30th position. -Asian country Japan has topped the index which is followed by South Korea, Germany and Switzerland. -Among BRICS nations, China is on top position, Read More …
Teen Murti Chowk renamed Teen Murti Haifa Chowk
-On the occasion of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s India visit, New Delhi’s’ iconic Teen Murti Chowk has been renamed after the historical city of Israel, ‘Haifa’. -This Chowk will now be known as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. -According to Read More …
भारतीय जनगणना स्मरणीय तथ्य
भारत में जनणगना की विधिवत शुरुआत किस वायसराय के शासनकाल में हुयी थी? (1881 में रिपन के काल में) वर्ष 2011 की जनगणना भारत की कौन सी जनगणना है? (15वीं) भारत में अनुसूचित जाति की सर्वाधिक आबादी किस राज्य में Read More …
कला एवं संस्कृति, खेल एवं विविध स्मरणीय तथ्य
-थोल्पावाकूथु क्या है? (केरल की कठपुतली कला) किस राज्य में गर्म रखने के लिए कांगरी नामक अग्नि मटका का प्रयोग किया जाता है? (जम्मू-कश्मीर) -कंबाला नामक भैंस की वार्षिक दौड़ प्रतियोगिता का कहां किया जाता है? (कर्नाटक) -नमामी बराक त्योहार Read More …
भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था स्मरणीय तथ्य
देश में कृषि एवं ग्रामीण विकास के लिए वित्त उपलब्ध कराने वाली शीर्षस्थ संस्था नाबार्ड की स्थापना कब की गई? Read More …
पर्यावरण एवं पारिस्थितिकी स्मरणीय तथ्य
इकोलॉजी या पारिस्थितिकी का जनक किसे कहा जाता है? (ऑर्थर जॉर्ज टांसले) अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्रकृति संरक्षण संघ यानी आईयूसीएन का मुख्यालय कहां स्थित है? (ग्लैंड, स्विटजरलैंड में) जैव विविधता शब्द का प्रथम प्रयोग वर्ष 1985 में किसने किया था? (वाल्टर जी. रॉसन Read More …