#Burning_issue_of_the_day ➡ India, Panama sign two agreements ▪ India and Panama have signed two agreements on exemption of Visas for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports and in the field of Agriculture. ▪ These agreements were signed in the presence of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela Rodrigues in… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ POSHAN Abhiyaan : India inks $200 million loan agreement with World Bank ▪ The Union Government has signed $200 million loan agreement with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts across all states and union territories. ▪ The loan proceeds will be used for reducing stunting in children 0-6… Read More »
#Burning_issue_of_the_day ➡ 58th Raising Day celebrated by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) ▪ Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 58th Raising Day on 7 May 2018. ▪ BRO is leading government organisation in arena of infrastructural development in the border areas of the country. ▪ Since its inception in 1960, it has grown from 02 to… Read More »
#Honers_Awards ➡ Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018 ▪ #Dadahaheb_Phalke Excellence Awards 2018, honouring individuals from the entertainment industry for their outstanding contribution towards the growth and development of cinema and/or television were presented on April 21, 2018. ▪ This was the fourth edition of Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards. ▪ These awards were given by a… Read More »
➡ NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to develop Precision Agriculture using Artificial Intelligence ▪ On May 4,the Government’s Policy Think-Tank NITI Aayog & a World’s Leading Information Technology Company IBM had Signed a Statement of Intent(SOI),in the Presence of NITI Aayog CEO Shri.Amitabh Kant and MD,IBM India Shri Karan Bajwa. ➡ Objective of this Collaborations :… Read More »
#Person_in_news ➡ All about Pawan Chamling ▪ Sikkim’s Pawan Chamling (68) created history by becoming longest-serving Chief Minister in India. ▪ He has completed 23 years, four months and 17 days of uninterrupted service in office. He surpassed earlier record held by Jyoti Basu, 5-term West Bengal CM who held office for 23 years. Basu was… Read More »
#Person_in_news ➡ Government appoints Subhash Chandra Khuntia as new chairman of IRDAI ▪ The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed former chief secretary of Karnataka, Subhash Chandra Khuntia as new chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). ▪ He will succeed TS Vijayan whose five-year term ended in February 2018. He will… Read More »
#Person_in_news ➡ Indu Malhotra : First woman lawyer to sworn in as Supreme Court judge ▪ Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra was sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of India. ▪ She was administered oath to the office by Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra. With this, she became first woman Judge to be elevated directly… Read More »
▪ The 90th Annual Academy Awards (also known as Oscar Awards) were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the USA. It is one of the most honoured award ceremonies in the World. So it becomes a hot topic from the examination point of view. ▪ In this edition of the awards, Gary Oldman… Read More »
➡ Important #Cabinet_Approvals – 25th April 2018 ▪ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows- ➡ The Cabinet has approved – 1. MoU between India and Sao Tome and Principe for Cooperation in the field of Traditional… Read More »