Former agriculture commissioner of India and often called the pioneer of Green Revolution in India, Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat died on January 27, 2018 at Chandigarh. Born in Hoshiarpur’s Sahora village on June 17, 1926, Dr. Kalkat obtained his Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
Republic Day parade awards 2018
69th Republic Day was celebrated across India on 26 January, 2018. Main celebration took place at Rajpath where India showcased its military might as well the cultural diversity. First time ten head of the states or their representatives of ASEAN Read More …
India-South Africa Test Series 2018
South Africa won the three test match series played against India by 2-1. The three test match series were played between 5-28 January at three South African locations. India won the last test match by 63 runs. Indian captain Virat Read More …
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish founder of IKEA, died at 91
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish founder of the world-renowned furniture store IKEA, died at the age of 91 on January 27, 2018 in Smaland, Sweden. IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 and the first IKEA store was opened in 1958 Read More …
First GRIIS list of global alien and invasive species
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRISS) has released the first country wide global list of alien and invasive animals and plant species. The first list, lists 6414 alien species found in 20 countries of the world. These are Read More …
Australian Open 2018 winners list
Australian Open Tennis tournament 2018 was held between 15-28 January 2018. Roger Federer, who won the men’s single title, became the oldest player to win the title in open era. It was his 20th grand slam title and is the Read More …
Atal Penson Yojana extended to Payments and Small Finance Banks
To Strenghten the existing channel of Atal Penson Yojna (APY) the Union Government has allowed Small Finance Banks (SFBs) and Payments Banks to offer Atal penson Yojna. According to the Finance Ministry, the strength, expertise and reach of these new Read More …
Associate fellow jobs in IDSA
Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) Name of Post: Associate Fellows Number of Posts: 6 Pay band: 15600-39100 (Grade pay: 5400) Last Date: 28 February 2018 Age limit: 45 years for General, 48 years for OBC, 50 years for Read More …
Oldest human jaw fossil outside Africa discovered in Israel
A human jawbone fossil has been discovered in Misliya cave in Israel which is believed to be 1,74,000 to 1,94,000 years old. It is believed to be the oldest modern human fossil discovered outside Africa, which is considered to be Read More …
Data Processing Assistant Grade (NCRB)
National Crime Record Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) Name of Post: Data Processing Assistant Grade A Number of Posts: 18 Grade Pay: 4200 Minimum Qualification: Should have retired as Data Assistant /Programmer or Data Processing Assistant Grade A or Programmer Read More …
‘Rotavac’ vaccine gets WHO pre-qualification nod
The World Health Organization (WHO), first time gave green signal to Indian pharma company, Bharat Biotech’s anti-diarrhoea vaccine ‘Rotavac’ for worldwide use. The WHO has given ‘pre-qualification’ nod to Rotavac. WHO’s ‘pre-qualification’ means that the vaccine can be sold to Read More …
Environment Performance Index 2018, India ranks 177th
When: The tenth Environment Performance Index 2018 (EPI 2018) was released on 23 January 2018 during World Economic Forum summit at Davos. Publisher: It is a biennial report and published by Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Read More …
Padma Awards 2018 Complete list
Union Home Ministry of India on 25 January, 2018 announced the name of the distinguished persons who will be felicitated with Padma awards. This year the President of India has approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards including two duo cases Read More …
Eighth National Voters’ Day 2018
The nation celebrated eighth National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 25 January, 2018. To facilitate registration and larger participation from the persons with disabilities, this year’s National Voters’ Day is celebrated with the theme of ‘Accessible Elections.’ Since the Election Commission Read More …
Prime Minister’s Shram Awards 2018
The Government of India nn 25 January, 2018 announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2016. These will be awarded to 50 workers employed in the Departmental undertakings and PSU’s of the Central and State Governments and Private Read More …