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Campaign Angikaar and E-Course
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched two initiatives: Angikaar, a campaign for behavioural change and an e-Course on...
30 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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A 3.8m-year-Old Skull was Discovered in Northern Ethiopia
Recently, a remarkably complete adult male skull called MRD-VP-1/1 or MRD for short., was found in Ethiopia. It is being dubbed as the face of the...
30 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently, two new species of Marine Eels have been discovered by Estuarine Biology Regional Centre (EBRC) of the Zoological Survey of India...
30 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The scientists have found the oldest parasite DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) in the Coprolite of a prehistoric Puma in Argentina. Coprolites are...
29 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Higher Protection to Star Tortoise and Otters
India’s proposal to upgrade the protection status of Star Tortoise, the Smooth-coated Otter & Small-clawed Otter has been approved in the...
29 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a project named ‘Tech Saksham’ to accelerate MSME growth...
28 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Chandrayaan-2 Scans Mitra Crater
Recently, the Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter has scanned a crater on the moon named after 20th century’s acclaimed radio physicist Sisir Kumar...
28 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Rare Tarantula Sighted in Tamil Nadu
The spider belonging to the Genus Poecilotheria, commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider or Gooty Tarantula was spotted in the Pakkamalai...
28 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF)
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has constituted an ‘Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF)’ to examine bank fraud of over ₹50...
26 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard
According to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), “Annual Observance Report of the Special Data Dissemination Standard for...
26 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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CSIR-National Physical Laboratory
Recently, the Union Environment Ministry has designated the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) as...
26 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently, the Asia Pacific Group of the Financial Action Task Force (APG) has placed Pakistan in the Enhanced Expedited Follow-up List (or...
24 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Akademik Lomonosov, a Russian ship that has floating nuclear units, started its first journey from the Russian port of Murmansk to the arctic town of...
24 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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World Youth Conference For Kindness
The first-ever World Youth Conference for Kindness was organised by the UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and...
24 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Sabka Vishwas is a legacy dispute resolution scheme notified by Government for closing pending disputes relating to legacy Service Tax and Central...
23 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation on account of the collapse of coalition between his party Five Star...
23 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently a new report titled ‘Skin and Bones Unresolved: An Analysis of Tiger Seizures from 2000-2018’ compiled by TRAFFIC, in...
22 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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India Fights to Get Rosewood Delisted from CITES
India, with the help of Bangladesh and Nepal, is trying to de-list ‘Dalbergia sissoo’, from the list of threatened varieties in order to...
22 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department in association with the Pace Educational Trust has launched an academic programme for young tribal...
22 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently Kerala’s tirur vettila has obtained Geographical Indication tag. Tirur Vettila is a type of betel leaf which is grown in Tirur and...
22 Aug 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
