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Important Facts for Prelims (16th August 2018)

Armed Forces special Powers Act (AFSPA) As per a parliamentary standing committee report, the Centre wanted to reduce the areas under the Armed...

16 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (13th August 2018)

VS Naipaul Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, an Indian-origin British author and Nobel laureate known for his critical commentary on colonialism,...

13 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (11th August, 2018)

One District One Product Summit The President of India inaugurated the ‘One District One Product’ Summit in Lucknow, Uttar...

11 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (10th August, 2018)

SWAYAM Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), was launched on July 9, 2017 by Ministry of Human Resource Development to...

10 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (7th August, 2018)

Internet Based Science Channel Under the guidance of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Vigyan Prasar has launched an...

07 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (6th August 2018)

Andhra Pradesh is Front-Runner in Energy Efficiency Andhra Pradesh has emerged the front-runner in the field of energy efficiency according to the...

06 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts For Prelims (August 4, 2018)

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) PMUY was launched in 2016 and is implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through its Oil...

04 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (3 August 2018)

NITI Aayog Launches Move Hack NITI Aayog has launched Move Hack, a global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions aimed at the future of...

03 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (2 August 2018)

Agricultural Scientists' Recruitment Board It was set up by the government in November 1973, as an independent recruitment agency following the...

02 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (1 August 2018)

Ile Aux Cochons It is an uninhabited island in the subantarctic Crozet Archipelago, administered by France and is roughly halfway between the tip...

01 Aug 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (30th July 2018)

National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System-II (NASAMS-II) It is an advanced air defence system jointly developed by United States (US) and...

30 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (28th July 2018)

Stressed Power Assets- Key Schemes The power ministry has suggested two schemes for resolution of stress in the sector: Pariwartan Scheme It...

28 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (27th July 2018)

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) aims at the overall development of selected SC majority villages. It...

27 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (26th July 2018)

Nilgiri Mountain Railway It is one of the five hill railways in India. Apart from NMR, the other four include Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (West...

26 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (25th July, 2018)

Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail The Election Commission (EC) is struggling to meet the deadline to procure 16 lakh voter-verifiable paper...

25 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (21st July 2018)

Van Dhan Yojana Van Dhan Yojana was launched in April 2018, in Chhattisgarh. A Van Dhan Vikas Kendra was set up under the program. The Van Dhan...

21 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (20th July, 2018)

Dhole: Asiatic Wild Dog A team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) track down a pack of 14 dholes in the Mukki range of the...

20 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (19th July, 2018)

U R Rao Satellite Centre Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has roped in three partners to help URSC produce three small to medium satellites...

19 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (July 18th, 2018)

Cyanothece It is a bacteria that is able to fix nitrogen because it has a circadian rhythm. Cyanothece photosynthesises during the day,...

18 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims

Important Facts for Prelims (July 17th, 2018)

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram Keeping in mind the educational empowerment and employment oriented skill development of Minority communities,...

17 Jul 2018 Important Facts For Prelims