2016: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles

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Apr 26, 2016

Finance Ministry Lowers EPF Rate to 8.7 Percent 

The Finance Ministry has approved 8.7 percent interest on PF deposits for over five crore subscribers of retirement body EPFO, which is lower than 8.8 percent decided by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) .

About the decision made by Finance Ministry to lower the rate:

  • The Central…

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Apr 25, 2016

ISRO Scientists Develop World՚s Lightest Material Silica Aerogel 

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have developed world՚s lightest synthetic material named Silica aerogel or blue air. ISRO՚s scientist from Thiruvananthapuram developed it. Silica Aerogel is the lightest artificial material which was never before made.

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23rd April is Celebrated as World Book and Copyright Day 

Every year 23rd April is celebrated as World Book and Copyright Day to encourage reading, publishing and copyright all over the world. The World Book and Copyright Day is also called as only World Book Day.

About celebrating of World Book and Copyright Day:

  • It is organized by Unite…

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Important Days

22nd April, Celebrated as Earth Day Worldwide 

Earth Day is celebrated on the 22nd April every year in worldwide to build support for environmental protection around the world. Earth day is celebrating in worldwide since 1970. It is celebrating in more than 193 countries each year.

  • At UNESCO՚s Conference of 1969 in San Francis…

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President Nominates 6 Well-Known Members to Rajya Sabha 

President Pranab Mukherjee has selected six renowned members to Rajya Sabha as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution. the selected members are Mary Kom, Narendra Jadhav, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Suresh Gopi, Subramanian Swamy and Swapan Dasgupta

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China, Pakistan Signs Agreement to Launch Satellite to Monitor CPEC Projects 

China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the launch of a special satellite to monitor the development of the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

About CPEC projects:

  • CPEC stands for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
  • It refers to seize of ma…

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25 April: World Malaria Day 

Every Year, World Malaria Day is being observed on 25th April across the world to acknowledge the global efforts to control disease malaria and to make aware the people with disease malaria which is caused by mosquitoes.

About World Malaria Day:

  • This day is marked by World health O…

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Important Days

Apr 21, 2016

2016 Pulitzer Prize: List of Winners and Other Key Details 

The Pulitzer Prize 2016 is won by the Sympathizer, a debut novel of Vietnamese American professor Viet Thanh Nguyen. Two prestigious Pulitzer Prize has won by Associated Press in Public Service for coverage for an investigation of severe labour exploitations tied to the supply of…

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In 2016 World Press Freedom Index India is Ranks at 133 

India ranked 133rd out of 180 nations in recently released 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) measured worldwide in terms of press self-determination in 2015. This year India has scored 43.17 and jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015.

  • The Index was circulate…

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Apr 20, 2016

RIC Forum Fields to Expand Collaboration in Fight Agents Terrorism 

The 14th edition of meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russia, India and China (RIC) Forum has declared to extend collaboration in fighting terrorism. The conference was held in Moscow, Russia and was acted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Union Minister of Foreign Af…

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