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Apr 30, 2017
1 इसरो दव्ारा104उपग्रह अंतरिक्ष में सफलतापूर्वक छोड़े (ISRO104 Satellites Successfully Left in Space) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
प्रस्तावना: कैरियर -असीम अंतरिक्ष संभावनाओं का खुला आमंत्रण है। कुछ दशक पहले तक हम अपने रॉकेट (अग्नि बाण) को साइकिल के पर प्रक्षेपण के लिए ले जाते थे। लेकिन हार नही मानी। आज इसरो (भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन) मजबूती से बढ़ रहा है। विकसित देश भी अपने उपग्रह के प्रक्षेपण के लिए
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2 Highlight on Our Guests - Expected Questions for 2017 [ Environment/Ecology ]
We will be covering the important questions and topics for competitive examinations for 2017 related to environment, biodiversity, ecosystem and related policies. As per video tutorials and lectures at Youtube@Examrace
Expected Questions on Environment and Biodiversity Part 1
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3 विश्व रेडियो दिवस (World Radio Day) (in Hindi) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
प्रस्तावना: - रेडियो हमारी जिंदगी का अहम अंग है। आवाज की दुनिया मेें रेडिया नायक बनकर उभरा और अपनी भूमिका को बरकरार रखे हुए है। संचार के माध्यम भले ही बदले हों लेकिन रेडियो ने अपनी प्रासंगिकता को बनाए रखा है। दुनिया भर में 13 फरवरी को रेडियो दिवस मनाया जाएगा। ये अवसर रहेगा कि
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4 NGO Barred from Receiving Foreign Funds [ International Relations/Organizations ]
An NGO has been barred by the government from receiving any kind of foreign fund including from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the alleged violation of the law. The FCRA registration of the Public Health Foundation of India has been cancelled by the home ministry. The law
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5 Generic Medicine Should Be Used by Doctors [ Policy/Governance ]
PM Narendra Modi has announced that the doctors will have to prescribe generic medicine other than the more expensive branded ones. The government will make a mandatory code on the marketing prices which will ensure that the doctors and the pharmacists will follow the rule.
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6 China Announced Names for Cities in Arunachal Pradesh [ International Relations/Organizations ]
China has kept the names for the six places in Arunachal Pradesh and it has termed the action as “legitimate action”. China made this move to show that the state belongs to the country and claims it as South Tibet. On April 14^th the names were written in Chinese characters, Tibet
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7 Super-Earth Discovered [ Science/Technology ]
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics scientists has found a new super-earth like planet. Since the one we found 40 years back which was twice the size of mother earth. It has happened yet again. It has LHS 1140b which is orbiting the habitable zone of a small red dwarf
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8 ISRO’S Mission Venus [ Science/Technology ]
Post the Mars mission, the Indian Space Research Organization’s is planning for a mission to Venus. Though various speculations have been made regarding the launch but the officials have said that the launch will not be happening before 2020. That has been planning to spend a spa
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Apr 27, 2017
1 Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Issued by RBI [ Policy/Governance ]
A new notification by RBI namely “Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) has come up for the banks. It shall be applicable to all the banks operating in India including small and foreign banks. It shall pay effectives from April 1 based on the financials of banks as of March 2017
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2 “Tropical Cyclone Maarutha” Seen in Bay of Bengal [ Economy ]
A tropical cyclone named Maarutha has been identified in the Bay of Bengal as a deep depression. This cyclone will hit Myanmar on 17^th April 2017 and it will be bringing heavy rains. It is the 1^st named storm of 2017 in the region.
Cyclones, Formation & Its 2 Types
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3 Seabed Resident Event Profiler (SREP) Robot Developed by NIO [ Science/Technology ]
National institute of Oceanography has developed a robotic platform, Seabed Resident Event Profiler which is capable of being stationed at any water depth from 0 - 200 meters to track the oceanic processes. It has been made to regularly record the water column information at ever
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4 India’S Steel Import and Export Currently [ International Relations/Organizations ]
The Joint Plant Committee’s annual report on steel sector for the time period 2016 - 17, India’s import of total finished steel declined 36 % to 7.4 million tonnes (MT). The country have had a quite well tariff in the producton also. The crude steel production has been 97.358 MT
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5 Normal Monsoon in South-West: IMD [ Economy ]
For 2017, there would be normal monsoon as predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department’s with a rainfall of 96 % of the long-period average (LPA). Rainfall between 96 % and 104 % of LPA is considered as normal. The country had suffered droughts in 2014 and 2015 too. In 2016
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6 Military Restructure of PLA Announced by the Chinese President [ International Relations/Organizations ]
Xi Jinping, the president of China has announced a restructuring of the People’s Liberation Army. His aim is to make it as a leaner fighting force with enhanced joint operations capability. President Xi Jinping is the chair of the Central Military Commission, and also commander-i
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7 PM Advice Folks to Use Narmada Water Judiciously [ Economy ]
Botad had seen the rousing reception of the Prime Minister who had come there to inaugurate the 1^st phase of the 2^nd link of Saurastra Narmada Avataram yojna. He had urged the people to use the water judiciously as it can make the people of the village wealthy. He told them to us
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8 The First ‘Made in India’ Robot [ Science/Technology ]
The Tata Motors have unveiled the first ‘conceptualized, designed and manufactured articulated industrial robot’ called “BRABO”. BRABO stands for “Bravo Robot”. The robot has been developed indigenously for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in India. It has been develope
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Apr 27, 2017
1 The Banning the Use of Red Beacon Decided by Union Cabinet [ Policy/Governance ]
The Union Cabinet has decided to put a ban on the use of red beacons which atop cars of VIPs. Three categories had been exempted from the ban which was the President, Vice- President and Chief Justice of India. The exemption had been applied to the emergency service vehicles. Acc
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2 New Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act [ Economy ]
The new Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act (RERA) will come into action from May 1^st, 2017. This new law will give new shape to the real estate. It will give transparency and accountability of the entire real estate sector. It will also benefit the buyer in many huge ways
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3 The Growth in Global Economy by 3.5% [ Economy ]
As predicted by the IMF the global economy would have a growth of 3.5 % in 2017. The projection given this year is slightly higher than what IMF had given last year. The improvement had proved to be good economic news in Europe and Asia. The momentum had been building up since th
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4 अमेरिका में सात मुस्लिम देशों पर प्रतिबंध और विरोध(7 Muslim Countries Banned and Protest in America) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
प्रस्तावना: -अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने अपने देश में सात देशों के नागरिकों की प्रवेश देने का फरमान जारी किया है। लेकिन हजार संभावनाओं वाले देश अमरीका का इतिहास प्रवासियों का ही रहा है। कुछ सौ वर्ष पूर्व यूरोप से यहां के लोग आकर बसे थे। उन्होंने अमरीका महादव्ीप के मूल न
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5 ज्ञान-विज्ञान और अंतरिक्ष (Knowledge and Space) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
टोक्यो (जापान): -एयरोस्पेस जापान का अंतरिक्ष कचरे को साफ करने का एक प्रयोग विफल हो गया। जापान एक्सप्लोरेशन एजेंसी (खोज यात्रा, कार्यस्थान) के वैज्ञानिकों ने जाल बनाने वाली कंपनी की मदद से एक इलेक्ट्रो डायनमिक (विद्युत, गति और बल के अध्ययन से संबंधित भैतिकी की शाखा) जाल बनाया था
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6 The Youngest UN Messenger of Peace [ Awards ]
The Union Nations has bestowed the highest honor UN Messenger of Peace upon Nobel Peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. She had been described as a symbol of the most important thing in the world-education for all. Because of this r4eason she became the youngest ever UN Messenge
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7 विज्ञान दिवस (Science Day) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
प्रस्तावना: -ज्ञान का परिष्कृत और उन्नत स्वरूप है विज्ञान। आदिकाल में मनुष्य को अंधेरें से डर लगता था। सहज वृत्ति और विज्ञान ने पत्थरों की रगड़ से मनुष्य ने आग की खोज की। अंधेरा हटा और मानव ने विज्ञान को आत्मसात किया। तर्क की कसौटी पर कसने के बाद ही विभिन्न वैज्ञानिक सिद्धांतों
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8 उच्च पद्रंह समाचार (Top Fifteen News) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]
मैक्सिको: - विदेश नीति के मामले में नए अमेरिकी राष्ट्रंपति ट्रंप के आक्रामक रुख का एक और मामला सामने आया है। इस मामले में ट्रंप ने मैक्सिकों को धमकी दी है। इससे पहले उन्होंने मैक्सिको और अमेरिका की सीमा पर दीवार बनाने के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दी थी। नए मामले में उन्होंने मैक्सिको
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Apr 20, 2017
1 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana [ Policy/Governance ]
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was made to disbursed loans which were covered under this yojana have crossed its target on Rs. 1.8 lakh crore in the financial year 2016 - 17. Loans that were extended have are of Rs. 1.80,087 crore in the current scenario. Majority of these loans wer
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2 Central Processing Centre Gets New Pin Code [ Policy/Governance ]
The Department of Post has given a unique pin code for the Income Tax Department’s Central Processing Centre based in Bengaluru, to ensure that the letters and emails sent by taxpayers to the CPC are not lost reach the centre late. The new pin code given to CPC is 560500. Earlier
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3 ASCI Issues Guidelines for Celebrities [ Economy ]
A new set of guidelines have been set by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for the celebrities endorsing products. According to the guidelines, celebrities will also include includes other well known personalities like doctors, authors, activists and educationists
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4 127th Birth Anniversary for Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar [ Important Days ]
It was the 127^th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar who was even a Bharat Ratna was celebrated at the Parliament House complex. Floral tribute was paid by the President, Vice President and Prime Minister to the statue of Ambedkar. The celebrations were organized by Dr. Ambed
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5 G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy in Germany [ International Relations/Organizations ]
The Ministerial Meeting of the G20 on Digital Economy was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. All the Ministers responsible for this had participated in it. The conclusion made in this meeting was on ‘Shaping Digitalization for an Interconnected World’.
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6 BS-IV grade fuels launched by the Government [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Bharat Stage-IV has been formally launched by the government across the country to keep carbon emission in check. Post the banning of sale and registration of BS-III vehicales by the Supreme Court this was launched. It sets target of ushering in BS-VI fuel by April 2020 by skippi
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