Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2018 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC etc

24×7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Info Line has been launched by Union Ministry of Tourism for international tourists in 12 international languages including 10 International languages along with English and Hindi, they are:

• French,
• Arabic,
• Italian,
• German,
• Korean,
• Japan

Kailash Yadav an Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister passed away in Gurgaon after reportedly suffering a brain stroke at the age of 65 years. In the present Akhilesh Yadav government he was a senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and a cabinet Minister and was considered close to

Sushil Koirala a former Prime Minister of Nepal and Nepali Congress (NC) President has passed away due to Pneumonia in Kathmandu at the age of 79 years. Mr. Koirala has served as 37^th Prime Minister of Nepal from February 10, 2014 till September 2015. After new republic constitut

Telecom service providers (TSPs) which are offering or charging discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content accessed by a consumer have been banned by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). TRAI has given Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for D

10 February is observed as National Deworming Day every year to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India. This day was launched in 2015 by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) so this year is a second edition of the

The gold medal in women’s individual category at the 12^th South Asian Games (SAG) has been won by India’s top squash player Joshna Chinappa by beating Pakistan’s Maria Wazir with 10 - 12, 11 - 7, 11 - 9, 11 - 7 score at the finals played at R G Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati.

Legendary Urdu Poet and Bollywood lyricist Nida Fazli passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra due to heart attack at the age of 78 years. He was become famous among singers and fans for their graceful presentation of ghazals, nazm and dohaas.

About Nida Fazli

• He was born on 12^th Oct

The Indian Handloom Brand tag has been given to Chettinad cotton saris for its unique designs and identity by the Union textile Ministry. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has examine its several quality parameters stipulated and then after chettinad cotton saree get this ta

The National Air Quality Indices (AQI) has been released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for 24 cities across India in the month of January 2016. Delhi is also termed as most polluted city in world by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Key facts

• Varanasi (Uttar

Popular search engine Google has celebrated 182^nd birth anniversary of Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev by dedicating a doodle on 8^th February 2016. This was a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepage that is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achieveme

The permanent campus of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jatani near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. On the lines of IISc Bangalore NISER has been established and its five sister institutions IISERs that are being

Chennai based Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) has issue ‘Geographical Indication’ tag for basmati rice as suggested by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB). This GI tag is allotted to basmati raise grown in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) on the foothills of th

Well-known political cartoonist Sudhir Tailang has passed away at the age of 55 years due to brain cancer at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Mumbai. He was famous for his political cartoons which are chronicled contemporary Indian politics with wit humors.

About Sudhir Tailang

• He w

Project Sunrise on for prevention of AIDS has been launched by J P Nadda a Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, especially for people who are injected with drugs in 8 North-eastern States. Main aim behind this project is to identify 90 % of drug addicts with HIV and put t

The National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) will be formed at Sikkim as decided by The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The existing Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Gangtok will upgraded to establish this Inst

The 2016International Fleet Review (IFR) is a military exercise which is hosted and conducted by Indian Navy. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated it in Visakhapatnam. “United through Oceans” is a theme of this edition.

• The main aim b

The 12^th edition of South Asian Games (SAG) has begun after inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. This multi sports event of 11 days is began from 5^th February 2016 which is jointly hosted by Guwahati and Meghalaya capital,

US Spaceman Edgar Mitchell is passed away at the age of 85 years at Lake Worth, Florida. He was the sixth person who walks on the moon. In 1971, as part of Apollo 14 he has spent 9 hours at moon’s surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region.

About Edgar Mitchell:

• He was born on 1

India has signed agreement and officially become an Associate Member State European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). In behalf of India Ministry of Science and Technology has signed an agreement at New Delhi on 4^th February 2016. With this agreement India has become second

Well-known American singer-songwriter Dan Hicks passed away at the age of 74 years due to throat and liver cancer. He was suffering with these diseases from last two years. He became well known for his traditional mix of folk, jazz and country music.

For the acoustic band Dan Hi

Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC’s) new state of the art refinery at Paradip in Odisha has been dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be 11^th refinery of IOC. It has installed capacity of 15 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA).

Key features of the r

For the first time joint tactical exercise named “Sino-India Cooperation 2016” has be held by border troops of India and China in Chushul-Moldo in Jammu and Kashmir. And for the Hand-in-Hand series of India-China Joint Exercises and the recently conducted joint exercise in Sikkim

Scientists from National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully converted paper waste into green nontoxic cellulose aerogels for the first time ever. Aerogels are most weightless solid materials in the world. They are also one of the finest insulation materials available

The prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical Music Award for year 2015 - 2016 has been honored to Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan (88). Pandit Ram Narayan is first internationally successful sarangi player. He is solo promoter of musical instrument as a single c

The Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) have been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Lepetkata, Assam and dedicated the facility to the nation. And it is North-Eastern region’s first ever petro-chemical plant of Indian. It will construct at estimated cost o

Convention on Supplementary Compensation which sets parameters on a nuclear operator’s financial liability. And regarding to this, India has submitted the Instrument of Ratification of the CSC to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It will come into force after 90 days

Chennai based Indian vaccine maker GreenSignal Bio Pharma has been certified with PQP (Pre-qualification of Medicines Programme) certification by a UN Health agency World Health Organization (WHO) for manufacturing a BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guerin) vaccine. And now with this certi

Nomination of General John Nicholson as the commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan has been conferred by the US Senate Armed Services Committee. He will replace commander US General John Campbell after his retirement. When Afghanistan needed serious concerns about the securi

India’s first anti-diabetic Ayurvedic drug “BGR-34” has been launched by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for type two Diabetes mellitus. BGR-34 stands for Blood Glucost Supervisor and proposed effective, safe, patient-friendly solution for dealing with t

The 61^st National School Athletics championship has been won Kerala (host) for the 19^th consecutive time. It was organized at Kozhikode. Out of 20 reported records state has won 10 meet records. Kerala has got 306 points and win 39 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals in this edi