Journalist Patil Puttappa passes away

Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa who was fondly known as Papu, passed away recently at the age of 99. He was an ardent follower of Gandhian principles and a Khadi activist. Patil Puttappa had also served as a former Rajya Sabha ..

Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate to almost zero

The Central bank of the United States-the Federal Reserve has recently cut its benchmark interest rate to almost zero. The Fed Reserve also announced that it would buy USD700 billion in bonds to ease the economic activities. The bank also ..

ACC approves appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as CMD of PFC Ltd

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited. It is a Navratna PSU which functions under the aegis of Ministry of ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 376

12345 1. Which of the following acts later led to creation of Zonal councils? Government of India Act 1935 Indian Independence Act 1947 People’s Representation Act 1950 States Reorganization Act 1956 2. In the early Vedic age, Vishnu was one ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-18 March 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 18 March, 2020 INDIA Lok Sabha passes the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020; upper limit for permitting abortions extended from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks for “special categories of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Draft National Policy for Rare Diseases placed in website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

On March 17, 2020, the draft National Policy for rare diseases has been shared in the website of ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The draft has been opened for comments from the states and Union territories and also from ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Share of Indian Companies in defence contracts increases to 75.03%

As per the recent information from the Union Defence Ministry, the share of Indian companies in contracts awarded by the Union Defence Ministry for procurement of defence equipments is 75.03 per cent in 2019-20. The share has increased from 39.06 ..

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha

The former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has been nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President Ram Nath Kovind, as per the notification of the Union Home Ministry The nomination is done to fill the vacancy arising due to ..

Russia to create a $4 billion anti-crisis fund to protect economy

The Prime Minister of Russia recently announced that the country will create a $4 billion (300-billion rouble) anti-crisis fund with an aim of protecting its economy from the coronavirus attack. He also announced that Russia may miss its growth targets this year and ..

France imposes fine on Apple for anti-competitive behaviour

The competition authority of France recently slapped a record 1.1 billion euro (equivalent to $1.2 billion) fine on US tech major Apple. The fine was imposed for the firm’s anti-competitive behaviour towards its independent retail distributors. The country’s authority announced that ..