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India-Bangladesh join hands to protect spectacled Langur
India and Bangladesh have decided to take concerted conservation efforts to protect the rare spectacled Langur. These conservation efforts will be taken to protect this species of Langur found in Patharia Hills Reserve Forest on either side of the fenced ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India ranked 117 in World Happiness Report 2015
India was placed at 117th position in the recently released World Happiness Report 2015 among the 158 studied nations. The report was published by the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Key facts from report Top five countries: ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Assam awarded as Best e-Panchayat state on National Panchayati Raj Diwas
State of Assam has been awarded as the Best e-Panchayat state on 25 April 2015 on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Diwas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the award to state Rural Development minister Rakibul Hussain in New Delhi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
25 April: World Malaria Day
Every year World Malaria Day (WMD) is observed on 25 April. The day is observed to recognise the global efforts to control preventable disease malaria. The theme of this year WMD-2015 is “Invest in the Future and Defeat Malaria”. This day ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Calbuco volcano erupts in Chile
Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted on 23 April 2015 for the first time after more than 42 years. It had erupted twice in the space of a few hours which led to billowing of huge ash cloud over a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Russia, Argentina sign agreements on economic & energy co-operation
Russia and Argentina have signed a series of framework agreements on economic and energy co-operation. These agreements were signed following talks between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her counterpart Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Both leaders hailed ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India fourth largest supplier of generic medicines to US: Government
India has emerged as the fourth largest supplier of generic medicines to the United States. It was announced by Minister of State (MoS) for Chemicals and Fertilizers Hansraj Ahir gave this information in the Rajya Sabha in reply to a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Government allows EPFO to invest 5% corpus in stock markets
Union Government has allowed Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), India’s retirement fund body to invest five per cent of its corpus in exchange traded funds i.e. in stock markets. In this regard, Union Labour ministry has notified the new investment ..