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Nico Rosberg wins 2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix held at the Shanghai International Circuit. Chinese Grand Prix title race was the third race of the 2016 season of Formula One in which total 11 teams ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
18 April: World Heritage Day
Every year World Heritage Day is being observed across the world on April 18. It is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites. Objective: To create consciousness to preserve and protect the precious assets and cultural heritage across ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Geeta Johri appointed as first woman DGP of Gujarat
Gujarat government has appointed senior IPS officer Geeta Johri as the Director General of Police (DGP) of the state. With this she became the first female DGP of Gujarat. Her appointment comes after she was elevated to the post after ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Dipa Karmakar became first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics
Indian artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics. She achieved this feat after her strong performance at the final qualifying which helped her to book 2016 Rio Olympics Games ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Indian Army conducts Shatrujeet battle exercise in Rajasthan
The Indian Army conducted major battle exercise named as ‘Shatrujeet’ in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan near to the border with Pakistan. The sole purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the capability of the Indian Army and fine tune ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Delhi Government launches Phase 2 of odd-even scheme
Delhi Government has launched the second phase of odd-even car rationing scheme to check pollution in the national capital. The second phase will be from 15 April 2016 till 30 April 2016. The scheme aims at curbing vehicular pollution and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Jharkhand Government launches Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows
Jharkhand Government has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows to create equality and harmony in society, ensuring all round development enshrined in the Constitution. It was launched by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga unveiled at NIT Sikkim
Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga was unveiled at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It has been named after Kangchenjunga mountain (8,586 m), the third highest mountain in the world which lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim. It was formally ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
G20 Countries seek to crackdown on tax havens, terror financing
The G20 countries including India have sought a crackdown on tax heavens, shell companies and terror financing in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. In this regard a communiqué was issued by G20 countries after meeting of its Finance ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Delhi ranked 44th among world's 50 Future-ready Cities
National Capital of India, Delhi has been ranked 44th among the world’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’ that are embracing technology for growth. It was revealed by the recently released report ‘Future-Ready Economies Model’ by the Information Technology major Dell. Key ..