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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the third edition of Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi to save wild tigers. India is host of this edition of conference in which more than 700 tiger experts, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Global Tiger population increased for the first time in 100 years by 22%: WWF & GTF
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF), the global tiger population has increased by 22 per cent after a century of constant decline. The number of wild tigers across the globe has gone up ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Haryana Government decides to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram
Haryana Government has decided to rename Gurgaon as Gurugram. State government also has renamed Mewat as Nuh. In this regard, Chief Minister Manohar Lal has approved the proposal to change the names of Gurgaon and Mewat. Decision to change the name ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Ex-army chief JJ Singh gets highest French civilian honour
Former Indian Army Chief General (retd) JJ Singh was conferred with the prestigious Officer of the Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian distinction. He was conferred the honour by French Ambassador to India, Francois Richier in New Delhi. Mr. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
12 April: International Day of Human Space Flight
Every year 12th April is being observed as the International Day of Human Space Flight to commemorate the date of the first human space flight in the history of mankind. On this day in 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
RBI gives nod to Bharti Airtel's payments Bank Unit
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its in-principle approval to Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture — Airtel M Commerce Services Ltd (AMCS). With this AMCS has become the first entity to receive final approval from the RBI to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Danny Willett wins 2016 US Masters Golf
Danny Willett (28) from England won the prestigious 2016 US Masters Golf tournament. It was his first major championship with a score of 283 (−5) and three strokes ahead of runners-up Lee Westwood (UK) and the defending champion Jordan Spieth ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Union Government appoints Meeran Borwankar as DG of BPR&D
Union Government has appointed senior IPS officer Ms. Meeran C. Borwankar as the Director General (DG) in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). Her name for this post was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
G7 Hiroshima Declaration calls for world without nuclear weapons
The Group of 7 (G-7) countries’ foreign ministers have issued Hiroshima Declaration that calls for a world without nuclear weapons. The foreign ministers G-7 countries’ signed this joint declaration after meeting in Japan’s Hiroshima. G7 countries include Canada, France, Germany, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
India, Maldives sign six agreements in different sectors
India and Maldives have signed six agreements in different sectors to boost bilateral relations between both maritime neighbouring countries. These agreements were inked after comprehensive talks between visiting Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ..