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WII to house India’s first tiger repository
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell. The repository will consist of huge database on tiger conservation and population estimation which has been prepared with collaborated effort with ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown
Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta has won the 20th Commonwealth Chess championship crown 2016 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With this victory he has retained the Commonwealth Chess championship crown which was won earlier by him in 19th edition. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
RBI constitutes Tarun Ramadorai committee to look at household finances in India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted Dr. Tarun Ramadorai committee to study various facets of household finance in India. The committee will be chaired by Tarun Ramadorai, Professor of Financial Economics at University of Oxford. It will also ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Union Government aims to roll out GST from April 1, 2017
The Union Government has set the ambitious target to roll out of the Goods and Services Tax, (GST) from 1st April 2017. It was announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after unveiling a detailed road map for GST implementation. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Union Government launches MAA, nation-wide breast feeding programme
The Union Government has launched MAA (Mothers’ Absolute Affection), a nation-wide breast feeding programme. It was launched by Union Health Minister & Family Welfare J P Nadda along with Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit who is brand ambassador of this campaign. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
China successfully launches first satellite for mobile telecommunication
China has successfully launched the first satellite dubbed as The Tiantong-01 for mobile telecommunication. It was launched on-board of the Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. Key Facts The Tiantong-01 is the first satellite of China’s homemade ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Union Government fixes an inflation target of 4 percent for five years
The Union Government has set an inflation target of four per cent for the next five years i.e. till March 31, 2021. In this regard, Union Government will soon set-up Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to adhere to the target till ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Rio Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio
The 31st edition of Summer Olympic Games opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It was declared open by Acting Brazilian President Michel Temer at the Maracana Stadium. The theme of the 31st edition of Summer Olympic Games ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passes away
Eminent Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora died due to old age problems in Guwahati, Assam. He was 92. He was a prolific short story writer and a poet. He had received the Sahitya Akademi award for his most popular work Edhani ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Takehiko Nakao re-elected as President of Asian Development Bank
Takehiko Nakao has been re-elected for a 2nd term as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is beginning from November 2016. He was unanimously elected by the ADB’s Governors. He is the ninth president of ADB and ..