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Vedangi Kulkarni: Indian woman becomes fastest Asian to cycle the Globe
A 20-year-old Pune woman Vedangi Kulkarni has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. She has completed the 29,000 km distance required to qualify as bicycling across the globe. She has spent 159 days peddling up to 300 km ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Fact Box: Initiatives of Niti Ayog in 2018
The think tank through slew of initiatives is aiding the government in building an inclusive and sustainable India. The major initiatives of Niti Aayog in 2018 are detailed below. Initiatives of Niti Aayog Competitive federalism To boost the competitive federalism ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
10 Indian news firms selected for Google News Initiative Funding
Google has selected 87 news organisations from 23 countries for funding under its Global News Initiative (GNI). Of these 87 organisations selected, 10 are from India. The funding aims at helping the organisations in building video capabilities and experiment with new ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Indonesia hit by Volcanic Tsunami
On 22nd December 2018, Indonesia was hit by a Tsunami. As the giant tsunami waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java, at least 281 people were killed and 1,016 were injured. About Tsunami Tsunami refers ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) inaugrated in Gurugram
The Defence Minister of India formally inaugurated the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) Indian at the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram on 22nd December 2018. The IFC for Indian Ocean Region has the primary objective of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Gitega named as the new capital of Burundi
The government of Burundi has declared Gitega as the country’s new political capital on 22nd December 2018. Bujumbura, the previous capital of Burundi, will serve as the economic capital of the country. President Nkurunziza had made this promise of shifting ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
China launched its First Satellite for Space-based Broadband Services
China has launched its first communication satellite on 22nd December 2018 to offer broadband internet services to users worldwide. The communication satellite was launched using a Long March 11 carrier rocket which took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
'Hand-in-Hand' counter-terrorism military exercises concluded
India and China concluded the ‘Hand-in-Hand’ military exercise on 22nd December 2018 in China’s Chengdu city. This was the 7th edition of the ‘Hand-in-Hand’ military exercise. The ‘Hand-in-Hand’ military exercise did not take place last year due to prevailing tensions between both ..