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IPPB Bank to become operational in 650 districts by April 2018
The Union Government has announced that India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will become operational in all 650 districts of the country by April 2018 to facilitate financial inclusion. These banks will be linked to 1.55 lakh rural post offices for ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Telangana tops state-wise ease of doing business ranking in 2017
Telangana has topped the yearly state-wise ranking on assessment of implementation of ‘Business Reforms Action Plan’ (BRAP) in 2017. Last year, Telangana was the joint topper with Andhra Pradesh in the ranking. Telangana with an implementation score of 61.83% was ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Hemidactylus kangerensis: New species of large gecko discovered in Eastern Ghats
Researchers have discovered new species of gecko at Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Ghati National Park in Eastern Ghats. It common name is the Kanger valley rock gecko and scientific name is Hemidactylus kangerensis, named after the valley were it was discovered. Kanger ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
India registers significant decline in Infant Mortality Rate
According to recently released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS), India has registered a significant decline of 8% in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016. IMR in India has declined by three points from 37 per 1000 live births in 2015 to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Newton: India’s official entry to Oscars 2018
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has selected Hindi film Newton, a black comedy on foibles of democracy to represent India in Best Foreign Language category at 90th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be held in February 2018. It was unanimously chosen ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Health Ministry launches two new contraceptives
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new free contraceptives Antara and Chayya in 10 states under Mission ParivarVikas, a central family planning initiative. These 10 states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana, West ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Jharkhand Governor gives assent to Religious Freedom Bill, 2017
Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Jharkhand Religious Freedom Bill, 2017. The state government will now issue notification on the Religious Freedom Bill, after which it will become an Act. With this Jharkhand, become seventh state in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Union Government inks Global Environment Facility Grant Agreement with World Bank
The Union Government has inked US $24.64 million Grant Agreement from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for Ecosystem Service Improvement Project. The Project will be entirely financed by the World Bank out of its GEF Trust ..