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India test-fires BrahMos successfully from INS Tarkash

May 23, 2013

India has successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa as part of Navy’s Acceptance Test Firing (ATF) . INS Tarkash: Russian built Advanced ..

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Goa Govt launched 'Krishi Card' for farmers

April 30, 2013

Goa Govt launched a ‘Krishi Card’, a digital card which would be gateway for farmers to avail benefits like subsidies and loans given by the state government. An attempt to revive agriculture and allied sectors to make a vital support tool ..

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Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group

April 18, 2013

K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Presented its report on Western Ghats to MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) has prepared a report on Western Ghats which suggests for ban ..

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RBI chief rules out a revision in inflation goal

March 11, 2013

The RBI Governor D. Subbarao has ruled out any revision in its inflation goal while addressing a meeting over the subject “Is there a new normal for inflation?” Mr. Subbarao asserted that: Much of Indian Economy’s inflation is driven by ..

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Uttarakhand tops in “Environmental Performance Index (EPI)”

November 1, 2012

Uttarakhand (scored 0.8123) topped the list of best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental performance. As per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released by Planning Commission: · Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.7316), Chandigarh (0.7270), Sikkim (0.7149), ..

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Shigmotsav to begin in Goa from Mar 7, 2012

March 7, 2012

‘‘Shigmo’: a festival of colours in Goa corresponding to ‘Holi’ in the rest of India. Shigamo to be celebrated in Goa from March 7 to 11, 2012. People, especially the peasants celebrate this festival with great fervor. The celebrations are ..

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First state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System: Goa

March 2, 2012

Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing assembly polls slated on March 3. This would be the first such occasion in the ..

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History : Compendium 1

April 20, 2009

1. What was ” Bhottavisti” in Ancient Times? Ans. Bhottavisiti was a special kind of forced labor imposed on peasants from the laborers of Tibet. 2. Who was jall-ud-din Firoz? Ans. He was uncle of Alaud-din-khilji whom he murdered treacherously ..