The 2021 ‘Commonwealth Trade Review’ concludes that the Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to USD 345 billion worth of trade in 2020...
India condemns killing of Danish Siddiqui at UNSC
India strongly condemns the killing of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla...
PM inaugurates and dedicates to the nation multiple projects in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated to the nation several key projects over Rs 1,100 crore in Gujarat. He also inaugurated the Aqua...
MH-60r Multi Role Helicopters (MRH)
India received two MH-60 multi-role helicopters (MRH) from the United States, after a long wait of more than a decade. These two are the first in a li...
GISAT-1: India’s ‘Eye in the Sky’
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working towards launching India’s GISAT-1, an Earth Observation satellite, in August 2021, Dr K Sivan...
Head of a terracotta woman figurine found in Agaram
The head of a terracotta woman figurine, with decorated hair like goddess Meenakshi and Vaishnavite minstrel Andal, was found during an archaeological...
OBC sub-categorisation commission’s term extended
The Union Cabinet recently extended the term of the commission constituted under Article 340 of the Constitution examining the possibility of sub-cate...
UV-C technology to mitigate Covid spread
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has said that Ultraviolet-C or UV-C Disinfection Technology will soon be installe...
PM inaugurates the International Cooperation and Convention Centre – ‘Rudraksh’ in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre – Rudraksh in Varanasi, which has been constructed with J...
European Union unveils sweeping climate change plan
The European Union has announced a draft of climate change legislation aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. A doze...
India to host 2026 badminton world championship
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has allotted the BWF World Championship to India for 2026. This will be the second time that India will host the ...
Olympic Village opened
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village ofcially opened its doors and began welcoming the athletes ahead of this year’s Games, which will take place between Ju...
China-India trade on rise despite border tensions and Pandemic
India’s trade with China in the first half of 2021 rose by a record 62.7% — the highest increase among China’s major trade partners — with total two-w...
Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI payment system
Bhutan has become the first country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code. It is also the second...
NASA’s VIPER Mission
The US space agency has announced its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface....
India’s single largest solar park
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd , a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received the go-ahead from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up 4750 MW re...
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson soars to space aboard rocket plane
British billionaire Richard Branson soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned ...
USA Appointed Ambassador to India
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Friday, nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to the post of Ambassador to India. Mr Garcetti, 50, who has been mayor...
India’s first cryptogamic garden
India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. Locat...
Uttar Pradesh’s New Population Policy
The Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030 was unveiled on World Population Day on July 11, 2021 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to steady the gr...
IBPS CRP Clerk XI Recruitment 2021 5830 Vacancies
IBPS CRP Clerks XI Recruitment 2021 – IBPS invites Online applications for recruitment of 5830 Clerk Posts. This online facility will be av...
Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites? A) Corbett N...
Novak Djokovic wins 20th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic beat seventh seed Matteo Berrettini 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to win his sixth title at Wimbledon. His third straight triumph at the All Engla...
மகளிர் இரட்டையர் பிரிவு : வாகை சூடியது சியே/எலிஸ் இணை
மகளிர் இரட்டையர் பிரிவில், போட்டித்தரவரிசையில் 3-ஆம் இடத்தில் இருந்த பெல்ஜியத்தின் எலிஸ் மெர்டன்ஸ்/சியே சு வெய் இணை கோப்பை வென்றது. இந்த ஜோடி இறுதிச்ச...
ஜூனியர் பிரிவு : இந்திய வம்சாவளி வீரர் சாம்பியன்
விம்பிள்டன் டென்னிஸ் விபோட்டியில் ஆடவர் ஜூனியர் பிரிவில் இந்திய வம்சாவளி அமெரிக்கரான சமீர் பானர்ஜி சாம்பியன் ஆனார். இறுதிச்சுற்றில் அவர் சக அமெரிக்கரா...
பத்ம விருதுகள் : தன்னிகரற்ற சேவையாளர்களை பரிந்துரைக்க பிரதமர் வேண்டுகோள்
சமுதாயத்தின் அடிமட்ட அளவில் தன்னிகரற்ற சேவைகளைச் செய்து பெரிதும் பிரபலம் அடையாதவர்களை மக்களின் பத்ம விருதுக்கு பரிந்துரைக்குமாறு நாட்டு மக்களை பிரதமர்...
With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :
With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements : 1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water ho...
The Hunger Virus Multiplies
Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam said that 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine-like conditions around the globe has i...
Sun erupts the biggest flare in four years
On July 3, 2021 the sun emitted a large solar flare that was observed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. During a solar flare, the highly energetic...
Kappa variant of Covid-19
The Uttar Pradesh government recently released the findings of the first batch of genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus carried out at the King Ge...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma jailed
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order t...
Zika virus cases reported in Kerala
Kerala is on alert after detecting at least 15 cases of the Zika virus. Health Minister Veena George said the state’s first ever infection was reporte...
Cabinet extends Agri Infra Fund loans to APMCs
The Union Cabinet decided to extend the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to State agencies and Ag...
India-UK Financial Market dialogue
India and the United Kingdom (UK) held the inaugural meeting of the India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue (‘the Dialogue’) virtually on July 9, 2021. Th...
Govt brings Dept of Public Enterprises under Finance Ministry
The government has merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with the Finance Ministry to give it a better control over key state-owned firms,...
World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark
The world’s tallest sandcastle has been completed in Denmark, towering more than 20 metres high and comprising nearly 5,000 tonnes of sand, according ...
Union Council of Ministers expanded
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Union Cabinet on July 7, 2021 bringing in 36 new faces and promoting seven existing ministers. As many as 12...
மகளிர் கிரிக்கெட் முதல் இடத்தில் மிதாலிராஜ்
பெண்கள் ஒரு நாள் கிரிக்கெட்டில் வீராங்கனைகளின் புதிய தரவரிசை பட்டியலை சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் கவுன்சில் (ஐ.சி.சி.) வெளியிட்டதில் பேட்டிங் தரவரிசையில் இந்தி...
ஆப்கான் பயணத்தை தவிர்க்க இந்தியா அறிவுரை
ஆப்கானிஸ்தானில் இருந்து அமெரிக்க படைகள் விரைவில் முற்றிலுமாக விலக்கிக் கொள்ளப்பட உள்ளன. இதனால், கடந்த சில வாரங்களில் அங்கு தலீபான் பயங்கரவாதிகளின் வன்...
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Iranian President-elect
In a rare diplomatic gesture, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travelled to Tehran on July 8, 2021, and called on Iranian President-elect Ebrah...
Indo-Pacific Business Summit 2021
Ø The Indo-Pacific Business Summit 2021 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, ...
Legendary Actor Dilip Kumar passes away
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was popularly known as the tragedy king of Bollywood, passed away on July 7, 2021. The actor was 98 and is survived b...
Ministry of Cooperation
The Union government on July 6, 2021 announced the creation of a new ministry called the “Ministry of Co-operation” to implement the visio...
மத்திய மந்திரிசபை விரிவாக்கம்
பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடி தலைமையிலான மத்திய அரசு கடந்த 2019-ஆம் ஆண்டு பதவியேற்ற பிறகு, மத்திய மந்திரிசபையில் மாற்றம் எதுவும் செய்யப்படாமல் இருந்தது. இந்ந...
Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR)
Ø Authorities in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) have started planning for conservation of vultures after 150 of the birds were sighted recently i...
AI used to reveal Actual Shape of the Universe
Ø Japanese astronomers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to remove noise in astronomical data due to random variations in ga...
Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
Which one of the following is an artificial lake? A) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)B) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)C) Nainital (Uttarakhand)D) Renuka (Himachal Pr...
NASA receives first Sample of Asteroid Ryugu
Ø NASA recently received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu, which was returned to Earth last December by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JA...
Which of the following is/are the possible consequence/s of heavy sand mining in riverbeds ?
Which of the following is/are the possible consequence/s of heavy sand mining in riverbeds ? 1. Decreased salinity in the river 2. Pollution of ground...
India recorded highest ever merchandise export in 1st quarter of the current financial year
With India registering highest quarterly merchandise exports of $95 billion during the first quarter (April-June) of 2021-22, the country is now eyein...