1) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 13 July 2017 passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate the Ganga. This includes declaring as ‘No-Development Zone’ an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao. These directions were given in an old PIL filed by which …

1) केन्द्रीय कैबिनेट ने 12 जुलाई 2017 को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय चावल अनुसंधान संस्थान (IRRI) का दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत्रीय केन्द्र भारत के किस शहर में खोलने के प्रस्ताव को अपनी मंजूरी प्रदान कर दी? – वाराणसी (Varanasi) विस्तार: उत्तर प्रदेश के ऐतिहासिक शहर वाराणसी (Varanasi), जोकि प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की लोकसभा सीट भी है, में …

1) The Union Cabinet on 12 July 2017 cleared proposal by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to set up its South Asia Regional Centre in which Indian city? – Varanasi Explanation: Uttar Pradesh’s historic city Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency, will have the privilege of hosting the South Asia …

Centre launches GST Rates Finder app The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley launched a mobile app “GST Rates Finder” in his chamber in the national capital which is now available on android platform and will soon be available on iOS platform as well. This Mobile app helps users to …

New Israeli flower named after PM Modi   A new fast-growing Israeli flower was named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a special gesture to mark the first visit of an Indian premier to the Jewish nation. Israeli Crysanthumun flower will now be called “MODI”, officials said. Modi’s three-day visit …

ISRO Recruitment 2017 – Technician, Hindi Typists 05 Posts at Isro.govt.in   ISRO Recruitment 2017 Hindi Typists/Technician B Posts:Indian Space Research Organization.Headquarters has published an employment notification at www. isro.govt.in for 05 .Nos. Posts  of Technician B,Hindi Typists vacancies.Interested Indian candidates  may apply for this position on or before 28th July 2017. …

1) What is the name of India’s latest communication satellite that was successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on 28 June 2017? – GSAT-17 Explanation: GSAT-17 is the name of India’s latest communication satellite that was launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit …

Nasa launches world’s lightest satellite designed by 18-year-old TN student India once again broke a global space record by launching the world’s lightest satellite weighing a mere 64 grams, called Kalamsat, designed and developed by 18-year-old Tamil Nadu student Rifath Sharook and his team. The tiny satellite, named after Abdul …

E Courts Recruitment 2017: 07 English Stenographer/Lower Division Clerk Vacancy for 10th published on 14th June 2017   On 14/06/2017, E Courts announced recruitment notification to hire candidates who completed 10th for the position of English Stenographer/Lower Division Clerk. E Courts recruitment 2017 proposes to receive the application from applicants in …

International Day of Yoga: 21 June International Day of Yoga or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December 2014. The …