Current Affairs
August 1 , 2019
India Post Payments Bank to Be Converted into Small Finance Bank
The postal department has decided to convert the India Post Payments Bank into a small finance bank, enabling it to offer small loans to customers. Besides, the department looks to open one crore accounts for IPPB in 100 days. The decisions were taken at the annual Heads of Circles Conference held at Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir from July 29-31, 2...
July 31 , 2019
Sniper Frontier Competition: 2019
A nine member Indian Army team has left for Belarus to compete in the Sniper Frontier Competition as part of the International Army Games schedule 03 Aug to 17 Aug 19. It is a thirteen-day intense sniper competition and encompassing flexibility of mind, physical fitness along with firing. The competition is likely to have over twenty-three particip...
July 30 , 2019
After West Bengal, Odisha gets GI tag for its version of Rasgulla
Odisha bagged the geographical indication (GI) tag for its “Rasagola”, thus bringing it a late cheer in its battle since 2015 with West Bengal on the sweet’s origin. West Bengal had won the first round. Both states staked their claim on the syrupy dessert. In 2017, West Bengal secured the GI tag for its “Banglar Rasogolla”. Now with Odisha also sec...
July 29 , 2019
Arunachal CM launches statewide tree plantation programme
Chief Minister Pema Khandu launched the statewide tree plantation programme ‘Clean-Green Arunachal Campaign 2019’ in Itanagar. The campaign under the State Forest department will plant 1-lakh tree saplings in the next 24 hours. On the occasion, the campaign is being held as part of Van Mahotsav celebration and has set the target of planting 1 Crore...
July 27 , 2019
Nation remembers war heroes on 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
The 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas is being celebrated across the country today. The central theme of this year's celebrations is ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’. The day marks the victory of Indian armed forces in Operation Vijay in 1999, when they evicted the infiltrators backed by Pakistani army from high outposts in Kargil sector. Defence...
July 26 , 2019
RIL becomes top-ranked Indian company in Fortune Global 500 list
Diversified conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) has become the top-ranked Indian company to feature in the latest Fortune Global 500 list. The oil-to-retail major has toppled state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) as the top-ranked Indian company. RIL has attained a rank of 106 in the latest list, recording an improvement of 42 positions from it...
July 25 , 2019
India jumps 5 places to 52nd rank in Global Innovation Index 2019
India improved its ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) by five places to 52nd in 2019 from 57th position....
July 25 , 2019
Local jobs up to 75 pc reserved for people in Andhra PPP projects
Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in the country to offer 75 per cent reservation to locals in private jobs....
July 23 , 2019
5th International Police Expo 2019, New Delhi
Challenges to strengthen peace and security...
July 22 , 2019
Lucknow to host DefExpo India 2020.
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Vivek Kumar was appointed as private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi....