Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 8 July 2015 Famous Ecologist Kamal Bawa elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society: Kamal Bawa is known for his pioneering contributions in the field of conservation science. With his induction to the Royal Society, he joins former and current eminent fellows of Royal Society such as Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking etc. Dr. Kamal Bawa is India’s most prominent biologist and anRead More
Month: July 2015
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 7 July 2015 Nakshatra Vatika at Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens inaugurated: President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Nakshatra Vatika at his official Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens in Bolarum, Secunderabad. The garden has plants representing planets, zodiac signs and stars. The layout of ‘Nakshatra Vatika’ has been developed in various geometrical combinations corresponding to the Shree Chakra of Vedic astrology on a 0.91 acre plot. Facts about Nakshatra Vatika: • In theRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 6 July 2015 4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States: 4 Indian-Americans have been honoured with the prestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America award 2015. Total 38 distinguished personalities from more than 30 countries around the world were honoured with this year’s award. 4 Indian-Americans are Preet Bharara: US Attorney, Southern District of New York. Rakesh Khurana: Dean of Harvard College andRead More
Indian History Quiz Practice Test – (Revolt of 1857) for UPSC Civil Services, SSC etc. Indian History Quiz Practice Test contains Modern Indian History questions and answers relevant to examinations like UPSC Civil Services, SSC, AFCAT, CDS etc. This Modern Indian History Practice test focuses on the Revolt of 1857 – the first war of Independence. So, these questions are directly or indirectly based on Revolt of 1857 topic. Recommended Books for ModernRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 5 July 2015 Read Previous Daily Current Affairs NGT bans use of Plastic in Haridwar & Rishikesh: National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposes a complete ban on plastic bags in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh. NGT also fixed a penalty of 5000 rupees on anyone found violating the order. The penalty will be charged as compensation for degradation of environment. About NGT: The National GreenRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 4 July 2015 Download This Flipkart APP and Support us to Continue the work! Thanks! Union Government launches eMigrate system for Foreign Employers: Indian government launched online registration named as eMigrate system for Foreign employers (FEs) who want to recruit Indian workers, including nurses. Foreign Employers will have to register in the eMigrate system. Features of eMigrate system: • It will allow Foreign Employers to raise their demand for IndianRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 3 July 2015 ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme launched by Haryana Government [Regional]: ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme launched by Haryana Government to provide 24 hour uninterrupted power supply for rural domestic consumers in a phased manner with their active participation. With this, Haryana has become the first state in the country to provide such an innovative voluntary scheme. About Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon scheme: ItRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 2 July 2015 30 June 2015 clocked one second longer with a leap second added to clocks worldwide [ALL]: With the addition of 61st second to the 59th minute of the 23rd hour, clocks across the world registered 23:59:60 before turning on to 00:00:00 on 1 July 2015. In India, the leap second was added by scientists at the Time and Frequency Standards Laboratory (TFSL)Read More
Digital India Campaign – Key Programmes [ UPSC General Studies Paper 2]: Digital India week was launched by PM Modi on 1st July 2015 along with launching of Digital India Campaign. The information about the Digital India Campaign is very important as per the UPSC Civil Services is concerned as it forms the part of the ‘Governance and E-governance’ topic mentioned in the syllabus of General Studies Paper 2.Read More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 1 July 2015 Britain’s Byron Wake becomes Britain’s Youngest ‘Cyborg’[ALL]: Byron Wake, a 15-year old boy from Britain, has become Britain’s youngest ‘cyborg’ Cyborg means ‘part-human’ and ‘part machine’. He made this possible inserting xNT microchip under the skin using hypodermic syringe. The chip is the size of a grain of rice and is encased in bio-safe glass. The chip has the ability to emit aRead More