Category: Current Affairs

India and US have established TWO-BY-TWO Ministerial Dialogue with an aim to elevate their strategic consultations.About India-US Two-BY-TWO Ministerial Dialogue: The new format would include External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and their American counterparts Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defence Secretary James Mattis. Two-BY-TWO Ministerial Dialogue will replace India-US…

India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. The meeting will be held in New Delhi. This decision was taken during the sixth joint Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation. About Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline: Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI), also known as…

Scientists Revealed Largest Volcanic Region Under Antarctica Scientists have quested out the largest volcanic region on Earth, with near about 100 volcanoes lying two kilometers below the surface of the wide ice sheet in West Antarctica. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Britain, adding to the 47 others that had been uncovered amid the…

Justice Dipak Misra appointed as 45th Chief Justice of India On August 8, 2017, the center has been cleared and justifies the file of the Justice Dipak Misra by being the 45th Chief Justice of India with effect from August 28, 2017. Deepak Mishra has been getting the place by replacing the justice J S…

1. Which mobile network offers a broadband facility with a top download speed of 100 megabits per second on its fibre-to-the-home network?                                (c) a. Reliance Jio b. Airtel c. BSNL d. Vodafone 2. Yes, Bank and this Android-based mobile operating…

Maharashtra Government to raise $270 m from Green Climate Fund. The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030WRG) has decided to help the Maharashtra Government to raise $270 million for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The amount raised will be invested in state government’s integrated watershed programs such as Jalyukt Shivar Yojana which has successfully augmented the…

1.Name the country whose scientists have finally succeeded in creating a true blue chrysanthemum flower-one that passes strict color standards?                   (C) a) Denmark b) Germany c) Japan d) Holland A) a is the correct answer B) b is the correct answer C) c is the correct answer D)…

Devendra Chawla appointed EVP and COO of Walmart India Wal-Mart India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has appointed Devendra Chawla as chief operating officer and executive vice president. Chawla had last month resigned from Future Consumer, a part of Kishore Biyani-led Future Group, where he was the CEO. Devendra will lead merchandising,…

Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy On August 2, 2017, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement for the current fiscal.2017-18. This time, RBI has reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6 percent. Repo rate – 6.00% (previous was 6.25%) Reverse Repo Rate – 5.75% (Previously…

 China opens its first overseas Military base in Djibouti China has formally opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti with a flag raising ceremony and military parade. • The event was timed to coincide with the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army, on August 1.…

The Indian National Payments Corporation (NPCI) received a final nod from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to function as the Bharat Central Bill Payment Unit (BBPCU) and operate the Bharat Bill Payment System . The final authorization from RBI comes almost a year after NPCI launched the BBPS pilot project to facilitate the payment…

Scientists at the University of Health and Science in Oregon, USA For the first time have successfully edited the genes of human embryos to correct defective DNA that cause hereditary diseases. They used the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology to alter human DNA in single cell embryos, allowing certain sections of DNA to be altered or replaced.…