Recently,a biologist has recreated a blue whale from the skeletal remains of dead blue whales washed ashore on the Andhra Pradesh coast. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet weighing as much as 200 tons.They are also the loudest animals on Earth and are even louder than a jet engine. Blue whales… Continue reading Young biologist from Andhra Pradesh recreates a blue whale from bones
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Imports from U.S. to grow, trade Ministers to meet soon
Indian Prime Minister has met US President on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in France. During the meeting,the Indian PM said that India has planned to increase imports including oil from the US and $4 billion worth of imports were already in the pipeline. India and the US has differences over trade imbalance between… Continue reading Imports from U.S. to grow, trade Ministers to meet soon
PM rejects scope for third party mediation in Kashmir
Indian Prime Minister has met US President on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in France. During the meeting,Indian PM has rejected any scope for a third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir.He reiterated that Kashmir is a bilateral issue. This statement came after US President has offered to mediate between India and… Continue reading PM rejects scope for third party mediation in Kashmir
G7 Summit: signs of hope as Donald Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are on
The Group of Seven(G7) summit was held in Biarritz,France.During the summit,US President has said the US and China will be resuming trade talks shortly. The US and China are negotiating a trade deal that would end the trade war between both the countries that has been escalating since last year. Trade war is a situation… Continue reading G7 Summit: signs of hope as Donald Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are on
Exchange rate driven by capital flows, says RBI
According to Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor,India’s foreign exchange reserves are borrowed reserves and not built out of export surplus.This means that exchange rate dynamics in India is driven by capital flows rather than current account balances. Current account includes export and import of goods and services while Capital account includes inflow and outflow… Continue reading Exchange rate driven by capital flows, says RBI
Daily Quiz #22 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 27, 2019
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GS-2 PM rejects scope for third party mediation in Kashmir Trump: Discussed issue with Modi — India, Pakistan can resolve it on their own Plea in Supreme Court seeks online RTI portals in States The Supreme Court asked the Centre and 25 States to respond to a writ petition for a direction to establish Right… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 27th 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #21 August 26, 2019
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Daily Quiz #21 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 26, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 26, 2019
G-7 summit Indian Prime Minister (PM) will be attending the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France. Although India is not a member of the G7 group, Indian PM would be attending the Summit as a special guest on the invitation of French President. The G-7 was created in 1975 as an annual gathering of political leaders… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 26, 2019

