News:Bali Yatra which is one of the biggest trade fairs of Odisha, is scheduled to begin on November 12,2019. Facts: About Bali Yatra: Bali Jatra is also known as Bali Yatra and Boita Bandaṇa.It literally means A Voyage to Bali. This festival is held in Odisha in the city of Cuttack at Gadagadia Ghata of… Continue reading Bali Yatra
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IMNEX-2019
News:The India Myanmar Naval Exercise called IMNEX-2019 is being organised in Visakhapatnam from 19 to 22 October. Facts: About the exercise: IMNEX is a bilateral annual naval exercise between India and Myanmar. The first edition of the exercise was held in 2018. The joint exercise will encompass a variety of operations including anti-air and surface… Continue reading IMNEX-2019
Tasmanian Tiger
News:Recently,Tasmanian Tiger also known as thylacine which is said to have gone extinct over 80 years ago has been spotted across Tasmania,Australia 8 times during 2016 -2019. Facts: About Tasmanian Tiger: Tasmanian Tiger also known as thylacine was one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials evolving about 4 million years ago. The thylacine is commonly… Continue reading Tasmanian Tiger
Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
News:The Forest Advisory Committee(FAC) of the Environment Ministry has said that the States need not take the Centre’s approval to define what constitutes unclassified land as forest. Facts: What did the committee said? The committee has said that the states have well established forest departments. Hence,they are in a better position rather than Union Environment… Continue reading Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
RBI Deputy Governor post vacant for 3 months
News:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor post who is in-charge of Monetary Policy has been vacant since 3 months. Facts: About Reserve Bank of India(RBI): The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934. The Reserve Bank’s affairs are… Continue reading RBI Deputy Governor post vacant for 3 months
Government appoints 3 new members to PMEAC
News:Government of India has reconstituted the Economic Advisory to the Prime Minister.It has added three more part-time members to the advisory bodies council. Facts: About EAC-PM: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister(EAC-PM) is a non-constitutional, non-permanent and independent body constituted to give economic advice to the Government of India, specifically the Prime Minister. Terms… Continue reading Government appoints 3 new members to PMEAC
Interpol to hold general assembly in India in 2022
News:India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after its proposal received support of member countries. Facts: About Interpol: Interpol is the shorter and better known name of the International Criminal Police Organization.The agency was established in 1923. It is a network comprising 194 member nations including India.It is headquartered at Lyon,France. Interpol… Continue reading Interpol to hold general assembly in India in 2022
National Milk Sample Safety Quality Survey
News:Food Safety and Standard Authority of India(FSSAI) has released the National Milk Sample Safety Quality Survey. Facts: Key takeaways from the survey: The survey has found that milk samples from Telangana followed by Madhya Pradesh and Kerala has shown the highest number of cases of adulteration. The problem of Aflatoxin-M1 is more dominant in processed… Continue reading National Milk Sample Safety Quality Survey
Exercise DANX-19
News:Andaman and Nicobar Command(ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019(DANX-19). Facts: About Exercise DANX: The DANX is a joint services exercise conducted by the ANC (Andaman and Nicobar Command).The exercise was conducted for the first time in 2017. The main objective of the exercise is to practice and… Continue reading Exercise DANX-19
Officers Automated Structured Information System(OASIS)
News:The Indian Army has begun to digitize its official records under its new programme called OASIS-Officers Automated Structures Information System. Facts: About the programme: The programme aims to digitise the official records of the Indian army officers. Earlier,the records were manually preserved by Manpower Planning Directorate. Oasis will also carry the photographs of the dependents… Continue reading Officers Automated Structured Information System(OASIS)
