National
Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I ballistic missile test fired
Indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-I was successfully test-fired off the Odisha coast. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Kakrapar nuclear plant shut down after coolant system develops leak
Recently, power generation unit 1 at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat was shut down for indefinitely period after leakage of heavy water. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Jan Dhan accounts using Aadhaar face authentication issues
Almost 40 per cent of people who have obtained Aadhaar numbers say that it has not helped them, with banking correspondents in rural areas reporting that accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) using Aadhaar face authentication issues, leading to failed transactions, according to a report. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
More than 50 animal species critically endangered in India: Government
Union Government has announced that out of 96,000 animal species found in India more than 50 animals have been assessed as critically endangered (CR) and 310 as endangered (EN). ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
International
ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by Europe and Russia
An unmanned spacecraft named ExoMars 2016 was successfully launched jointly Europe and Russia to search for biosignatures on Mars (or Martian life) in past or present. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
China to set up International Maritime Judicial Centre
China’s Supreme Court has decided to set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC) to handle territorial disputes and protect its sea rights. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Business and Economy
ICICI bank ties up with Ferrari for co-branded credit card
Country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Union Government fixes Maximum Sale Price of Bt Cotton Seed
The Union Government has notified maximum sale price (MSP) of Bt cotton seed for the year 2016-17. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
New Appointments
Indian scholar H Deep Saini appointed VC of Canberra University
Noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini (60) has been appointed as the fifth Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Death
Renowned British author Anita Brookner passes away
Renowned British author and art historian Anita Brookner passed away. She was 87. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Nobel Prize winner economist Lloyd Stowell Shapley passes away
Renowned American mathematician and Nobel Prize-winning economist Lloyd Stowell Shapley passed away on 12 March 2016. He was 92. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Awards
Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub wins 2016 Global Teacher Prize
Palestinian teacher Hanan Al Hroub from a refugee camp has been awarded prestigious one million dollar 2016 Global Teacher Prize. ..... .â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Current Affairs 14th March, 2016 Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17 Highlights of Railway Budget 2016
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