National
Union Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement adopted at 21st CoP
The Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties of UNFCCC held in Paris in December 2015. ......Read More
India ranks 133 in 2016 World Press Freedom Index
In recently released 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), India ranked 133rd out of 180 nations surveyed worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015.......Read More
Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU on technical cooperation between India, Bhutan
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan on Technical Cooperation in the field of benchmarking, capacity building and bilateral exchange in Infrastructure Engineering.......Read More
Union Cabinet gives nod to operationalisation of IISER Tirupati
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for operationalisation of new Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.......Read More
International
Europe becomes world’s first region to end malaria: WHO
Europe has become the world’s first region to wipe out Malaria, a mosquito-borne vetor disease with zero cases reported in the year 2015.......Read More
India, China agree for peaceful negotiations to settle border issue
India and China have agreed to adhere to peaceful negotiations to settle the border issue and reach a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution.......Read More
Union Cabinet gives nod to expansion of India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for expansion of India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between both countries.......Read More
Awards
List of 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The Sympathizer, a debut novel of Vietnamese American professor Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.......Read More
New Appointments
BCCI appoints Rahul Johri as its first CEO
Rahul Johri has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).......Read More
Current Affairs 20th April, 2016 Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17 Highlights of Railway Budget 2016-17
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