Odisha for first time achieves highest decline in IMR For the first time in 16 years, Odisha has achieved highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). This decline is far better than the national average. Administrator Mar 04, 2017 Save for Later
NGT fixes norms for camping along Ganga in Uttarakhand The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited all camping activity on beaches which fall within 100 meters along the River Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. Administrator Mar 04, 2017 Save for Later
Endangered Kurukh gets official language status in West Bengal West Bengal Government has given official language status to endangered tribal language Kurukh, mother tongue belonging to the Dravidian family. Administrator Mar 04, 2017 Save for Later
WCCB’s Operation Thunderbird and Operation Save Kurma for fight against wildlife crime Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has successfully coordinated Operation Thunder Bird from January 30 to February 19, 2017 in its fight to end poaching of Indiaâs wildlife animals. Administrator Mar 04, 2017 Save for Later
Current Affairs 3rd March, 2017 Indigenously developed weapon-locating radar SWATHI handed to Army Half of India-Bangladesh border fenced: Government Indian Navy successfully test-Fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari Submarine Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
India to attend Lahore meet on Indus Waters Treaty World Bank India has accepted an invitation to attend the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), to be held in Lahore in March 2017. The last round of the PIC was held in July 2016. Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
Half of India-Bangladesh border fenced: Government The Union Government has announced that half of the 4,096-km long border India shares with Bangladesh has been fenced. Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
Indigenously developed weapon-locating radar SWATHI handed to Army The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) formally handed over an indigenously developed Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) system dubbed as SWATHI to Indian Army. Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
Indian Navy successfully test-Fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari Submarine Indian Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile for the first time from an indigenously built INS Kalvari submarine. Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
Government notifies Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 The Union Government has notified the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 to prohibit the holding, transferring or receiving of scrapped old Rs.500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes from 31 December, 2016. Administrator Mar 03, 2017 Save for Later
