New Delhi :The Union Finance Ministry has given permission to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to conduct field trials of plastic (polymer-based) currency notes of Rs 10 denominations. It was announced by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.Continue Reading
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is one of the several organisations of the same name operating in different parts of world. ABC founded in 1948 is a not-for-profit, voluntary organisation consisting of publishers, advertisers and advertising agencies as members. It does pioneering work in developing audit procedures to certify theContinue Reading
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on 17 October 2014 launched the National Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi. The National Air Quality Index is an initiative under Swachh Bharat Mission envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce the culture of cleanliness. AQI willContinue Reading
Kerala, regionally referred to as Keralam, is a state in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 as per the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions. Kerala at a Glance With the Arabian Sea in the west, the WesternContinue Reading
P.Sadasivam : Ex-Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam appointed as the Governor of Kerala Ram Naik: He has been appointed as Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Kesri Nath Tripathi: He has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal. Om Prakash Kohli: He has been appointed as the Governor of Gujarat.Continue Reading
The largest astronomical observatory set up at any educational institution in India, at the St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, has been revamped and restored. Set up in 1865 by Father Eugene Lafont, the astronomical observatory is one of the oldest observatories in Asia and will also be open to theContinue Reading
General knowledge today’s Quiz Contest No 2 . 1.BAT’ extension refers usually to what kind of file? A. Compressed Archive file B. System file C. Backup file D. None of these 2.In which of the following states world’s famous horn-bill festival celebration held every year? A. Kerala B. Arunachal PradeshContinue Reading
71st Golden Globe Awards were announced at Los Angeles on 12 January 2014. The event was organized by Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements. The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93Continue Reading
International Men’s Day is an annual international event celebrated on 19 November. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the day and its events find support from a variety of individuals and groups in India,Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. The objectives The objectives of celebrating anContinue Reading
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