By: D.K. Choudhary Report finds India as second largest arms purchaser after Saudi Arabia i. As per the report of ‘Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 2008-2015′ released by Congressional Research Service (CRS), India has emerged as the second largest purchaser of arms among developing nations after Saudi Arabia. ii. …
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By: D.K Choudhary Study finds Birds with larger brain cope better in climate change than less brainy ones. i. According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, birds with larger brain better adjust in the fluctuating and harsh climate for finding food, shelter and protection from predators than the ones …
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By D.K Choudhary Centre launches IVRS platform to address the problem of call drops i. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched an Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) system in Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab, UP, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Goa. It will be extended to others states. ii. Aim : To obtain direct feedback …
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By: D.K. Choudhary Viral V. Acharya Appointed as the Fourth Deputy Governor of RBI i. Government has appointed Viral V. Acharya, a professor of economics at New York University, as one of the Reserve Bank of India’s four deputy governors for a term of three years on December 28, 2016. …
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By: D.K Choudhary Team of Astronomers Discovers Universe’s Biggest Galaxy Supercluster Vela near the Milky Way i. A research team of astronomers from Australia, South Africa, and Europe has discovered one of the universe’s biggest super clusters of galaxies, Vela super cluster, near the Milky Way. It was undetected …
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By: D.K Choudhary Magnus Carlsen defeats Sergey Karjakin to Win World Chess Championship i. World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the world Chess championship which was played in New York City, USA between 11 and 30 November, 2016 by defeating Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin. ii. This was his third win …
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By: D.K. Choudhary India’s Yuki Bhambri clinches ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures title i. Indian Tennis Player Yuki Bhambri, clinched $10000 ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures title on 25 December 2016. It was his 11th title on the ITF Pro Circuit. ii. He defeated Shintaro Imai of Japan 6-4, 7-5 who …
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By:D.K Choudhary India Successfully Test-Fired ICBM Missile Agni V in Odisha i. India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable, Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Agni V, on December 26, from Dr Abdul Kalam island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha. ii. The three-stage, solid propellant surface-to-surface missile was …
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By: D.K. Choudhary Super Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina) Makes Landfall in Philippines i. Super Typhoon Nock-ten made landfall on the eastern province of Philippines on Christmas Day. ii. Known in the Philippine as “Nina”, Nock-Ten hit the coast near Catanduanes island at 18:30 local time with wind speed up to …
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By: D.K Choudhary Center reconstitutes Committee assisting Krishna River Management Board i. The Centre has reconstituted a committee that was tasked with assisting the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). ii. The new committee will be headed by A.K. Bajaj, former chairman of the Central Water Commission. Other board members …
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