by Spectrum Books | Feb 4, 2018 | Current Affairs
A new programme, Students and MEA Engagement Programme (SAMEEP), has been launched by the Indian foreign office, as part of its ‘outreach’ mission, to take Indian foreign policy and its global engagements to students across the country. The objective is to familiarise...
by Spectrum Books | Feb 4, 2018 | Current Affairs
The government started its second and final phase of BharatNet project in November2017to provide high-speed broadband in all panchayats by March 2019. Under this phase, that has an outlay of around Rs34,000 crore, the government aims to connect 1.5 lakh panchayats...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 18, 2018 | Current Events
Certain states of India have issued notifications that the movie Padmavat is not to be released in their respective states. On January 18, 2018, the Supreme Court stayed these notifications and orders. The movie has been certified by the CBFC. A bench headed by Chief...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 18, 2018 | Current Events
On January 18, 2018, India was successful in testing Agni-5, the surface-to-surface ballistic missile. Agni-5 was fired from a canister launcher, mounted on a mobile platform, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam Island (earlier known as Wheeler...
by Spectrum Books | Nov 13, 2017 | Current Affairs
National Testing Agency (NTA) The Union cabinet has approved the creation of National Testing Agency (NTA) as a Society registered as per the Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860, as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization to conduct...
by Spectrum Books | Nov 4, 2017 | Current Events
Current Events November Who won Kenyan’s presidential elections in Oct 2017? ANSWER:Uhuru Kenyatta 30th Oct 2017 Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the country’s deeply divisive elections, taking 98% of the ballots cast in a poll...
