Tagged: KAS MAINS
Jallikattu Explained – History – Controversy – PETA – Social Media – Protest
What is Jallikattu? Jallikattu is an ancient bull taming blood sport played in Tamil Nadu. It’s a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day According to experts, the term Jallikattu is derived from...
Cabinet approves amendment in Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme
To boost electronic manufacturing in the country, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved incentives to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore for investors by amending the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) scheme. The...
New mobile app to help fishermen
An app under the aegis of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has been developed to aid fishermen to increase their catch and reduce the cost of operations, the developers said. Named mKRISHI@AFisheries,...
India’s Second Scorpene Submarine “Khanderi” Launched
INS Khanderi, second of the Scorpene class submarine, was launched in Mumbai on Thursday. The submarine, which was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), will undergo trials before being inducted in the Indian...
GDP grows at 7.3% in September quarter
Gross Domestic Product was 7.6 per cent in the second quarter of the last fiscal. The Indian economy grew at 7.3 per cent in the September quarter of current fiscal, up from 7.1 per...
Kerala becomes first State in India to roll out LNG-powered bus
A new chapter in the country’s transport sector has been initiated which moves towards clean fuel, India’s first liquefied natural gas-driven bus was launched in Kerala. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...
Indian Lawyer Aniruddha Rajput Elected To UN’s International Law Commission
In a significant victory, a young Indian lawyer won a hotly-contested election in the UN General Assembly for membership to the world body’s top body of legal experts, garnering the highest number of votes...
National Tribal Carnival 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated First National Tribal Carnival-2016 in New Delhi on 25th Oct The tribal carnival would showcase the capabilities of the tribal communities, in the national capital. The Prime Minister said...
All you need to know- Bank consolidation
Bank consolidation India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) formally started merger of 5 associative banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself. The merged entity will have India’s one-fourth of the deposit and...
