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Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry will celebrate Sankalp to Siddhi- New India Manthan in all the districts of the country from Saturday to 30th of this month. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has written a letter to the Ministers and all the MPs, to be present in the programs. Mr Singh today held an audio conferencing with all the Vice chancellors of University and heads of Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the country. Mr Singh said that this program will last for two and a half hours in which the first video message of the Prime Minister to be shown. The Minister said after that, a film will be shown on the efforts being made by the government for agricultural development and the resolution will be taken to free the country from poverty, corruption, terrorism, communalism and casteism.

Pahlaj Nihalani has been replaced by lyricist Prasoon Joshi as the new Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The Centre has appointed Mr Joshi as Chairman of the Board for a period of three years with immediate effect. Mr Nihalani has been in controversy over his decisions relating to cuts in different movies before giving the certificate.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji in Kathmandu on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC meet. There was no official word on as to what was discussed between the two leaders. The meeting comes in the backdrop of the current standoff in Dokalam - a trijunction between India, China and Bhutan. Both the leaders were in Kathmandu to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from the countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) , a grouping of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal are members of the BIMSTEC.

The Economic Survey Volume two for the year 2016-17 was tabled today in Parliament. It said achieving the high end of the 6.75-7.5 per cent growth projected previously will be difficult due to appreciation of rupee, farm loan waivers and transitionary challenges from implementing GST. The survey, however, noticed a rekindled optimism on structural reforms in Indian economy riding on various factors such as launch of the GST; Positive impacts of demonetization; decision in principle to privatize Air India; further rationalization of energy subsidies and Actions to address the Twin Balance Sheet (TBS) challenge. The document also adds that a growing confidence that macro-economic stability has become entrenched is evident because of a series of government and RBI actions and because of structural changes in the oil market have reduced the risk of sustained price increases. However the Survey cautions that anxiety reigns because a series of deflationary impulses are weighing on an economy...

Davinder Singh Kang has become the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Championships (IAAF WAC) in London. Competing in the qualification round Group B yesterday, Kang, who was carrying a shoulder injury, cleared the automatic qualification mark of 83 meter in his third and final throw as he sent the iron spear to a distance of 84.22 meter. He had a 82.22m in his opening throw and then came up with 82.14m in his second. The 26-year-old athlete from Punjab was under pressure to touch the 83 m in his final attempt and he was the last man to take the throw. He did it in style by sending the spear beyond the qualification mark to the huge relief of the Indian camp. IAAF World Championships London 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics London, GBR 04 AUG 2017 - 13 AUG 2017

Aug 11,  7:55 AM NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin its final five ultra-close orbits around Saturn, before the probe plunges into the atmosphere of the ringed planet and ends its epic 20-year-long journey. The spacecraft will enter new territory in its final mission phase, the Grand Finale, making the first of the five passes over Saturn on August 13. The spacecraft's point of closest approach to Saturn during these passes will be between about 1,630 and 1,710 kilometres above Saturn's cloud tops.

Aug 11,  1:35 PM Former Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu was sworn-in as 13th Vice President of India today. He has been administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Out going Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Governors, Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, Members of Parliament were present at the event. Mr Naidu, before proceeding to the Rashtrapati Bhavan paid tributes to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, Deen Dayal Upadhyay at DDU park and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Patel Chowk. After the swearing in ceremony, Mr Naidu reached Parliament House and took charge as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha . He also chaired the proceedings of the Upper House. Mr. Naidu was elected as the Vice President on 5th of this month defeating opposition candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi.

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy today improved two places to reach the 15th spot in the latest BWF rankings. Prannoy, who clinched the US Open title last month, had reached the quarterfinals at New Zealand Grand Prix Gold at Auckland last week. Sourabh Verma, who also reached the quarters at New Zealand, also jumped five places to reach the 32nd spot while Parupalli Kashyap jumped one place to be 46th. Ajay Jayaram and Sameer Verma dropped a spot each. Ajay is now placed at world no 17 while Verma is at the 29th position. Kidambi Srikanth, who clinched successive titles at Indonesia and Australia, remained at the eighth spot. In women's singles, Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and London Games bronze winner Saina Nehwal continue in their same places. Sindhu is in the 5th spot while Saina remains at the16th spot.

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has jumped to the joint top position in the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess tour. In the seventh round of the competition at St Louis in the United States, Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in a game that lasted 40 moves. The second straight victory with white pieces took Anand to 4.5 points from seven rounds. With just two rounds remaining in the Super tournament, the Indian ace shares the lead with overnight leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Levon Aronian of Armenia.

Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that terrorism continues to be the greatest threat to peace, democracy, development and good neighborliness. Inaugurating the 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting at Kathmandu this evening, Mr. Deuba said that Nepal firmly and unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. He said that BIMSTEC region is blessed with vast and diverse natural resources and if they are harnessed properly and efficiently prosperity will not be out of reach of our peoples. Nepal PM also said that as BIMSTEC mark the twentieth anniversary it is the right moment to focus on deepening rather than widening the areas of cooperation. During the two day meeting foreign ministers of member countries will review the progress in identified fourteen areas of cooperation and discuss ways to accelerate cooperation under the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) process. External Affairs Minister Sush...

Parliament has passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Lok Sabha has already passed it. Replying to a debate on the Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the wilful defaulters will not be spared and prosecution s are being launched against them. He said, the government’s decision has shaken the defaulters and they have started rushing to banks to resolve the issue. AIR Correspondent reports, the bill seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to insert provisions for handling cases related to stressed assets of banks. Stressed assets are loans where the borrower has defaulted in repayment or where the loan has been restructured. The bill will replace the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which was promulgated on 4th of May this year. The legislation will enable the Central government to authorize the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to direct banking companies to resolve specific stressed assets by initiating in...

Aug 11,  7:38 AM Former Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will be sworn in as the 13th Vice President of India today. He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. After the ceremony, Mr. Naidu will take charge as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha at Parliament House and will preside over the proceedings in the Upper House. Mr. Naidu was elected as the Vice President on 5th of this month defeating opposition candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu was born on 1st July 1949 at Chavatapalem, in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. He acquired his bachelor's degree in law with specialisation in international law from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

At the World Athletics Championships in London, Sam Kendricks of the US has claimed the title of men's pole vault. Kendricks, who took bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, cleared 5.95 meters for the gold. In women's javelin, two-time Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic lifted her second world championships title. 36 year old Spotakova, who last won the world title in 2007 in Osaka, set the gold medal mark at 66.76 metres in her second attempt.

Kynan Chenai and Shreyasi Singh of India have won bronze in mixed team trap event in Asian Shotgun Shooting Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Indian pair defeated Lebanan shooters 40-38. It is India's 4th medal in the Championship. Kynan Chenai had also won bronze in men's trap event yesterday.

India has ratified the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that commits countries to contain the emission of greenhouse gases, reaffirming its stand on climate action. In a brief statement, India's Permanent Mission to the UN said that India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol under the UN Convention on Climate Change yesterday. With this, India became the 80th country to accept the amendment relating to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the international emissions reduction treaty. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets. The Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 and entered into force in February 2005. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang...

Aug 9,  8:46 PM The nation is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement today. Initiating a special discussion in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to take pledge to honestly work to fight poverty and malnutrition in the country. The Quit India Movement was launched by the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on 9th August, 1942, demanding an end to the British Rule in India, and then on 15th August, 1947 India became independent. The National Archives of India is also organizing a special exhibition in New Delhi from today to mark Quit India Movement and Azad Hind Fauj. The two big events of the Indian history will be displayed through thousands of declassified files and documents.

Justice Dipak Misra, senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. An official notification announcing 63-year-old Misra’s appointment was issued by the law ministry this evening. Misra will take over from incumbent Justice JS Khehar, who will retire on August 27.

The Centre has launched Swachh Survekshan Gramin to encourage states and districts to improve sanitation coverage and solid liquid waste management. Launching this in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, toilet usage have increased to 91 per cent in the country whereas overall toilet coverage in rural India has reached to 66 per cent. Mr Singh said, all districts of the country will be ranked under the Swachh Survekshan Gramin on the basis of performance, sustainability and transparency. So far, 4,600 villages and 1.4 lakh households have been covered under Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin) Survey. Mr Tomar informed that 160 districts have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and more than 2.2 lakh lakh villages are ODF so far. Replying to media query, Mr Singh said, given the progress, the country will achieve the goal of swachh bharat by 2019. Mandi and Sindhudurg found to be the Cleanest Districts in India About Swachh Survekshan Swachh Survekshan is a ra...

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand remained in contention for a top place after playing out his fourth successive draw in the Sinquefield Chess tournament at St Louis in US. Anand draws with Armenian Levon Aronian. Levon Aronian has had mixed results with Anand,however the Indian has troubled his opponent in their game in the past few years.For Anand, the fourth draw serves him good as the Indian ace has not really been in great form in super events recently. In one of the decisive game of the day, Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia scored his first victory in the tournament.

India finished the Asian Junior Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines today with two silver and six bronze medals. Satender Rawat and Mohit Khatana settled for silver medals after losing their final bouts in the Championships. Satender lost to Uzbekistan's Almatov Shokrukh in the 80 plus kilogram category in a split verdict, while Mohit went down to Kazakhstan's Togambay Sagyndyk in the 80 kilogram category.

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to visit India this month on his first official trip overseas. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara was quoted as saying by The Himalayan Times that the agenda of Deuba's five-day visit from August 23 is under discussion. He said Nepal wants to maintain cordial relations through peaceful diplomacy and dialogue with both India and Nepal. Mahara also said that a ministerial conference of the BIMSTEC grouping will be held in Kathmandu from August 10. The BIMSTEC grouping of countries of South Asia and East Asia involves Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. About BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This sub-regional organization came into being on 6 Ju...

In Kenya, general election will be held today to elect new President. Eight presidential candidates will be on the ballot today, with polls open from 6 am to 5 pm local time. To win outright, a candidate needs 50% plus one vote, and at least 25% of the votes in 24 of country's 47 counties. The contest pits Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta against his long-time rival, Raila Odinga, and is seen as too close to call. Kenyatta has appealed for calm in a televised speech on the eve of the country's general election.

India today called for expanding the areas of cooperation among the member countries of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) bloc to further deepen mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation. Addressing the eighth MGC Ministerial Meeting in Manila today, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said the cooperation among MGC countries as part of its framework, aims at restoring and re-invigorating these ancient linkages leading up to the building of an inclusive and prosperous society. The MGC is an initiative by India and five ASEAN countries, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. It was launched in 2000 at Vientiane, Laos. Both the Ganga and the Mekong are civilisational rivers, and the MGC initiative aims to facilitate closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins. About Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initia...

The Rajya Sabha is scheduled to take up the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017. Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to insert provisions for handling cases related to stressed assets of banks. Stressed assets are loans where the borrower has defaulted in repayment or where the loan has been restructured. In Lok Sabha, the State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017, Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017 and Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 will come up for consideration and passage.

Leading bankers reviewed the progress on the 12 large stressed accounts named by the Reserve Bank resolution for action under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in Mumbai today. The Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Central bank had on June 13 directed the banks to refer 12 non-performing accounts to the National Company Law Tribunal for possible liquidation process. According to one of the bankers present at the meeting, It was a stock-taking exercise to smoothen the co-ordination among all the stakeholders. He informed that the IAC has referred all accounts whose fund and non-fund based loans are greater than Rs 5,000 crore, with 60 per cent or more classified as non-performing assets by banks as of March 2016, to the NCLT.

A Parliamentary panel will meet in New Delhi today to hear the views of various stakeholders on the disinvestment of national carrier Air India and Pawan Hans Limited. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture will hear the views of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management on the issue.

SEBI has directed bourses to initiate action against 331 suspected shell companies listed in the share markets. These scripts will not be available for trading from this month. The regulator's directive came after the corporate affairs ministry shared a list of 331 listed companies that are suspected to be shell entities and could even face "compulsory delisting". In a communication sent to the BSE, the NSE and the Metropolitan Stock Exchange, the markets regulator has asked them to keep the 331 shares in stage four of the Graded Surveillance Mechanism (GSM) with immediate effect. Securities coming in stage four are permitted to trade only once a month under trade to trade category. SEBI The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. BSE The  Bombay Stock Exchange  ( BSE ) is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal Street, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai (formerl...

Union Textiles and Information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani arrived in Guwahati today on in a two-day visit. Assam Handloom minister Ranjit Dutta along with senior officials of Information and Broadcasting ministry welcomed the minister at the airport. Later, Ms. Irani interacted with weavers at Mirza in Kamrup district. She said, for the development of the country, development of North East is necessary.

India's foreign exchange reserves have surged by 1(point)536 billion US Dollars to touch a fresh lifetime high of 392(point)867 billion dollars in the week ended 28th July 2017. An RBI release said that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves rose by 1.609 billion dollars to 368.759 billion dollars. In the previous week, the reserves had increased by 2.27 billion dollars to 391.33 billion dollars. Gold reserves remained unchanged at 20.35 billion dollars. India's special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund went up by 3.9 million dollars to 1.495 billion dollars, while the country's reserve position declined by 77.2 million dollars to 2.263 billion dollars. What is Forex Reserves? Definition of 'Foreign Exchange Reserves' Definition:  Forex reserves are foreign currency assets held by the central banks of countries. Description:  These assets include foreign marketable securities, monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs) and ...

The UNESCO has cautioned that the damage caused to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)in the northern part of West Bengal due to the Gorkhaland agitation may put in peril the World Heritage tag it earned in 1999.  UNESCO Representative said: "The DHR heritage toy train is already very vulnerable, given the natural environmental surrounding and landslide and other disaster threats it faces. And now this social turmoil has added another layer of vulnerability to it," said Section Chief and Programme Specialist for Culture at UNESCO New Delhi Office Moe Chiba. She said, it is a heritage symbol of outstanding universal value and with all the damage caused to it during the strike, the World Heritage status enjoyed by it, may come up for review in the next World Heritage Committee meeting in 2018. She also said that as soon as the area is made accessible, the UNESCO team will visit Darjeeling to assess the extent of damage caused to this Asia's heritage site. Darjeeling...

The government has put import of pigeon peas or toor dal under the restricted category and fixed a quota for its inbound shipments. Directorate General of Foreign Trade in a notification said, that the import shall be subject to an It said that this restriction will not apply to government's import commitments under any bilateral or regional agreement. India is the world’s largest pulses producer .Toor dal constitutes 15 per cent of the total 22 million tonnes of pulses output. India is the world’s largest pulses producer .

Indian Boxer Vijender Singh has offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in lieu of peace at the Indo-China border.  Vijender, a double champion in pro boxing, has urged both countries to maintain peace at the border. The 31-year-old Olympic bronze medallist Singh said during a media interaction in Mumbai that he dedicates his title to India-China friendship and peace because tension on the border is not good for both countries. Vijender, last night, won the thrilling 10-round bout by one of the closest unanimous decisions maintaining his unbeaten streak at the professional boxing.

The third National Handloom Day will be celebrated across the country today. The main event will be held in Guwahati. The 7th August has been chosen due to its special significance in India`s history. It was on this day that the Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905 . The movement involved revival of domestic products and production processes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the first National Handloom Day on 7th August, 2015, at a national level function in Chennai. August 7-   3rd National Handloom Day

India and Iran have reiterated their commitment to complete and operationalise the Chabahar Port at the earliest. The port would contribute to bilateral and regional trade and economic development and also provide alternate access to land locked Afghanistan to regional and global markets. Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is on a two day visit to Tehran, interacted with President Hassan Rouhani yesterday, and called on the First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri. He also held detailed exchange of views with Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, Abbas Akhoundi. Besides the bilateral pact to develop the Chabahar port — for which India will invest $500 million — a trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridor has also been signed by India, Afghanistan and Iran. Where is Chabahar Port located? Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran , on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Iran's only oceanic port. President of Iran? Hassan Rouhani Capital a...

Fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt finished third in the 100 meters Final of World Athletics Championship at London, last night. Usain Bolt  finished third to Americans Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman at the World Track and Field Championships, the Jamaican's final 100 meters race. Bolt clocked a time of 9.95 seconds. American sprinter Justin Gatlin who clocked 9.92 seconds to claim Gold.  

Aug 6,  8:34 AM Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title and win the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title. In the pro boxing bout, termed as 'Battleground Asia', at Mumbai last night, Vijender recorded a unanimous decision win over his Chinese opponent and continued his undefeated streak. It was Beijing Olympic bronze medallist's ninth successive win in his professional career. Vijender gave an exhibition of his class during the slugfest and his experience came in handy during 10 intense rounds.

Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the individual as well as the team gold medal in men's double trap at the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship today. At Astana, Kazakhstan, Mittal shot 71 in the six-man final to finish at the top of the podium. With scores of Sangram Dahiya and Mohammad Asab added to Mittal's final total, India managed to bag the top prize in the team event also. Dahiya had a score of 43 and Asab had shot 34. In the individual event, Dahiya finished fourth, while Asab had to be contend with the fifth position. Mittal had won a gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico, earlier this year

Aug 6,  8:34 AM Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali to retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title and win the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title. In the pro boxing bout, termed as 'Battleground Asia', at Mumbai last night, Vijender recorded a unanimous decision win over his Chinese opponent and continued his undefeated streak. It was Beijing Olympic bronze medallist's ninth successive win in his professional career. Vijender gave an exhibition of his class during the slugfest and his experience came in handy during 10 intense rounds.

Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the individual as well as the team gold medal in men's double trap at the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship today. At Astana, Kazakhstan, Mittal shot 71 in the six-man final to finish at the top of the podium. With scores of Sangram Dahiya and Mohammad Asab added to Mittal's final total, India managed to bag the top prize in the team event also. Dahiya had a score of 43 and Asab had shot 34. In the individual event, Dahiya finished fourth, while Asab had to be contend with the fifth position. Mittal had won a gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Acapulco, Mexico, earlier this year

Fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt finished third in the 100 meters Final of World Athletics Championship at London, last night. Usain Bolt  finished third to Americans Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman at the World Track and Field Championships, the Jamaican's final 100 meters race. Bolt clocked a time of 9.95 seconds. American sprinter Justin Gatlin who clocked 9.92 seconds to claim Gold.

Africa GK Malayalam 1.  ഇരുണ്ട  ഭൂഖണ്ഡം എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന വൻകര ഏതാണ്? 2.  മൗറി ഷ്യസ് ഏതു വൻകരയിലാണ് ? 3.  വിക്ടോറിയ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം ഏതു വൻകരയിലാണ് ? ? 4.  കോംഗോ നദി ഒഴുകുന്ന വൻകര ഏതാണ് ? 5.  മൗണ്ട് കിളിമഞ്ചാരോ ഏതു ഭൂഖണ്ഡത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയരം കൂടിയ കൊടുമുടിയാണ്? 6.  സഹാറ ,കാല ഹാരി എന്നീ  മരുഭൂമികൾ ഇതു വൻകരയിലാണ് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന ത്? 7.  കേപ് ഓഫ് ഗുഡ് ഹോപ്പ് ഏതു വൻകരയുടെ  തെക്കേ അറ്റമാണ് ? 8.  മഡ ഗാസ്‌കർ ദ്വീപ് ഏതു വന്കരയുടെ ഭാഗമാണ് ? 9.  സ്വാഹിലി ഭാഷ സംസാരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന വൻകര ഏതാണ്? 10. കെന ത്ത് കൗ ണ്ട ഏതു ഗാന്ധി എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു ? 11.  സുഡാൻ എന്നത് ഏതു  വൻകരയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയരാജ്യമാണ് ? 12.  വലിപ്പത്തിൽ രണ്ടാം സ്ഥാനത്ത് നില്ക്കുന്ന വൻകര ഏതാണ് ? 13.  നൈൽ നദി ഒഴുകുന്ന വൻകര  ഏതാണ്? 14.  ജന സംഖ്യയിൽ രണ്ടാം സ്ഥാനത്ത് നില്ക്കുന്ന വൻകര ഏത് ? ഉത്തരം :  ആഫ്രിക്ക

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50 Kerala  PSC Chemistry Questions and Answers 1).അന്തരീക്ഷവുമായി ഏറ്റവും കുറച്ച് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ലോഹം = ടിൻ. 2).ചിറകുള്ള ലോഹം = അലൂമിനിയം. 3)."ലിക്വിഡ് സിൽവർ" = ലെഡ്. 4).137.82 കാരറ്റിന് മുകളിലുള്ള വജ്രം = പാരഗൺ. 5)."സൂപ്പർ ലിക്വിഡ്" = ഗ്ലാസ്. 6).ഏറ്റവും സാന്ദ്രത കൂടിയ അലോഹം = അയഡിൻ. 7).പൊട്ടാസ്യം ജലവുമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുമ്പോൾ ലഭിക്കുന്ന വാതകം = ഹൈഡ്രജൻ. 8).കൃത്രിമ ശ്വാസോച്ഛാസത്തിനായി ആശുപത്രികളിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വാതകം = കാർബൊജൻ. 9).ബുള്ളറ്റ് പ്രൂഫ് വസ്ത്ര നിർമ്മാണത്തിന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വസ്തു = കേവ്ലാർ. 10).കണ്ണുനീരിൽ അടങ്ങിയ ലോഹം = സിങ്ക്. 11).വാതകങ്ങളെ വലിച്ചെട്ടക്കുന്ന ലോഹം= പലേഡിയം. 12).ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ ഐസോടോപ്പുകൾ ഉളള മൂലകം = സിസിയം. 13).ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ കാണപ്പെടുന്ന ഹാലൊജൻ = ക്ലോറിൻ. 14)."ഞാൻ ലവണം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു" എന്നർത്ഥമുള്ളത് = ഹാലൊജൻ. 15)."ഞാൻ ജലം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു" എന്നർത്ഥമുള്ളത് = ഹൈഡ്രജൻ. 16).ഭൂകമ്പത്തെ പറ്റി സൂചന നൽകുന്ന വാതകം = റഡോൺ. 17).എല്ലാ പ്രോട്ടീനുകളിലും അടങ്ങിയ മൂലകം = നൈട്രജൻ. 18).വാഹനങ്ങളിലെ ലൂബ്രികന്റ് ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്...

1 ❣ യൂറോപ്യന്മാർ ഇന്ത്യയിലേക്കു വന്നത് കച്ചവട ആവശ്യത്തിനായിരുന്നു. ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാർ കച്ചവട ആവശ്യത്തിനായി ഇന്ത്യയിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ച കമ്പനി ഏത് ❓ ✅ഈസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യ കമ്പനി 2. ❣ 1757-ൽ ഒരു യുദ്ധം നടന്നു. ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഒരു നാട്ടുരാജാവും ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാരും തമ്മിലായിരുന്നു അത്. ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ഭരണത്തിന് അടിത്തറയിട്ട ഈ യുദ്ധത്തിൻ്റെ പേരെന്ത് ❓ ✅പ്ലാസി യുദ്ധം 3 ❣ 1857-ലെ യുദ്ധത്തിൻ്റെ (ഒന്നാം സ്വാതന്ത്ര സമരം) പ്രാധാന്യം കുറച്ചു കാട്ടുവാനായി ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാർ നൽകിയ പേരെന്ത് ❓ ✅ശിപായി ലഹള 4. ❣ 1857-ലെ ഒന്നാം സ്വാതന്ത്യ സമരത്തിനു നേതൃത്വം കൊടുത്ത ഒരാൾ ❓ ✅ബഹദൂർഷ 5. ❣ 1885-ൽ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ സമര പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നൽകാൻ എ.ഒ. ഹ്യൂം എന്ന ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാരൻ സ്ഥാപിച്ച സംഘടനയേത് ❓ ✅ഇന്ത്യൻ നാഷണൽ കോൺഗ്രസ് 6. ❣ ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയിലെ ന്യൂനപക്ഷമായ കറുത്ത വർഗ്ഗക്കാരെ വെളത്ത വർഗ്ഗക്കാർ അകറ്റി നിർത്തി, ഈ വിവേചനത്തിനു പറയുന്ന പേരെന്ത് ❓ ✅വർണവിവേചനം 7. ❣ “സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം എൻ്റെജന്മാവകാശമാണ് ഞാനതു നേടുകതന്നെ ചെയ്യും” ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ സ്വാതന്ത്യ സമര സേനാനി ആര് ❓ ✅ബാലഗംഗാധര തിലക് 8. ❣ ഗാന്ധിജി തൻ്റെ ആശയങ്ങൾ പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ പത്രങ...

Iran's re-elected president Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in for his second term in an official ceremony held at the Iranian parliament in Tehran this evening. Iran's state TV reported that more than 130 high-ranking officials from various countries and international organisations attended the ceremony. Among them was EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who coordinates follow-up of Iran's nuclear deal. Union Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Gadkari represented India at the oath taking ceremony .

Venkaiah Naidu will be the new Vice President of India, to take oath on 11th of August. Former Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will be the new Vice President of India as he defeated Gopal Krishna Gandhi by 272 votes. Voting to elect the 13th Vice President was conducted today with 98.21 per cent polling recorded. There was a straight fight between NDA's candidate M Venkaiah Naidu and Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Briefing media in New Delhi, Returning Officer Shemsher K Sharif said Mr Naidu received 516 votes against Gopalkrishna Gandhi's 244 votes.

New Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog: Economist Rajiv Kumar will be the new Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, will succeed Arvind Panagariya, the first Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog. Panagariya had recently resigned from his post.