India ranks poorly in Commonwealth youth index-Prelims-2017

India has ranked very poorly at 133 in a new Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries' prospects for young people in employment, education, health,…

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‘SIMBEX-16’-Prelims-2017

 [stextbox id="alert" bgcolor="A3E0FF"]SIMBEX is an acronym for ‘Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises’. Bilateral cooperation between Singapore and India was first formalized when RSN ships began training with the Indian Navy in…

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New ‘benami’ Act to take effect from Nov. 1

The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act will come into force on November 1, 2016. Following this, the existing Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act will be renamed as the Prohibition of Benami…

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Antartica’s Ross Sea declared as world’s largest Marine Protected Area-Prelims-2017

Antartica’s Ross Sea was declared as world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) to protect the Earth’s most pristine marine ecosystem. It was declared after landmark international agreement among 24 countries…

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