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Tut2learn’s Current Affairs Section is a compilation of recent current events. This section is updated almost daily.Tut2learn publishes relevant fact based Current Affairs Quiz almost daily basis. This quiz helps you to keep a watch on current happenings and may be useful for General Awareness part of IBPS Banking, SSC-CGL, Bank Clerical and other similar examinations.
The International Tennis Federation on Wednesday has banned Maria Sharapova from playing for the next two years. The Russian who was tested positive for a drug Meldonium during the Australian Open in January, had been temporarily banned in March. Sharapova, aged 29 stated that drug she took since 2006 due to health issues, had been
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the recruitment of Enforcement Officer / Accounts Officer Posts. 257 posts are up for grap with a basic qualification of Bachelors Degree in any stream. Candidates can apply online through the boards official website. The last date for the application is June 23, 2016.
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The Reserve Bank of India has kept it policy interest rate unchanged at 6.50% percent on Tuesday. Also, Rev Repo Rate (6%) and cash Reserve Ratio (4%) haven’t changed. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said inflationary pressure is a key concern. He added that April retail inflation was something that was not expected. The central bank
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The Indian Railways has set a target to install bio-toilets in all rail coaches by 2019. The railways plans to make the entire rail network as zero discharge zone. It will install 1.40 lakh bio-toilets in nearly 55,000 coaches in the next three years. So far, the railways has installed about 37,000 bio-toilets in coaches
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Four Indian women have made it to the prestigious Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world. Two top bankers of the country, Arundhati Bhattacharya, MD of State Bank of India (SBI), and Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank, bagged the 30th and 35th positions respectively. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the founder and chair
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Protesting against the centre’s unresponsiveness on the charter of demands tabled in December 2015, the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen has decided to go on an indefinite strike from July 11. Unions affiliated to NFIR represent over 13 lakh employees. General Secretary of NFIR, M Raghavaiah said ht unions will submit strike notice on June
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Legendary pop singer Prince, who passed away on April 21 this year, died of self-admininstered overdose of opioid painkiller, the country medical examiner has confirmed. The American pop star was found dead in an elevator in his Minnesota home. Reports were doing rounds that the ‘Purple Rain’ singer was diagnosed with AIDS 6 months before
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Researchers from NASA and ESA has made a surprising discovery – the universe is expanding much faster that predicted, 5 to 9% faster. The discovery could deal a blow to Einstein’s theory of relativity, the base for our understanding of space. The speed at which cosmos is booming does not match measurements based on leftover
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Indian government has cancelled all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italy’s Finmeccanica. The step was close to blacklisting the firm which is already under scanner for bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. Manohar Parrikar, Union Defence Minister, confirmed that the firm would be blacklisted the process has already begun with a note
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Union Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in a move to encourage budding entrepreneurs has urged Finance Ministry on raising tax holiday for startups from present 3 years to 7 years, on Monday. The decision comes post a lot of inputs from startups that has been received, said the Minister. Nirmala Sitharaman informed the same to media regarding
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