Scientists have discovered world’s second oldest grain of magmatic zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes) from Champua from Singhbhum rock sample in Odisha’s Kendujhar district. It is an estimated 4,240 million years old, making it world’s second oldest rock ever to be discovered. It is oldest magmatic zircon on earth. The …
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Important International Summits Summits Comment BRICS Summit Countries (5)- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa 9th BRICS Summit 2017 – Xiamen, China East Asia Summit (EAS) The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a forum held annually in Starting 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian regions. Membership expanded to 18 countries …
Committees & Panels can be part of Preliminary Question Paper as a Match of the following or Who head What committee and on What topics. This post highlights important committees, commissions and panels formed during 2017, which can important for IAS preliminary examination 2018. Important Committees, Panels & Commissions 2017 S.No Name of Committee Chairman …
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India 2018 or Bharat 2018 is a reference annual Book published by Publication Division of the Indian Government. The reference book is an authoritative compilation of the complete information for 2017-18, about the current affairs of the country, which includes important dignitaries, state policy, public schemes and important data related to demographics, trade, economy and …
India State of Forest Report 2017 (ISFR) is a biennial publication of Forest survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest, & Climate Change, Government of India, engaged in the assessment of the country’s forest resources. The first State of Forest Report was brought out in 1987. Since then, FSI has …
