Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018
Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance Aims to help citizens invest in a taxable instrument, without any monetary ceiling. […]
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Salaries of Judges
The salaries and allowances CJI and Supreme Court judges are charged from Consolidated Fund of India. The salaries and allowances
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Ionosphere
The ionosphere is located between 60 and 400 km above the mesopause. It contains electrically charged particles known as ions,
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GOLD and ICON Missions
GOLD and ICON are space missions of NASA. Both will be launched in 2018. They will team up to explore
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Typbar Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TVC)
It is a Typhoid Vaccine developed by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech WHO has given its approval for global use of
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Zojila Tunnel
Zoji La Tunnel is a 14.2 km long road tunnel under Zoji La pass in the Himalayas between Sonmarg and Drass town in Kargil district of the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh, It is situated at
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Barak Missile
Barak is a Hebrew word for lightening It is an Indian-Israeli Long Range surface-to-air missile It is nuclear capable ballistic missile
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National Security Council
National Security Council It was established in 1998 It is the apex agency looking into – external and internal security,
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Sixth Schedule : Autonomous District Council – UPSC Prelims
About Autonomous district council: As per the Sixth Schedule, the four states viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram contain the Tribal Areas which