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21 October 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

State of World Population 2017: report

According to 'State of World Population 2017' released by United Nations Fund for Population Activities 27% of India’s children get married by age 18 as compared to 28% the world over....

Cristiano Ronaldo retains top spot in Forbes' wealthiest athletes list

Forbes released the top 20 richest sportsmen in the world for 2017 with Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo leading the chart....

21 October 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 21 October 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in t...

5-member Committee to select Editor-in-Chief of RSTV

A five-member committee, headed by Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash, has been formed to select the candidate for the post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV)....

GSTN Launches excel-based offline tool to file initial GSTR-3B Returns

Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has launched an excel-based offline tool for businesses to file initial GSTR- 3B returns....

Lebanon's parliament approves country's first budget since 2005

Lebanon's parliament approved country's first budget in 12 years....

21st October: The National Police Commemoration Day

The National Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on 21st October remembering the brave policemen who sacrificed their lives while discharging their duties....

Punjab govt approves hike in income limit of OBCs

Punjab Chief Minister has approved an increase in the gross annual income limit for the creamy layer of the Other Backward Classes and Backward Classes from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh....

Govt sets up expert group for suggestions on artificial intelligence policy

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) has set up an internal expert committee to advise the government on a policy on artificial intelligence (AI)....

20 October 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 20 October 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in t...

20 October 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

Grandmaster William Lombardy passed away

William James Joseph Lombardy was an American chess grandmaster, writer, teacher, and Catholic priest who passed away at the age of 79....

Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar resigns

Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, the country’s second-most senior legal officer, has resigned citing personal reasons....

Most pollution-linked deaths occur in India

With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health....

World's deepest lake under threat: Scientists

Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, according to experts....

Gitanjali Rao wins 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device

Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, 11, was announced the winner of Discovery Education's 3M Young Scientist Challenge....

South Africa clinches top spot in ODI, India slips to second

India lost its number one spot in International Cricket Council (ICC) One Day International (ODI) rankings to South Africa....

Assam Govt launches new Tourism policy

The state government of Assam has launched a new Tourism policy- 'Tourism Policy of Assam 2017' with the aim of increasing tourist inflow in the state two to three folds within the next five years....

Sunny Verghese appointed as WBCSD from 2018

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has appointed NRI businessman Sunny Verghese, co-founder, and CEO of Singapore-based Olam International, as its new chairman from 2018....