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  • Party wise List of Lok Sabha Members 2019

    General election for the 17th Lok Sabha were held in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party after winning 303 seats. BJP is also the single largest party in terms of total vote share in Lok Sabha Election 2019.

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  • Sharad Arvind Bobde: Current Chief Justice of India

    At present, the Supreme Court of India has 34 judges including the Chief Justice of India. Mr. Sharad Arvind Bobde is working as the 47th Chief Justice of India. In this article we have published information about the Sharad Arvind Bobde.

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  • List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2019

    Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0! As on October 2019; there are 58 Ministers; which includes 25 cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 24 Ministers of State.

    Nov 13, 2019

  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel:The Man behind United India

    Shri Vallabhbhai Patel's full name was Vallabh Bhai, Jhaverbhai Patel. Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as the Sardar Patel and Iron Man. Vallabhbhai Patel was born on 31 October 1875, Nadiad, Gujarat and died on 15 December 1950, Bombay [now Mumbai]. Sardar Patel is most remembered for integrated India.

    Nov 13, 2019

  • G-20 Summits: List of Summits and Members

    The annual meeting of the G-20 Leaders is known as the G-20 summit. The G 20 Summit is formally known as the “Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy”. There are 20 members of the G-20 including India. The last meeting of the G20 was held in Japan's city Osaka in June 2019 and the next meeting will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 21–22 November 2020.

    Nov 11, 2019

  • List of 10 fastest Centuries in ODIs

    The fastest century in the ODI scored by the AB de Villiers in just 31 balls against West Indies in 2015. The first ODI century was scored by ‘Denis Amiss’ who scored 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972. Till date there are 116 cricketers have scored 15 or more international centuries and 43 cricketers have scored 30 or more centuries in the all the three formats of the cricket.

    Nov 11, 2019

  • Lal Krishna Advani: Biography and Political Career

    Lal Krishna Advani is the founder member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Advani Ji was born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi, Pakistan. He was elected as the member of the Parliament for the 8 times. L.K. Advani had served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from June 29 2002 to May 2004.

    Nov 8, 2019

  • What is Air Quality Index and how is it calculated?

    The problem of air pollution has become a new challenge for the world. The air quality deteriorates throughout India in October and November months every year. The air quality is measured by the Air Quality Index. Let’s know what is the Air Quality Index (AQI) in India?

    Nov 6, 2019

  • World Tsunami Awareness Day 2019:History and Theme

    The World Tsunami Awareness Day is dedicated to promoting a global culture of tsunami awareness around the world. It is observed on 5 November every year. It is started by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2015.

    Nov 5, 2019

  • List of all Successful Moon Missions on dark side of the Moon

    Till date there are 20 moon missions have been launched successfully on the dark side of the moon by the 3 countries. Indian could have been the 4th country if Chandrayaan-2 did not fail partially. The first successful moon was Luna 2 which was launched by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on 12 September 1959. While the first successful manned mission (Apollo 11) was launched by the USA on 16 July 1969. Read this article to know the full details of all the successful moon missions.

    Nov 1, 2019

  • 10 Forgotten Women Freedom Fighters of India

    In the struggle for India’s Independence from the colonial rule or British Raj contribution of the women can't be neglected. They faced various tortures, exploitations, etc. to earn freedom for us. Let us have a look on 10 forgotten women freedom fighters of India.

    Nov 1, 2019

  • Balochistan Province of Pakistan: Facts on its Geography and Economy

    Balochistan Province means land of the Baloch peoples. It is not a country but one of the four provinces of Pakistan.Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of land area. Balochistan's capital is Quetta which is its largest city as well. Balochistan Province is underdeveloped and its economy is dominated by natural resources, especially its natural gas fields.

    Oct 30, 2019

  • Why are Member countries leaving OPEC?

    Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in September 1960 at the Baghdad conference. There are 14 OPEC member countries accounted for 29.3% of the world's total crude oil production in September 2019. According to OPEC's website, these 14 OPEC members had 80% of the world's total crude oil reserves. Venezuela has 25% and Saudi Arabia has 22.4% of the total reserves.

    Oct 30, 2019

  • What is the Grey List and Black List of the Financial Action Task Force?

    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental body. The FATF develops and promotes policies to protect the Global Financial System from terror funding and Money Laundering activities. Those countries which don't support terror funding and money laundering are placed in the grey list.

    Oct 21, 2019

  • 19 most interesting facts about Nobel Prizes

    The Nobel Prize is considered the most prestigious prize in the world. This prize is given in the 6 fields’ i.e, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and Peace Prize. These prizes were commenced in 1901. The recipients of the first Nobel Prizes were given 150,782 SEK. In 2017, the Nobel laureates were awarded a prize amount of 9,000,000 SEK.

    Oct 21, 2019

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