Daily RAS News Update

      NATIONAL   The official mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, ‘Kheleo’ .   It was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.   It is The clouded leopard, an endangered wild cat whose habitat extends from the Himalayan foothills to mainland Southeast Asia.   Federation International de Football … Read more Daily Current Events – 11.02.17

      NATIONAL   17th International Counter Terrorism Seminar held in Haryana.   The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the 17th International Seminar on Counter Terrorism, being organised by National Security Guard, in Manesar, Haryana.   The focus was more on Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).     … Read more Daily Current Events – 10.02.17

NATIONAL   Dalhousie Road becomes Dara Shikoh Road   New Delhi Municipal Council passed a proposal to change the name of Dalhousie Road to Dara Shikoh Road, after the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for “bringing Hindus and Muslims together”.     Gujarat becomes the first State in the country for establishing Cashless … Read more Daily Current Events – 09.02.17

INTERNATIONAL   China becomes world’s largest Solar Energy Producer.   China has emerged as the world’s largest producer of solar energy. According to China’s National Energy Administration, its photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached to 77.42 GW in 2016.   It has surpassed Germany, former global solar-power leader which has produced 40.78GW solar energy in November 2016. … Read more Current Affair – 08.02.17