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07 Apr 2015

ENVIRONMENT

Rare Partridge Captured on Camera

A shutterbug from Bengaluru Gururaj Moorching has captured the first ever image of a rare bird, the chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandelli).
It’s worth mentioning that earlier only a sketch or a painting of the bird was available for reference.
The bird was captured on camera at West Kamang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Dena Bank, LIC Signed MoU to Provide Life Cover Under PMJBY

Dena Bank signed agreement with LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) to provide insurance cover to its savings account holders under the Prime Minister's Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJBY) scheme.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), LIC will give a life cover of Rs. 2 lakh in case of death of the insured person at a nominal premium of Rs. 330 per annum.
Account holders in the age group of 18 to 50 years can avail of the product.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA Revealed its Most Powerful Rocket Launcher Ever

Armed with an asteroid hunter, lunar flashlight and DNA kit, NASA will launch the unmanned Orion spacecraft using the Space Launch System (SLS) — its largest, most powerful rocket booster ever built — in 2018.
The US space agency plans to use the SLS’s massive lift capability to carry nearly a dozen nano-satellites to conduct science experiments beyond low-Earth orbit and eventually, Mars.
The SLS will launch Orion on an uncrewed test flight to a distant retrograde orbit around the moon.

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SPORTS

Maria Muzychuk, the New Chess Grandmaster

Mariya Muzychuk from Lviv region defeated Russian-grandmaster Natalija Pogonina in Sochi to win the Women's World Chess Championship.
New world champion Muzychuk went home with USD 60,000 in prize money and assumes the new title of Grandmaster, the highest title a person can hold in the chess world.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

First Indigenously-built Scorpene Sub Undocked

Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar launched the first indigenously-built Scorpene submarine at the Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd, Mumbai.
The Scorpene is part of the ambitious Project 75 of Indian Navy's submarine programme, undertaken with French collaboration, which will include six such vessels joining the fleet over the next few years.

First National Air Quality Index Launched

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first national air quality index at the start of a two-day Environment Ministry national conference.
The index, to be available in 10 cities for now, will inform the public about the level of pollution in the air on a daily basis in real time.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

07 Apr 2015

ENVIRONMENT

Rare Partridge Captured on Camera

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Dena Bank, LIC Signed MoU to Provide Life Cover Under PMJBY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA Revealed its Most Powerful Rocket Launcher Ever

SPORTS

Maria Muzychuk, the New Chess Grandmaster

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

First Indigenously-built Scorpene Sub Undocked

First National Air Quality Index Launched

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