Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev,a 7-5 6-2 6-2 win, an incredible ninth Australian Open 2021.Djokovic now has 18 majors, two behind Federer and Nadal. LEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT CLASSES/ BASICS In tennis, the term Grand Slam refers to the accomplishment of…
Naomi Osaka Beats Jennifer Brady at Australian Open 2021 for Her 4th Grand Slam Title
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 at the Australian Open. She has won every Grand Slam final she has reached. She is 4 for 4 in Grand Slam finals, a feat achieved in the Open era only by…
Government to allow all types of steel to be used for highway construction
Union Government announced that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued orders that all types of steel will be allowed for the construction of highways in the country. The Ministry in statement said ,” all steel to be…
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Frontier Gandhi
February 6 marks the 131st birth anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, legendary Pashtun freedom fighter and pacifist a Pakhtun or Pathan from the North West Frontier Province, now called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Frontier Gandhi, as Ghaffar Khan was popularly known, led a…
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%
The Reserve Bank of India has decided that the repo rate will remain unchanged amid the possibility of a high inflation. Shaktikanta Das announced Rs 10,000 crore at repo rate to NABARD and NHB to alleviate the liquidity crisis Repo…
WORLD CANCER DAY
World Cancer Day is observed everywhere on Feb. 4. The campaign, which started in 2000, aims to promote research to cure and prevent the disease, improve treatment and raise awareness. 2019 marks the launch of the 3-year ‘I Am and I…
WORLD WETLAND DAY: FEBRUARY 2
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The theme for World Wetlands Day 2021 is ‘Wetlands and Water’….
15th Finance Commission: Recommendations/ Basics
The Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended that India reduce its headline fiscal deficit to 4% in the next five fiscals ;commission, led by NK Singh said in its report. The commission has recommended states to bring down their combined fiscal deficit…