1. Greek PM urges voters to reject creditors demand in snap referendum over debt crisis  (i) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged voters to reject creditors’ demands ahead of the snap  referendum in Greece on the question of bailout and to vote ‘No’, whereas EU leaders have pleaded for a ‘Yes’. (ii) Greek PM, Alexis […]

24th April, 2015 Dear Readers, Current affairs forms an important component of several competitive exams such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, SSC CGL, Bank PO & PSU entrance tests, etc. Therefore, understanding terms/concepts/events that are in the news is critical for aspirants. We at PaGaLGuY bring you this series of articles in which we […]

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Dear Readers, Current affairs forms an important component of several competitive exams such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, SSC CGL, Bank PO & PSU entrance tests, etc. Therefore, understanding terms/concepts/events that are in the news is critical for aspirants. We at PaGaLGuY bring you this series of articles in which we shall explain some […]

1.Greek debt crisis impacts world markets (i) The Greece debt crisis has impacted the world markets, with the benchmark BSE Sensex slipping 535 points and the NSE Nifty sliding below the 8,300 mark in opening trade today on across-the-board selling by participants. (ii) All the indices across different sectors reflected negative terrain, led by realty, […]

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Dear Readers, Current affairs forms an important component of several competitive exams such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, SSC CGL, Bank PO & PSU entrance tests, etc. Therefore, understanding terms/concepts/events that are in the news is critical for aspirants. We at PaGaLGuY bring you this series of articles in which we shall explain some […]

The Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Akademi of Letters) celebrated 60 years of promoting Indian literature in March this year.  It not only recognises Indian writers and poets who have immensely contributed to literature but also organises hundreds of workshops, seminars, lectures, discussions and symposia, all across India to bring the country’s diverse reading community together. […]

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1. U.S legalizes gay marriages in all 50 states of the country (i) The US Supreme court, on Friday, in an historic ruling legalised same sex marriages, holding that gay people can marry in all the 50 states of US. (ii) The court ruled that US constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection under […]