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AffairsCloud recommended OliveBoard Test Series Current Affairs Environment General Awareness International Affairs North America Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake situated in  North America.  Fresh water is naturally occurring water on Earth’s surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs,  bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. About Lake Superior, The lake is shared by the Canadian province of Ontario to the north, the US state of Minnesota to the west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the  worl...

Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Currency no longer Legal Tender Honorable Prime Minister  Shri Narendra Modi  while addressing the nation on November 8 2016, made a historical announcement that the  Rs. 500  and  Rs. 1000  currency notes currently in use will no longer be  legal tender  from midnight  8th November 2016  that is these notes will not be accepted for any kind of transactions from midnight onwards. The aim behind such move is to curb corruption, black money, money laundering, terrorism creating an environment of panic. However  one hundred, fifty, twenty, ten, five, two and one rupee note  will remain legal tender and will not be affected by the decision. On recommendation of  RBI , government of India has decided to issue  Rs. 2000  notes and new notes of five hundred for circulation. How to get the new denomination notes : Citizens can deposit old notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 in their bank or...

ISRO Successfully Launches Record 104 Satellites in One Go from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota etting a new record in the space mission, the  Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)  successfully launched  104 satellites  in one go from the  Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota ,  Andhra Pradesh , on February 15, 2017. The satellites were launched on  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37  which marked its  39th flight. The mission was ISRO’s first space mission for the year 2017 apart from being the most complicated mission ever carried out. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the space agency for the historic event that significantly boosts India’s space programme. About the Mission The 104 satellite included a  714 kg Cartosat-2 Series satellite  for earth observation, two Indian nano satellites  INS-1A and INS-1B  and  101 interna...

Scientists Discovers Lost Continent Zealandia Hidden Submerged in Pacific Ocean A  Lost Continent  that sunk about  100 million years ago  has been discovered underneath New Zealand by the scientists.  Zealandia,  a lost continent submerged in the  southwest Pacific Ocean , is large enough to be recognized as a separate continent. The report was published “ GSA Today” , the journal of the Geological Society of America. Key Highlights of the Findings Zealandia covers nearly  5 million sq. km  (1.9 million sq miles) out of which  94 percent is under water  and surrounds New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, the Lord Howe Island group and Elizabeth and Middleton reefs. Its area is about the same size as the Indian subcontinent and half that of Europe. It is believed to have broken away from Gondwana which is the immense landmass that once encompassed Australia and sank between 60 and 85 million years ago. The c...

List of Current Governors in India  – Updated On February 2017 Current Governors in India Governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President’s pleasure. State Name Current Governors Name Andhra Pradesh E. S. L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh Padmanabha Acharya Assam Banwarilal Purohit Bihar Ram Nath Kovind Chhattisgarh Balramji Das Tandon Goa Mridula Sinha Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu Karnataka Vajubhai Vala Kerala P. Sathasivam Madhya Pradesh Om Prakash Kohli Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao Manipur Najma Heptulla Meghalaya Banwarilal Purohit Mizoram Nirbhay Sharma Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya Odisha S. C. Jamir Punjab V P Singh Badnore Rajasthan Kalyan Singh Sikkim Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Tamil Nadu...

Important Temples in India for Exams Part – 2 Swaminarayan Temple   Bhuleswar, Mumbai, Maharashtra Sharavanbelagola   Hassan, Karnataka Mookambika Temple   Udupi, Kollur, Karnataka Lingaraj Temple   Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Birla Mandir   Karol Bagh, New Delhi Iskcon Temple,   Delhi Hare Krishna Hills ,  East of Kailash, New Delhi Kumbakonam Temples   Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Virupaksha Temple   Hampi, Karnataka Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple   Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu Brihadeshwara Temple   Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Dwarkadhish Temple ,  Gujarat Dwarka, Gujarat Thiruchendur Murugan Temple   Thiruchendur, Tamil Nadu Akshardham Temple   New Delhi Mahalaxmi Temple   Kolhapur, Maharashtra Mallikarjuna Temple   Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh Dwarkadhish Temple ,  Mathura Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Palani Murugan Temple   Palani, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu Iskcon Temple ,  ...

Important Temples in india for Exams Part- 1 Name of the temple   — – Location Vaishno Devi Katra,   Jammu & Kashmir Golden Temple   Amritsar, Punjab  Tirupati Balaji (Tirumala Venkateswara Temple)   Chittor, Andhra Pradesh Lotus Temple     New Delhi Rameshwaram (Ramanathaswamy Temple)   Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. Kedarnath Temple   Kedarnath, Uttarakhand Siddhivinayak   Mumbai, Maharashtra Somnath Temple    Gujarat Padmanabhaswamy Temple   Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Badrinath Temple   Uttarakhand Amarnath Temple    Jammu and Kashmir Meenakshi Temple   Madurai, Tamil Nadu Mahakaleshwar Temple   Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Kamakhya Temple    Guwahati, Assam Bhimashankar Temple    Pune, Maharashtra. Kashi Vishwanath Temple   Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Triambakeshwar Temple    Nashik, Maharashtra Jagannath Temple ...

Important List of Stadiums in India Stadiums in India No. Stadiums Name Location Sports Name 1. Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket 2. HPCA Stadium DHARAMSHALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH Cricket 3. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Cricket 4. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket 5. Eden Gardens Kolkata , West Bengal Cricket 6. Gymkhana Ground Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket 7. Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket 8. Khanderi Cricket Stadium Rajkot , Gujarat Cricket 9. Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune , Maharashtra Cricket 10. Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra Football And Cricket 11. New Vca Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket 12. Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground Indore, Madhya Pradesh Cricket 13. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket 14. Apca-Vdca Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh Cricket 15. Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Cricket 16. Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur,...