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Broadband Readiness Index (BRI)
Recently the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) signed a Memorandum of...
17 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards- 2018
Recently, the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced its awards in the field of performing arts for the year 2018. The awards...
17 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Archaeological Survey of India is taking up the restoration work of Markandeshwar temple in Maharashtra. Markandeshwar temple is situated on...
17 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) is being implemented by the support of World...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Common Lineblue and Dark Cerulean
Rare butterfly species Common Lineblue, (which was last seen in 1962 in Delhi) and Dark Cerulean (which was last spotted in the late 90s) were...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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First State to have Water Policy
Recently the Meghalaya has approved a draft water policy to address water usages, issues of conservation and protection of water sources in the...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Recently, the Union Environment Ministry has selected 12 beaches in India to contend for a ‘Blue Flag’ certification The Blue Flag is...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The year 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.It was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, American astronauts...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Cape Verde Turtles and Climate Change
Recent study has warned that Loggerhead turtles born at a key breeding ground in Cape Verde (an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean) will...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Desalination without Electricity
Recently, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have been able to desalinate seawater to produce drinking water...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Russia has launched a space telescope, named Spektr-RG, in a joint project with Germany. It is intended to replace Spektr-R, known as the Russian...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Kangra Miniature painting is one of the schools of Pahari paintings along with Guler, Basholi, Mandi, Chamba and Bilaspur. Miniatures are...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Finance Ministry has said that it will look into the applicability of 20% tax proposed in the 2019-20 Budget on the current share buybacks by...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Evidence of Ancient Human Cognition
Recently, In China, archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of Ochre on bone engravings. The discovery of abstract engravings is...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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India’s Anshula Kant has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the World Bank. Anshula Kant will...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The US House of Representatives has passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act or HR1044, that removes the 7% country-cap on Green Card...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra began from the Jagannath temple, Puri on 4th July. The festival is celebrated on the second day of Shukla...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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House Affordability Survey: RBI
Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly residential asset price monitoring survey (RAPMS) on housing loans has shown that housing affordability has...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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International Cooperation Scheme
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing International Cooperation (IC) Scheme with the objective of enhancing the...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The National Crèche Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a centrally sponsored scheme being...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
