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Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) 2019

The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Mr. TimurMaksimov, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The Second meeting of the IRSED focussed on six core areas of cooperation, namely, Development of […]

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Indian Air Force plans to adopt Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to adopt a new European visual range air to air missile across its fighter fleet. The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) of European missile-maker MBDA has been approved for fitting on Jaguar jets and the IAF was looking to integrating it on the Su-30MKIs and the indigenous

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India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Troika Trade Ministers Meeting held in New Delhi

India – ASEAN Troika Trade Ministers’ meeting was held in New Delhi today for informal consultation on the ongoing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal,Acting Minister of Commerce of Thailand, Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, Minister of Trade of Indonesia, Enggartiasto Lukita, Secretary

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India has adequate number of healthcare professionals

India has an adequate number of healthcare professionals, albeit their distribution is uneven between rural and urban India and across different states, a recent study has found. The research was carried out by the Indian Institute of Public Health and is based on the data collected from the registry institutions and the National Sample Survey

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11 July : World Population Day 2019

It may be noted that World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year. The day is aimed to shift the focus towards the urgency and the significance of issues related to population. It may be noted that World Population Day

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Government banned the US Based Pro-Khalistani group Sikhs

Union Cabinet banned the US Based Pro-Khalistani group Sikhs

The Union Cabinet announced to ban Sikh fundamentalist organisation Sikhs For Justice(SFJ) under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for its alleged anti-national activities, officials said. Elaborating on the reasons for the ban, the gazette notification by the government said, “Whereas the Sikhs for Justice has been indulging in activities prejudicial to the

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Government approved Phase-I of Bharatmala Projects along Indo-Nepal Border areas

The Government of India has approved Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana with financial outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore to develop 24,800 km Highways along with 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches over a period of five years. In Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, development of Border & International Connectivity roads for a length of 2000 km has also been

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Current Affairs Quiz – 11 July 2019

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Arun Kumar is appointed as the head of aviation regulator DGCA

Arun Kumar, additional secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, was appointed the Director General of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Kumar was leading the DGCA as an additional charge between May 31 and July 9 but an order issued by the ministry on Tuesday means that he will now serve as full-time head

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The 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held in Baku

From iron works in Burkina Faso that date back nearly three millenniums, to the fortified and planned city of Jaipur in India, to the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, Unesco has added a broad array of cultural and natural marvels to its World Heritage List. To be included on the list, a site must meet at

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