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Odisha government released draft state Agriculture Policy 2019

Odisha government released draft state Agriculture Policy 2019 aimed at the continuation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme for the next five years and steps for increasing income of farmers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Odisha’s Agriculture Policy 2019 “Odisha’s Agriculture Policy 2019 is focused on farmers’ well-being and is formulated […]

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UP plants more than 22 crore saplings and creates world record

After planting more than 22 crore trees (22.4 cr by late evening) at 12.2 lakh locations in Uttar Pradesh and creates world record in August 9, the 77th anniversary of Quit India Movement, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the state would plant 25 crore trees next year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 He inaugurated the

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Rajnath Singh has approved extending benefits of child care leave

Rajnath Singh has approved extending benefits of child care leave to single male service personnel, the defence ministry. The decision is in sync with an order by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The minister has also given his nod for giving certain relaxation in child care leave (CCL) provisions in case of women officers

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Reliance Jio Fiber to be commercially launched next month

During its Annual General Meeting (AGM), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) demoed its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service and gave us a few more details about it. Jio Fiber services will start on 5 September. The base package is priced at ₹700 and offers 100Mbps speed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The service was announced last year, on

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Indian Army launches ‘Mission Reach Out’ in Jammu

Indian Army has launched “Mission Reach Out” in Jammu to ensure basic necessities and essential services are available in the region post the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 and reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 A high level “Mission Reach Out” conference to review the prevalent situation in the

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Vice President calls for structural reforms in the agricultural sector to make agriculture profitable and sustainable

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for introducing structural reforms in the agricultural sector along with financial assistance schemes like Direct Benefit Transfer to make agriculture profitable and sustainable. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojna of the Jharkhand

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Union Minister inaugurates interstate portability in two clusters of states

In a major step towards achieving the objective of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated the inter-State portability in two clusters of adjoining States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Gujarat & Maharashtra. This will enable beneficiaries from either States’ cluster

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Government launch Uber for tractors app to aid farmers

A laser-guided land leveller harnesses technology to accurately flatten a field in a fraction of the time used by a traditional oxen-powered scraper. Farmers save precious groundwater and increase productivity by 10 to 15%. Such hitech levellers cost at least ₹3 lakh, way beyond the reach of the average small farmer. But a new app

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Biologist Chandrima Shaha become the first woman to head the INSA

Biologist Chandrima Shaha become the first woman president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) beginning January 2020. Her top priority, she told The Hindu, would be to promote science more “aggressively” among people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “The academies [India has three major science academies] have been doing it. However I’d like to

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Bajrang Punia won gold in kg at Tbilisi Grand Prix

India’s top two wrestlers continued their impressive run this season with Bajrang Punia defending his title at Tbilisi Grand Prix and Vinesh Phogat reaching her fourth final at Medved event. Bajrang Punia prevailed 2-0 over Iran’s Peiman Bibyani in the 65kg final of the men’s free style competition in the capital city of Georgia. It

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