The Mizoram government will be organising Zo Kutpui (festival) in at least 10 states across India and countries such as US, Myanmar and Bangladesh. The first edition of the festival will start on January 9 in Vanghmun in Tripura and will be held over three days. The festival will then move to other states which […]
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed a ₹ 2,700-crore master plan to create top infrastructure that will house its young Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in Chitradurga district of Karnataka. The country pays a hefty, unnamed sum to use such facilities abroad. The first set of four astronaut candidates for the first Gaganyaan
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India has extended a line of credit of USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An agreement has signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year. The Banco Exterior De Cuba is a nominated agency of the Government of Cuba.
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Sucheta Satish, a Dubai-based Indian girl, was one of the kids awarded with the Global Child Prodigy Award for being able to sing in 120 languages. Sucheta Satish is known as the Dubai Indian High School’s nightingale, won in the singing category. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The Global Child Prodigy Award is a platform
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India’s ranking improved from 40th to 34th on world travel and tourism competitiveness index, driven by rich natural and cultural resources and strong price competitiveness. India showed the greatest percentage improvement to its overall Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) score, which has helped it become the only lower-middle income country in the top 35.
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The Ministry of External Affairs has announced that it is to set up a new division on New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST). It was announced by the Foreign Minister S Jalshankar. The development comes as the government has allowed all telecom equipment makers, including Chinese Huawei, to participate in the 5G trials. NEST is
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The Central Government in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has notified new energy performance standards for Room Air Conditioners (RACs) on 30th October 2019. The Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER) as per the new standards will range from (3.30 – 5.00) for split and (2.70 – 3.50) for window air conditioners.
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SLNP is the world’s largest streetlight replacement programme and UJALA is the world’s largest domestic lighting project. Both have been spearheaded and implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on January 5th, 2015, the
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