Gujarat Chief Minister unveils the world´s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Ahmedabad. 50 feet tall bronze statue with a weight of 70 thousand kilograms has been unveiled at the Sardardham campus near Vaishnodevi Circle in Ahmedabad. The statue of Sardar Patel has also been designed by Padma Bhusan Ram V. Sutar, the […]
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The world Braille Day is celebrated on every 4th of January. The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for people with visual disabilities. Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France. At the age of just 3, he
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The government of India has approved setting up 2,636 electric vehicle charging stations across 62 cities in 24 states and union territories of India under the second phase of FAME India scheme. The move is meant to encourage manufacturers to launch new electric vehicles models. One charging station will be available in most of the
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The year 2020 has designated as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. This proposal will now be presented to Member States of the 72nd World Health Assembly for consideration and endorsement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The year 2020 is significant for WHO in
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Maharashtra government launched a ‘cyber safe women’ campaign across the state on January 3, 2020, on the birth anniversary of Indian social reformer, Savitribai Phule. The cyber safe women initiative aims to spread awareness regarding the atrocities committed against women and children as well as the laws regarding cyber crime. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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India recorded the highest number of babies born globally on New Year’s day, according to data released by the United Nations Children’s Fund . As per UNICEF, out of the estimated 392,078 babies born around the world, 67,385 were born in India on January 1. Indian babies accounted for 17 per cent of the estimated
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Flipkart has partnered with the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to empower skilled yet under-served sections of society by inducting them into e-commerce. Flipkart will collaborate with State missions under the DAY-NULM to establish the Flipkart Samarth programme in 22 States initially.
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) lunched the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati ‘Patola’ sarees locally. The unit has employed 90 local women, 70 of whom belong to
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a mobile app named ‘MANI’ to identify currency notes. The visually challenged can identify the denomination of a note by using the application, which can also work offline once it is installed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Users can download the app which is an acronym for Mobile Aided
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made amendments to the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services with a view to protect the consumer interests. Under it, cable TV users will be able to access more channels at lower subion price. The Authority has also capped at 160 rupees the amount consumers will have
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