The first ever ‘Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival’ will be held in the capital of Maharashtra this week to showcase the special links between the two cities and to promote ties between India and Israel. The two-day festival starting on February 15 will seek to promote artistic cooperation in the diverse fields of culture, such as culinary art, […]
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Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture is the nodal agency for the Scheme for ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’. As of now, SNA is collaborating with Zonal Cultural Centers of Ministry, collating and preparing a list of ICH elements for National List of
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In order to promote green, safe and sustainable mining practices using technology as a tool, Ministry of Coal (MoC) has launched a web portal for star rating of coal mines. Union Minister for Coal & Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi launched this portal in New Delhi which enables all operational coal mines across India for self-rating,
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According to the latest study by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the highest incidence of children and women being trafficked were observed from the cities of Mumbai and Kolkata. The data on missing children and women was compiled on the directions of the Supreme Court. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 NCRB study highlighted that
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US President Donald Trump will embark on a two-day visit to India from February 24 during which he will travel to New Delhi and Ahmedabad to further strengthen the strategic bilateral partnership and highlight the strong and enduring bonds between the American and Indian people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 India trip will be Trump’s
The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS), an environmental treaty under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme, is going to be hosted by India during 15th to 22nd February, 2020 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Representatives from 129
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Fifth edition of Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR-2020 between India and United Kingdom will be conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from 13 to 26 February 2020. The exercise will comprise of 120 soldiers each from Indian and United Kingdom Army who would be sharing their experiences gained during conduct of various counter insurgency and
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To enable universal access to concessional institutional credit, the Government of India has initiated for saturating all PM-KISAN beneficiaries with Kisan Credit Card (KCC). This will help all such farmers to get short term loan for crop & animal/fish rearing at a maximum interest of 4% on timely repayment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 All
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The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of a $1.867 billion Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) to India. The potential sale, which is being processed via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route, is now before the U.S. Congress for consideration, with a 30-day window for Congress raises any objections to the
Well-known water experts of the country have expressed concern over the growing water crisis. They were speaking at the National Water Conference being held in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. The Conference was inaugurated by Chief Minister Kamal Nath. The inaugural session was addressed by State Water Resources Minister Sukhdev Panse and Rajendra Singh, known as
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