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Mumbai-based NGO Pratham wins Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021

Pratham, the NGO working to expand the scope for education in India, has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for this year, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. Pratham is among India’s largest NGOs working to improve education quality for underprivileged children across the world. “The 2021 price is awarded to Pratham […]

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37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) begins in the Indian Ocean

Navies of India and Indonesia are undertaking the 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Partrol (CORPAT) along the International Maritime Boundary Line on November 23-24. The aim is to bolster the maritime cooperation between the two navies and forge strong bonds of friendship across the Indo Pacific. The indigenously built Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar and Dornier Maritime

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ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’ for exporters and importers

Private sector lender ICICI Bank has announced the launch of an online platform, Trade Emerge, to offer digital banking and value-added services to exporters and importers across India. This is aimed to make cross border trade hassle-free and convenient, as it eliminates the need for companies to coordinate with multiple touchpoints. The list of banking

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Vinod Tawde appointed as National General Secretary of BJP

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde was appointed as the party’s national general secretary. He is a prominent Maratha leader and has served in several organizational positions in Maharashtra. He has a base in Konkan and Mumbai. Apart from this, Rituraj Sinha and Asha Lakhra have been made National Secretary

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Home Minister Amit Shah lays the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Manipur

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 22 November 2021 laid a foundation stone of Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum at City Convention Center in Manipur through video conferencing. The museum will be set up at Luangkao village in the Tamenglong district of Manipur, which is the birthplace of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu. The project has been

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Who has been conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate award for 2021 ?

A) Meena KandasamyB) Vikram SethC) Jeet ThayilD) Adil Jussawala Explanation: The Poet Laureate award for 2021 has been conferred upon Indian poet Adil Jussawala.

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The Zircon hypersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired by which of the following country recently?

A) EgyptB) IsraelC) RussiaD) United Arab Emirates Explanation: The Russian military carried out successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile recently. The missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov warship towards a test target set in Arctic waters of the White Sea in northern Russia.

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________ is the range of GDP growth projection for India in the financial year 2021-22 as per the State Bank of India (SBI) Ecowrap report?

A) 8.3%-8.6%B) 9.3%-9.6%C) 9.7%-9.9%D) 8.1%-8.3% Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) economists in its research report – Ecowrap, has revised upwards the GDP growth projection for India to range of 9.3%-9.6% for FY22 (2021-22).

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Which of the following country has planned to establish world’s first Bitcoin City?

A) United StatesB) SwitzerlandC) SingaporeD) El Salvador Explanation: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced that the country is planning to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”.

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Which of the following state has bagged the Best Marine State Award for 2021-22 on the World Fisheries Day 2021?

A) MaharashtraB) GujaratC) Andhra PradeshD) Odisha Explanation: Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department of Fisheries.

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