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K.N. Raghavan appointed as Chairman of International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)

Executive Director of the Indian Rubber Board, K.N. Raghavan has been elected the new Chairman of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG). He will officiate as Chairman of the group for the next two years. He will preside over the meeting of the heads of delegation scheduled for March 31 at Singapore. Raghavan is currently the Executive Director of Indian Rubber […]

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Indian Professor Neena Gupta wins 2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians

The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, in a virtual ceremony on 22nd February 2022. She received the award for the year 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. Prof Gupta is the fourth Indian and second

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PM Modi virtually inaugurates ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar and flags off 100 Kisan Drones

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar, in Haryana, on February 19, 2022, and addressed a group of farmers. PM Modi expressed confidence that India’s rising capability in the drone sector will give the world a new leadership as he flagged off 100 ‘kisan drones’ in different parts of the country for

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India to participate in multi-nation ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’ in United Kingdom in March 2022

Indian Air Force will participate in a multi-nation air exercise Ex Cobra Warrior 22 at Waddington in United Kingdom from 6th to 27th of next month. Five IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will participate in the exercise from the country to demonstrate its maneuverability and operational capability. Exercise Cobra Warrior is one of the

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Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy addresses North East MSME Conclave of CII

Union Minister of Development of North East Region, Tourism and Culture Sri G. Kishan Reddy addressed the ‘North East MSME Conclave: Building Competitiveness for Leveraging Opportunities’, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The main objective of this conclave was to empower the MSME sector in the North East Region, which has immense potential

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Gurugram sisters chosen as ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ brand ambassadors

International chess player woman FIDE master, a high ranking chess title Tanishka Kotia and her sister Riddhika Kotia have been announced as brand ambassadors from Gurugram for the centre’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. Tanishka Kotia won the Limca Book of Records for being the youngest chess player in 2008. They belong to the Haryana

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Assam Govt Launches India’s First Night Navigation Mobile App In Rivers

Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. The night navigation mobile application was developed by the transport department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras and will survey the draft of the rivers, the spokesperson said. The first night journey

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The former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka, has been roped in as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of which of the following airline company in India?

A) VistaraB) Jet AirwaysC) IndiGoD) Go First Explanation:Vipula Gunatilleka, the former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO, has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways, by its new promoters, Jalan Kalrock Consortium.

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The Union Government has organised week-long science exhibition titled ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’. The event has been organised at how many locations simultaneously?

A) 50B) 25C) 75D) 100 Explanation:The Government of India has organised a week-long science exhibition titled ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ (विज्ञान सर्वत्र पुज्यते) from February 22 to 28, 2022, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemoration. It will be conducted simultaneously at 75 locations across the country through a hybrid mode.

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India has inked Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance agreement with __________ countries?

A) JapanB) United StatesC) IsraelD) France Explanation:India and France have inked a roadmap to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue economy and ocean governance.

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