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PUNCHED MARKED COINS: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 4 April 2022

PUNCHED MARKED COINS 📍The oldest coins found in the subcontinent are punch-marked coins, made mostly of silver, some of copper. 📍Usually rectangular, sometimes square or round. These coins are often irregular in shape. 📍Blanks for making these coins were generally cut from a metal sheet. 📍The symbol or symbols were then hammered on these coins […]

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Modi-Deuba inaugurate India-Nepal passenger rail lin

Modi-Deuba inaugurate India-Nepal passenger rail lin

PM Narendra Modi and visiting Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba jointly flagged off the 1st India-Nepal passenger rail link. They also launched the RuPay payment card in Nepal and inaugurated the Solu Corridor 132 KV Power transmission line and substation in Nepal. It is built under the Indian govt’s Line of Credit. This is Deuba’s 1st bilateral visit abroad after becoming PM in July

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India’s unemployment rate falls to 7.6% in March from 8.1% in Feb 2022: CMIE Report

India’s unemployment rate falls to 7.6% in March from 8.1% in Feb 2022: CMIE Report

India’s unemployment rate drops to 7.6% in March from 8.1% in Feb 2022: The overall unemployment rate in India has dropped from 8.10% (February 2022) to 7.6% (March 2022), as per the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The report also stated that though the overall unemployment rate in the country is falling,

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IREDA sanctions Rs 267 cr loan to BluSmart Mobility for electric cars

IREDA sanctions Rs 267 cr loan to BluSmart Mobility for electric cars

IREDA has sanctioned a loan of over Rs 267 cr to start-up company BluSmart Mobility for the purchase of three thousand electric cars. IREDA is a Mini Ratna Company under the administrative control of the New and Renewable Energy Ministry. It is country’s leading financial institution dedicated to clean energy expansion. BluSmart company is working on India’s path to zero-emission mobility,

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President Kovind embarks on 2-nation tour

President Kovind embarks on 2-nation tour

President Ram Nath Kovind embarked on a two-nation tour to Turkmenistan and the Netherlands. During the first leg of the tour, the President is visiting Turkmenistan. This will be the first-ever visit of an Indian President to Turkmenistan. This visit is significant as it is taking place as India marks 30 years of diplomatic relations with Turkmenistan. On the second leg, President

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UNFPA releases the “State of the World Population 2022

UNFPA releases the “State of the World Population 2022

The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) has released a report titled ‘State of the World Population 2022: Seeing the Unseen.   The report shows that nearly half of all pregnancies were unintended. The report highlights over 60% of unintended pregnancies ended in abortion, with 45% of all abortions considered unsafe, causing 5-13% of all maternal deaths. UNFPA

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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2022: 04 April

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2022: 04 April

On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. It was first observed on 4 April 2006. 2022 Theme – “Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home” The day was declared by the UNGA on 8 December 2005, to raise

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