“Gaganyaan” space astronauts will start their training this month, most likely in the third week of January. The training of the astronauts for India’s first human space mission will take place in Russia. Four astronauts have been identified for the mission. The four astronauts, shortlisted for the mission, will receive training for 11 months. All […]
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Defence Secretary of India and Ministry of Defence of Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further defence cooperation between India and Finland. The MoU on co-operation in the field of Production, Procurement, Research and Development of Defence related Equipment and Industrial cooperation has been inked on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2020. Daily
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Kaziranga National Park and avian specialists conducted the second wetland bird count on January 9-10. The teams counted a total of 19,225 birds belonging to 96 species under 80 families. The first waterfowl census in 2018 had yielded 10,412 birds covering 80 families from 21 families. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Kaziranga National Park is
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Lohri day is celebrated on 13 January every year in India. People all across North India look forward to Lohri, an important harvest festival which is very popular in the region. Celebrated primarily by people of the Hindu and Sikh communities, Lohri holds a lot of significance and importance for the two communities. Daily Current
Prime Minister unveiled a plaque at the site of original Port Jetties to commemorate 150 years of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT). It was a privilege to be a part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the KoPT a historic symbol of the country’s water power. This port has stood witness to many a historical
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The government is in the process of acquiring around 200 aircraft to cope with the depleting aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force. The contract for HAL-manufactured 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets are in the final stages. Apart from these, Expression of Interest (EOI) has been floated for another 110 aircraft,
After the successful completion of the Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for 50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel will register 39000 users over 34 Railway divisions on NIC e
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The World Future Energy Summit opens at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on 13 January, 2020, with around 35,000 people expected to attend from 170 countries. The four-day event, which is the largest of its kind according to organizers, will include exhibition and forum programs addressing energy, solar, water, waste and smart cities. Daily
The deliberations of the two-day workshop-cum-exhibition on Bamboo with the aim of creating opportunities for the sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir concluded at Jammu. The workshop-cum-exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North Eastern Council, Govt. of India and Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir through Cane and Bamboo Technology
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A new virus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak in central China killed a 61-year-old man there. It was the first death of the outbreak in the city of Wuhan, where 59 people have been quarantined. Chinese scientists discovered a new strain of coronavirus there this week. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Coronaviruses aren’t necessarily life-threatening
