The 31st Southeast Asian Games, the region’s biggest sporting event, will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23 this year, organizers said on Monday. The Games will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting around 10,000 participants, organizers announced at a press conference here. The event was originally scheduled to take place in November 2021
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The Union Cabinet Saturday approved foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 20% under the automatic route in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, according to people aware of the development, paving for a smoother road ahead of its initial public offer planned for next month. Prior to this, there was no limit was prescribed for foreign
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An animal welfare charity has launched India’s first ambulance for street animals in Chennai. The Blue Cross of India has started the project in collaboration with international animal welfare organisation Four Paw. Madras High Court Justice Dr Anitha Sumanth launched the ambulance. The Stray Animal Care programme will be a “hospital on wheels” with an
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The Delhi Government has planned to set up India’s first e-waste eco-park to handle increasing e-waste. The announcement was made on Thursday by Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. He said that soon Delhi will be home to the “country’s first” e-waste eco-park which will take care of rising e-waste. The park is proposed to be
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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a hub of medicinal herbs and plants ‘Arogya Vanam’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Savita Kovind in New Delhi on March 1, 2022. The objective of this Arogya Vanam is promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on human
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Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 1 March 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all
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Canada on Thursday approved the use of Covifenz, the world’s first plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Medicago Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. The vaccine has been cleared for people aged 18 to 64 since its safety and effectiveness, according to Health Canada, have not been established in people younger than 18 or older than 64
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Legendary West Indies spinner Sonny Ramadhin has passed away at the age of 92. He was a part of the side that won its first away series in England in 1950. He made his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 1950. Ramadhin ended up playing 43 Tests and taking 158 wickets at an average of 28.98.
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Google announced the launch of ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in India. It will provide Android device users access to over 1,000 applications and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments. Play Pass, which is currently available in 90 countries, will offer a high-quality and curated collection of 1000+ titles across 41 categories from developers across 59 countries including
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Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has chaired a Regional Conference of Ministers of the Public Health Engineering Department, rural water Supply and sanitation department of the North-Eastern States in Guwahati. The regional conference has focused on important issues pertaining to the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen). The event
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