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ECI decided to conduct Biennial Election to the Maharashtra Legislative Councils MLAs

Election Commission reviewed the matter concerning feasibility of conduct of biennial election for the 9 vacant seats of the MLC by MLAs in the state of Maharashtra. Maharashtra assured that various measures have been taken to control pandemic and that in the State Government’s assessment, elections to the nine seats of MLC by MLAs could […]

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Ministry of Shipping launched new website

Ministry of Shipping has revamped its website shipmin.gov.in and launched it on 30th April, 2020. The new website is based on open source technology and is deployed on NIC cloud Meghraj. The website has been designed as per Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government

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Giridhar Aramane assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Shri. Giridhar Aramane has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He held briefing meetings with senior officers to review the work of the Ministry and discussed pressing issues especially in the light of the impact of COVID -19 pandemic. Giridhar Aramane is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

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PM Narendra Modi held talk with PM of Thailand

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with H.E. Gen(ret) Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand. Prime Minister Modi discussed the importance of regional and global cooperation to effectively fight the pandemic. India assured its commitment to support the pharmaceutical requirements of Thailand. The leaders agreed on the desirability of greater collaboration between

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NASA Announced US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon

NASA has selected 13 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space. NASA is planning for a long-term presence on Moon so that it will eventually enable humans to reach Mars. For this campaign, NASA is leaning heavily on private companies built around shared visions for

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India lost top spot in ICC Test rankings to Australia

Indian cricket team has lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia dropping to third after their stupendous 2016-17 record was eliminated from the annual update as per rules. India dropped in the ladder largely because the record of 12 Tests victories and just one Test defeat in 2016-17 was removed in

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India Rediscovered on the 100th birth anniversary of Prof Lal

Government of India released an e-book “Prof B.B. Lal -India Rediscovered” on 2 May on the occasion of the centenary year of great archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal. The book is a tribute from the Ministry of Culture for his immense contribution to the field of archaeology. The book is a centenary special edition that

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35 thousand-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himalayas

Scientists and students from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) studied rivers in Ladakh Himalaya, bringing out 35 thousand-year history of river erosion and identified hotspots of erosion and wide valleys that act a buffer zones. The study showed the operation of rivers in drier Ladakh Himalaya in longer time scales and the response of

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Agra Smart city monitors COVID-19 hot-spots using GIS dashboard

Agra Smart City has created a GIS dashboard which will show various hotspots, heat map, positive cases, recovered cases etc. Agra Smart City dashboard updates the COVID-19 latest detail on a daily basis and it can be accessed from the link: http://covid.sgligis.com/agra. The dashboard is developed on the IGiS platform, an indigenous technology that brings

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International Labour Day 2020

International Labour Day or Worker’s day is celebrated on 1 May every year to celebrate labourers and the working class. The day promotes international labour associations. The day commemorates the Haymarket affair or the Haymarket massacre in Chicago. The day is observed as a national holiday in many countries. On this special day, the composition

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