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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a 4 percent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees. DA has been raised to 21 percent from 17 percent. The Cabinet also approved an increase in dearness relief (DR). About 48 lakh employees, 65 lakh pensioners and 1.13 crore families will benefit from […]
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The Assam government has made an announcement that the state will construct 33 stadiums under Uttaran scheme. About 300 crore rupees will be spent to build the stadiums across the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 There also 500 playgrounds will be developed at the state to encourage rural talents. The state of the art
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Uttar Pradesh government has launched three ambitious schemes for skill development and employment generation for youths in the state and also announced to depute ”Arogya Mitras” at all primary health centres to inform people about govt health schemes. All three schemes are dedicated to generating employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth of the state.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the corona virus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread. In January, WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a “global health emergency. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 An
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Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 was introduced in the Loksabha by the minister of state for shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh MANDAVIYA. The Bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of Major Ports in India and to vest the administration, control and management of such ports upon the Boards of Major Port Authorities and
Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 Introduced in the Loksabha Read More »
India ranks as the second position with China as the most promising source of disruptive technology in the world, according to KPMG’s “2020 Global Technology Industry Innovation Survey” report. The report was topped by the United States as the most promising market for developing disruptive technologies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The report ranked countries
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India could invoke a 123-year-old law to limit the spread of the outbreak as close on the heels of the novel coronavirus being declared a pandemic. The Central government has declared that all the states and Union Territories (UTs) should invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. The Law confers special
Tamil Nadu is to host the first-ever regional event “Divya Kala Shakti: Witnessing the abilities in disabilities a unique cultural” event at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai on 12 March 2020. This event is being organized by the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (Divyangjan) (NIEPMD), Chennai in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of
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The UN Security Council has passed a resolution presented by the United States of America endorsing the US-Taliban agreement on bringing peace to Afghanistan. According to the resolution the developments endorsed by this resolution are the product of more than a year of unprecedented US diplomatic engagement with the Taliban, in coordination with our partners
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As the country prepares for the summer months, Pune’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) institute brings news of grapes with increased juice production capacity. Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the DST, have developed a hybrid variety of grapes which is resistant to fungal diseases, high yielding and has excellent
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