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The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2020 observes that in India, there were 271 million fewer people in poverty in 2016 than in 2006, which shows improvement in status. The report noted that of the 10 selected countries for which changes over time were analysed, India and Cambodia reduced their Multidimensional Poverty Index […]
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Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG. Sir Philip will take up his appointment during Spring 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Philip Barton was the Director General, Consular and Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from April
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept repo rate unchanged for the second consecutive time at 5.15 per cent and reverse repo rate at 4.90 per cent in its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy meet. It also decided to continue with its accommodative stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth. Daily Current
The 5th round of India-Russia Military Industrial Conference (IRMIC) was conducted on 6th February 2020 on the sidelines of Defexpo-2020 at Lucknow. During the conference a total of 14 MoUs were exchanged between the Russian OEMs and the Indian companies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The first ‘Request for Proposal’ for manufacturing of parts in
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an MoU with Israel-based defense electronics company Elbit Systems during the ongoing DefExpo 2020 for promoting and marketing the Digital Head Up Displays (HUD) units. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The MoU envisages extending cooperation for new HUD technologies and promote Digital HUD to the Indian Defence Services and other
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President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy on February 6, 2020. The awards were presented to Dr NS Dharmashaktu in the individual category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional category. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Government has accomplished levels of leprosy elimination defined as less than one case per
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India slipped to 40th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, which analyses the IP climate in 53 global economies, this year, according to a report of US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center. Last year India was ranked at 36th position out of 50 countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Implementation of
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The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), organized “National Conference on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Pathways for Inclusion and Action for Resilience”. The event was focused to bring together the stakeholders from Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and disability inclusion to deliberate on actions and strategies for mainstreaming disability-inclusion in DRR process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Lt Gen Rokotonirina Richard, Defence Minister of Madagascar on the second day of DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow. The ties aim to enhance Maritime security cooperation in the region. The leaders agreed to ensure a secure maritime environment to flourish trade and commerce. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has dedicated the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) world heritage site certificate for Jaipur to the people on 5th February, 2020. The walled city of Jaipur, famous for its grid plan-based architecture and buildings constructed with the pink facade, was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO
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