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Ministry of mines organises a workshop on Effective utilization of Red Mud

The Ministry of mines organises a workshop on Effective utilization of Red Mud. The present status regarding the generation of Red Mud and its safe disposal and utilization were discussed. The workshop, which was presided over by Dr K. Rajeswara Rao, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines,was organised in association with theJawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development […]

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India tallied 9 medals at the 23rd Presidents Cup

India tallied 9 medals at the 23rd Presidents Cup in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Six-time world champion Mary Kom (51kg) and 2018 World Championships bronze winner Simranjit Kaur (60kg) grabbed a gold each as Indian boxers finished their campaign. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The rich haul comprised seven gold and two silver. While the women

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Max Verstappen wins crazy German Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins crazy German Grand Prix littered with crashes and safety car periods with Mercedes’ Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton failing to score. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 In an extraordinary race of constantly changing fortunes, multiple pitstops and endless drama, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel started from last place and finished second in

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RAW´s Special Secretary VK Johri Appointed as New BSF DG

RAW´s Special Secretary VK Johri Appointed as New BSF DG. The order has been issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) that is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has Home Minister Amit Shah as its member. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Johri, a 1984-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Madhya

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BS Yediyurappa to seek vote of confidence

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to seek vote of confidence of 105 BJP MLAs in a reduced House strength of 208. Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar declared that the Motion of Confidence moved by the Chief Minister has been passed by a voice vote. Later, the House passed the Appropriation Bill and Supplementary estimates for

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Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization told Iranian lawmakers that Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, citing a lawmaker who was at the meeting. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Ali Akbar Salehi attended a parliamentary session to discuss recent developments in the 2015

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7th Economic Census has been begun from Tripura

The 7th Economic Census has been begun from Tripura on 29th July 2019, and in Puducherry soon after. The fieldwork in other State/ UTs will be launched in August/ September, 2019. The enumerators and supervisors engaged by CSC have been trained to collect data on mobile application developed for data capture, validation, report generation and

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Lok Sabha passes the Unlawful Activities Amendment Bill 2019

Lok Sabha passes the Unlawful Activities Amendment Bill, 2019. While replying to the debate on the bill, Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah said, “I will try to allay all apprehensions on the Unlawful Activities Amendment Bill and I hope it is passed unanimously in the House. Terrorism has to be uprooted from

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Priti Patel has been appointed as the Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary

Priti Patel has been appointed as the Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary in the newly-unveiled Boris Johnson Cabinet. Ms. Patel had been a prominent member of the ‘Back Boris’ campaign for the Conservative Party leadership and was widely tipped for the plum post in his frontline team. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “It is important

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Dragon blood-oozing Tree discovered in Assam

India´s first Dragon blood-oozing Tree discovered in Assam. The Dragon blood-oozing Tree is a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body oil, varnish, incense and dye. A trio of researchers led by Assam forest officer Jatindra Sarma has discovered Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West

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