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India hosts 1256 species of orchid reported by Botanical Survey of India

India hosts 1256 species of orchid reported by Botanical Survey of India (BSI), which the first comprehensive census of orchids of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Orchids of India : A Pictorial Guide, a publication detailing all the species of India was unveiled earlier this month by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate […]

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Corporate Agency Agreement between Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd and HDFC ERGO

A Bancassurance Corporate Agency Agreement between Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd and HDFC ERGO was held to provide comprehensive general insurance for the customers through its network branches. The two companies have entered into a corporate agency partnership with the endeavour to provide customers’ with comprehensive general insurance products through Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd.’s widespread network

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Government of India has approved a project to build the India-based Neutrino Observatory

The Government of India has approved a project to build the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) at Pottipuram in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Briefly, the project aims to set up a 51000 ton Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector to observe naturally occurring atmospheric neutrinos in a cavern at the end of an approximately 2 km

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AK Sikri is appointed as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court

Justice AK Sikri is appointed as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). A press release in the official website of the Singapore Prime Minister’s office stated that the President of the Republic of Singapore, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has made the appointment of Justice Sikri from August 1.

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The union cabinet approved the extension the terms of Fifteenth Finance Commission

The Union Cabinet approved extension the terms of the Fifteenth Finance Commission to address the funding requirements for defence and internal security as also extending its term to November 30, 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “The Union Cabinet has approved the proposed amendment to enable the Fifteenth Finance Commission to address serious concerns regarding

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Zakir Hussain, Sonal Mansingh and 2 others selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, dancer Sonal Mansingh, dancer and choreographer Jatin Goswami and Bharatnatyam exponent K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai are selected for the prestigious Akademi Ratna awards or Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Sangeet Natak Akademi has named four eminent personalities in the field of performing arts – tabla virtuoso Zakir

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US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya minority ‘ethnic cleansing’

The US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya minority ‘ethnic cleansing’. The State Department said it took action after finding credible evidence they were involved in the violence two years ago that led about 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border to Bangladesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “With this announcement, the United States is

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Vijayveer wins gold at Junior Shooting World Cup 2019

Vijayveer wins gold at Junior Shooting World Cup 2019 in Suhl, Germany, combining with Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Adarsh Singh to clinch the men’s 25m pistol event on 16 July. Sidhu picked up his third gold medal of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 For Singh, it was his second

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Rajya Sabha passed the AERA Bill, 2019

The Rajya Sabha passed the AERA Bill, 2019 on 16 July. Replying to the discussion on the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) Bill, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “As many as 16 airports will be in the purview of AERA. All other airports continue to be looked after by the Civil

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IWAI ship Bhutanese cargo flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh

In its first movement, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) ship flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh that carried Bhutanese cargo. The ship – MV AAI – has set sail from Dhubri in Assam and will travel to Narayanganj in Bangladesh, over river Brahmaputra and the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route. This

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