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Telangana State Formation Day celebrated on 2 June

Telangana State Formation Day celebrated on 2 June

Telangana Day is celebrated on June 2 each year from 2014 after its bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh.  This year marks the fifth Telangana State Formation Day.  It is the 29th state of the country after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed in the Parliament.  The celebrations are held in all the 30 districts of the state. Telangana was officially formed on 2 June […]

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Anton Aditya Subowo re-elected as President of Badminton Asia

Anton Aditya Subowo re-elected as President of Badminton Asia

Indonesia’s Anton Aditya subowo re-elected as President of Badminton Asia for another four year period. There were around seven people who were selected as the vice-presidents.  India’s Badminton Asia’s president Himanta Biswa Sarma .  Around 40 countries were voted for the posts of President, Vice President, and Secretary-General. About Badminton Asia:  2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships officially crowned the best

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ONGC became Indias most profitable public sector company

ONGC became Indias most profitable public sector company

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India’s top oil and gas producer, has toppledIndian Oil Corp (IOC) to regain the crown of being the country’s most profitable public sector company.  Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) reported a 34% jump in its 2018- 19 fiscal net profit to Rs.26,716 crore.  Whereas, IOC registered a net profit of Rs.17.274 crore for the

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Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to fly Hawk jets

Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to fly Hawk jets

Flight Lt. Mohana Singh becomes the first woman fighter pilot to fly by day on a Hawk advanced jet aircraft. She landed after a grueling 4-aircraft combat sortie at Kalaikunda Air Force station in West Bengal. The other women officers – Bhawana Kanth and Avani Chaturvedi – joined the fighter stream in June 2016. Last week, Flight Lt.

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India has 20 health workers per 10,000 people NSSO study data

India has 20 health workers per 10,000 people NSSO study data

National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data showed that India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people.  It is less than the World Health Organization’s (WHO)minimum overreach of 22.8 per 10,000 people.Distribution of health workers: Rural areas with 71 % of India’s population have only 36% of health workers. It is uneven between the urban and rural areas. Delhi highest

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Astronomers discovered the Forbidden Planet, NGTS- 4b in the Neptunian Desert

Astronomers discovered the Forbidden Planet, NGTS- 4b in the Neptunian Desert

An international collaboration of astronomers with the University of Warwick, I-JK, have discovered an exoplanet, Next-Generation Transit Survey(NGTS)- 4b, the Forbidden Planet, in the Neptunian Desert. It is smaller than Neptune but 3 times the size of the Earth. The Research was led by Dr. Richard West including Professor Peter Wheatley, Dr. Daniel Bayliss and Dr.

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New species of wasp Kudak Lumia Rangnekar identified in Goa

New species of wasp Kudak Lumia Rangnekar identified in Goa

A new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia identified by scientists in Goa. It has been named as Kudakrumia Rangnekari after Goa-based researcher Parag Rangnekar. Wasp is a member of a group of insects in the order Hymenoptera, suborder Apocrita. It is neither an ant nor a bee. They are found in Goa and

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Yoga Instructor, Namrata Menon appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa

Yoga Instructor, Namrata Menon appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa

State Health Department of Goa announced the appointment of Panaji-based, Namrata Menon, Yoga Instructor, and fitness expert, as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa. She is appointed to promote the ancient system of physical and mental practices to raise awareness about the benefits of yoga so that people follow it on a daily basis. She

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India removes restriction on air space usage

India removes restriction on air space usage

Indian Air Force (IAF)removed all temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian airspace. The IAF made the announcement on Twitter. The IAF imposed restrictions following air strikes on a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan on 27th February.  India imposed restrictions which did not allow any aircraft flying over Pakistan airspace to use

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United Nations to cut 1,000 troops from Somalia force

United Nations to cut 1,000 troops from Somalia force

United Nations Security Council decided to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia despite a rise in attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia in Mogadishu. The council voted unanimously to draw down the African Union Mission in Somalia but left the door open for the council to revisit that decision if violence worsens.  African

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