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NASA has announced 13 places where it could land the Artemis III mission as it prepares to send people back to the moon. All 13 sites are near the lunar South Pole, which is permanently shadowed and so far unexplored, NASA said Friday. The following 13 areas have been chosen by NASA as potential landing sites for […]
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South Korea and the United States have started began their largest joint military drills, ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield’, and scheduled to end on 1st of September. South Korea has also launched the four-day Ulchi civil defence drills separately, that is designed to boost government readiness. Aim: To normalise the combined exercises and boost deterrence against North Korea. The exercise also aimed
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The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is ready to foray into the UK market starting with QR code-based transactions. The NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with payments solutions provider, PayXpert to internationalise the acceptance of its payment solutions in the UK. UAE, Japan, the US, Singapore, Bhutan, Nepal and France are already accepting UPI payment services. NIPL is the wholly-owned subsidiary
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Indian neurologist, Dr N V Sundara Chary has been elected as a Fellow of American Academy of Neurology (FAAN). It is regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious honour in the field of neurology and medicine. This honour has been awarded by American Academy of Neurologists (AAN) to very few neurologists across the world for making valuable contributions in
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Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 22 August 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the relationship between India and China is going through an “extremely difficult phase” after what Beijing has done at the border and emphasised that the Asian Century will not happen if the two neighbours could not join hands. He claimed that both nations have border accords
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Young striker Manisha Kalyan has become the 1st Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League. She made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus. She replaced Cyprus’ Marilena Georgiou in the 60th minute at the Makareio Stadium. She was recently awarded the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22
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The Reserve Bank of India has canceled the licence of Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank, Karnataka the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. As per the data submitted by the bank, more than 99 percent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). The cooperative bank
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Flipkart has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) to give Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) access to markets. As part of the partnership, Flipkart aims to empower local farming communities and SHGs by providing a pan-India market access to more than 400 million customers. ICAR-IIMR will extend support with infrastructure and necessary approvals to
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The Odisha government has decided to prepare a comprehensive wildlife management plan through national-level institutes for newly allotted coal block areas. The developments come keeping in view the safety of wild animals including elephants. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra to engage reputed organizations like the Wildlife
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