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Cabinet approves India-Australia pact to promote co-production of films

Cabinet approves India-Australia pact to promote co-production of films

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an audio-visual (AV) co-production treaty between India and Australia to promote co-production of films. Under this umbrella agreements, private, quasi-government or governmental agencies enter contracts to produce films together. So far, India has has signed 15 audio visual co-production treaties with foreign countries. Australia has emerged as a preferred destination for shooting […]

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Telangana launches ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme for weavers

Telangana launches ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme for weavers

Telangana Government has launched ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme, an insurance scheme, which covers handloom and powerloom weavers in the State. This scheme was launched by Telangana Handlooms Minister, KT Rama Rao virtually on the occasion of National Handloom Day. The insurance coverage scheme will be implemented in association with LIC. In case of natural or accidental death of a weaver, Rs.

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: 09 August

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: 09 August

On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022: Theme The

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Gustavo Petro takes oath as the President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro takes oath as the President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro has sworn in as the first leftist President of  Colombia. He is a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, who won the presidential election in June 2022 by beating conservative party candidate. He also promised to implement outstanding provisions of the 2016 peace agreement that saw the rebel FARC movement lay down arms after nearly six decades of

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V Pranav becomes India’s 75th Chess Grandmaster

V Pranav becomes India’s 75th Chess Grandmaster

V Pranav(15) has become the 75th Grandmaster of India by winning the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania, after securing his third and final GM norm, to attain the Grandmaster title. He had won his maiden GM norm at the Serbia Open in 2021 and the second in the Vezerkepzo GM round-robin tourney in Budapest, Hungary in June 2022. He is the 27th Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu (list

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India starts cooperation with Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces

India starts cooperation with Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces

India has officially began working with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) of Bahrain. Aim: To strengthen collaboration in regional security in the Western Indian Ocean. At the India-US 2+2 in April 2022, India had announced that it would join the CMF as an Associate Partner. CMF is a multi-national naval partnership (34 nation grouping) to promote security, stability and prosperity across

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Sharath, Sreeja clinch gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at CWG

Sharath, Sreeja clinch gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at CWG

A. Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula won gold in the mixed doubles table tennis after defeating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne (Malaysian) at Commonwealth Games 2022 Other winners: India’s Eldhose Paul wins first-ever gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump. Boxer, Nitu Ghangas wins gold in women’s 48 kg category Boxer, Amit Panghal won the gold in the 48-51kg weight category Avinash Sable becomes the first Indian Man claim a medal (silver) in men’s

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