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World Bank provide USD 300 million to Bangladesh for urban area resilience

World Bank provide USD 300 million to Bangladesh for urban area resilience

The government of Bangladesh has signed an agreement with the World Bank for USD 300 million financing. Aim: To strengthen its local urban institutions to respond and recover from the Covid 19 pandemic and improve preparedness for future shock. It will also help cities and towns of Bangladesh to build back better as they recover from the pandemic and […]

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UP Govt plans to double farmers income under ‘Panchamrut Yojana’

UP Govt plans to double farmers income under ‘Panchamrut Yojana’

Uttar Pradesh government has announced that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Panchamrut Yojana’ will help to double the farmers’ income. This can be achieve by introducing cost-effective technical measures and promotion of co-cropping method. The UP Government has increased the sugarcane support price by Rs 350 in the last crushing season in advance, which included Rs 340 for normal

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India wins silver in first Commonwealth women’s cricket

India wins silver in first Commonwealth women’s cricket

The Indian women’s cricket team has settled for the silver medal in Birmingham after losing to five-time T20 champions Australia (won gold) by 9 runs in the Commonwealth Games 2022 final. Other winners: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the Bronze Medal in Badminton Doubles. Annu Rani won Bronze medal in Women’s Javelin Throw. India’s Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker won the gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s

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Max Life Insurance launches ‘Smart Secure Easy Solution’

Max Life Insurance launches ‘Smart Secure Easy Solution’

Max Life Insurance Company Ltd has launched Max Life Smart Secure Easy Solution, a comprehensive three-in-one protection of life, critical illness & disability and accidental cover. It covers self-employed individuals, salaried and other professionals to comprehensively guard against life’s uncertainties. Aim: Providing financial protection in case of any uncertainties in life with an accidental cover option and Max Life Critical

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Para-powerlifter, Sudhir wins gold medal in Men’s Heavyweight in CWG 2022

Para-powerlifter, Sudhir wins gold medal in Men’s Heavyweight in CWG 2022

Para-powerlifter, Sudhir has clinched the gold medal in the Men’s Heavyweight, after defeating Ikechukwu Obichukwu (Nigeria), in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with the lift of 212kg. He won India’s first gold in Para-Powerlifting at Commonwealth Games. Other highlights: India’s M. Sreeshankar has clinched silver in Men’s long jump. India’s Saurav Ghosal has bagged the bronze medal in squash men’s singles. Till now,  India has won 20 medals (6(G) 7(S); 7(B)).

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DRDO successfully test-fires laser-guided ATGM from Main Battle Tank Arjun

DRDO successfully test-fires laser-guided ATGM from Main Battle Tank Arjun

DRDO and Indian army have successfully test-fired indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun. The missiles have hit the target successfully with the precision at two different ranges. Laser Guided ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour protected armoured vehicles. This is currently under technical evaluation trials

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Biography of President Draupadi Murmu to be released soon

Biography of President Draupadi Murmu to be released soon

A biography of 15th President of India, Droupadi Murmu, titled ‘Madam President: A Biography of Draupadi Murmu’ will be released by the end of 2022. The book has bee written by Bhubaneswar-based senior journalist, Sandeep Sahu. The book will be published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI). Droupadi Murmu, is the youngest President and the first woman tribal President of India.

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Russia becomes third largest coal supplier of India in July 2022

Russia becomes third largest coal supplier of India in July 2022

According to the data published by the Indian consultancy Coalmint, Russia has become the third-largest coal supplier of India in July 2022. Russia has historically been the sixth-largest supplier of coal to India, after Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, and the United States, with Mozambique and Colombia alternatingly featuring in the top five. Imports of India from Russia have increased nearly five

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ULA's Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

ULA’s Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has been successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. SBIRS is an early missile warning system that will replace the Defense Support Program (launched in

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