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NCPCR’s Elimination of Child Labour Week: 12-20 June 2022

NCPCR’s Elimination of Child Labour Week: 12-20 June 2022

NCPCR’s Elimination of Child Labour Week: 12-20 June 2022: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is celebrating Elimination of Child Labour Week in the honour of World Day Against Child Labour. It is being celebrated in 75 places as part of the “75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence – “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” in different districts starting from 12th

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Angelo Mathews and Tuba Hassan crowned ICC Players of the Month for May

Angelo Mathews and Tuba Hassan crowned ICC Players of the Month for May

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today (Monday 13 June) announced that Sri Lankan batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan’s spin sensation Tuba Hasan have been selected as the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players for May 2022. Mathews has surpassed compatriot Asitha Fernando and Bangladeshi Mushfiqur Rahim to win the award, while Tuba Hasan has surpassed

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Defence Minister enhanced funding limit of TDF Scheme to Rs 50 crore

Defence Minister enhanced funding limit of TDF Scheme to Rs 50 crore

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved enhancement of funding under Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme to Rs 50 crores per project from Rs 10 crores. TDF scheme is executed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and supports indigenous development of components, products, systems and technologies by MSMEs and start-ups. It facilitates up to 90% of the total project cost and

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Saanapathi Gurunaidu clinches gold medal at IWF Youth World Championship

Saanapathi Gurunaidu clinches gold medal at IWF Youth World Championship

Indian weightlifter Saanapathi Gurunaidu has clinched Gold medal in men’s 55 kilogram event at IWF Youth World Championships in Mexico. He lifted a total of 230-kilogram, 104 kilogram in Snatch winning Silver and 126 kilogram lifting in Clean and Jerk to finish on the top to grab the Gold medal. Apart from him, Vijay Prajapati and Akansha Kishor Vyavhare clinched silver medals

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NHAI enters Guinness World Record for laying 75 km highway in 105 hours

NHAI enters Guinness World Record for laying 75 km highway in 105 hours

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has created Guinness World Record for the longest continuously laid bituminous lane of 75 kilometres in 105 hours and 33 minutes between Amravati and Akola districts in Maharashtra Amravati-Akola section is part of NH 53, which connects cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur and Surat. It is equivalent to 37.5 kms of two-lane paved

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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates national museum of customs and GST in Goa

Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates national museum of customs and GST in Goa

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated “Dharohar – the National Museum of Customs and GST” in Panaji Goa It is a two-storey ‘Blue building’, which was earlier known as Alfandega, during Portuguese rule in Goa and has been standing on the banks of Mandovi River in Panaji for more than 400 years. Dharohar showcases not only the artifacts seized by Indian

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UNGA adopts India sponsored resolution on multilingualism

UNGA adopts India sponsored resolution on multilingualism

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time. The resolution urges United Nations to continue spreading vital communications and messages in both official and non-official languages, including Hindi. For the first time, Hindi language is mentioned in the resolution besides Bangla and Urdu. Multilingualism is acknowledged

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WTO Ministerial conference 2022 is being held at Geneva

WTO Ministerial conference 2022 is being held at Geneva

The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference will begin from 12th June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland after a gap of almost 5 years. Indian delegation will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. Key areas: WTO’s response to the pandemic, Fisheries subsidies negotiations and Agriculture issues including Public Stockholding for Food security. India is a founding member

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Ayush Institute, NARIP gets NABL Accreditation

Ayush Institute, NARIP gets NABL Accreditation

Department of Biochemistry and Pathology of National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma (NARIP), Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala has got NABL M(EL)T Accreditation for its clinical laboratory services NARIP: Premier research Institute under Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences. It is the first Institute under CCRAS to get NABL accreditation for its clinical laboratory services. It ensures that citizens get quality

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