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In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad brings out agriculture land price index

In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad brings out agriculture land price index

In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has joined hands with an e-marketplace for agricultural land, SFarms India, to develop a farmland price index based on the sales and purchases done on the platform. The index has been designed to record and present the “quality-controlled” data on the prices of agricultural land in the country. The index will track the price movements in the marketplace and […]

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Jennifer Lopez to receive lifetime achievement award at MTV Movie & TV Award

Jennifer Lopez to receive lifetime achievement award at MTV Movie & TV Award

MTV announced that Jennifer Lopez would be awarded the Generation Award at their forthcoming MTV Movie & TV Awards. MTV Movie & TV Awards recognizes actors who have diversely contributed to both film and TV industry and are known in every household. Vanessa Hudgens will host the Generation Awards. Jennifer Lopez will receive the lifetime achievement award. Jennifer is all set

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INS Nishank, INS Akshay decommissioned after 32 years in service

INS Nishank, INS Akshay decommissioned after 32 years in service

The Indian Navy has decommissioned its two ships, INS Akshay and INS Nishank, after 32 years of service. These two ships also participated in Operation Talwar and Operation Parakram. While INS Nishank, a high-speed missile craft, was commissioned on September 12, 1989, INS Akshay was commissioned a year later on December 10, 1990 at Poti, Georgia. Both were part of the 22 Missile Vessel Squadron and 23

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Tata Projects wins bid to build Jewar Airport

Tata Projects wins bid to build Jewar Airport

Tata projects will build the national capital region’s new airport at Jewar. It outbid the Shapoorji Pallinji Group and Larsen & Toubro for the contract. Tata Projects, the infrastructure and construction arm of the Tata group, will construct the terminal, runway, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings at the Noida International Airport.  The new airport is expected to be

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Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the “SHRESHTA”

Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the “SHRESHTA”

Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme“SHRESHTA”. The Scheme is for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas. The Scheme for Residential Education for Students in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) has been formulated with the objective to provide quality education and opportunities for even the poorest Scheduled Caste students.

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India, Senegal sign MoUs for cultural exchange, cooperation in youth matter

India, Senegal sign MoUs for cultural exchange, cooperation in youth matter

India has signed three MoUs with and Senegal, after talks between VP, M Venkaiah Naidu and President of Senegal, Macky Sall. The first MoU is related to renewal of Cultural Exchange Progarmme (CEP) for the period 2022-26. Second MoU is related to visa-free regime Official which will strengthen the cooperation between the two countries. Third MoU, seeks to enhance bilateral cooperation

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Para-athlete Vinod Kumar banned for intentional misrepresentation at Tokyo

Para-athlete Vinod Kumar banned for intentional misrepresentation at Tokyo

Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC) has banned Para-athlete, Discus throw player, Vinod Kumar  for two years (Until 2023) for ‘intentional misrepresentation’. He won the bronze medal in the discus throw event (F52 category) at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. At the Tokyo games, he gave a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland

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