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Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8,000

Priyanka Mohite (Satara in western Maharashtra) has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres after her 5th climb Mount Kanchenjunga. Priyanka received the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award 2020. Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) is the third highest mountain on the planet. She had climbed world’s highest peak Mount Everest (8,849 m), Mount Lhotse (8,516 m) in 2018, Mount Makalu (8,485 m), Mount […]

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World Thalassemia Day 2022

Every year, World Thalassemia day is observed on May 7th across the world. it aims to create awareness to honour the struggle of patients suffering from the disease. It is observed on May 8 to spread awareness about thalassaemia being a blood disorder, myths related to the disease, and to help the patients lead a

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Finance Minister launches NSDL’s investor awareness programme for students

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the National Securities Depository Limited’s (NSDL) investor awareness programme for students named ‘Market Ka Eklavya’. Aim: To introduce the basics of the securities market and also impart training on financial markets for students. This is available in Hindi and other regional languages. NSDL has launched a new investor awareness programme as part of its

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MHA launches ‘CAPF Punarvaas’ to facilitate retired CAPF

Ministry of Home Affairs has launched ‘CAPF Punarvaas’ through Welfare & Rehabilitation Board (WARB) to facilitate retired Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and Assam Rifle personnel. This portal will help the retired personnel to find an appropriate job match by uploading their personal details on the WARB website. MHA also runs a portal under Private Security Agencies Regulation Act (PSARA) for the registration of

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PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete 7 years of providing social security

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of providing social security net. The schemes were launched by PM Narendra Modi on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal. PMJJBY: More than 12.76 crore Cumulative Enrolments PMSBY: More than 28.37 crore Cumulative Enrolments APY: Over

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Haryana Govt Launches ‘e-Adhigam’ Scheme to distribute tablets to students

Haryana Govt Launches ‘e-Adhigam’ Scheme to distribute tablets to students– The Haryana State Government launches the ‘e-Adhigam’ scheme under which nearly 3 lakh students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online education. The state government has planned to provide the gadget to five lakh students. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the Advance Digital Haryana Initiative of Government with Adaptive Modules (Adigham) scheme

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Delhi Govt launches “Delhi Startup Policy” to aid the entrepreneur

The Delhi cabinet has approved the “Delhi Startup Policy” with an aim to create an ecosystem for people to launch startups and provide them with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, collateral-free loans, and free consultancy from experts, lawyers, and CA. it also aims to encourage, facilitate, and support 15,000 startups by 2030. The startup policy will focus education and education technology;

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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries – 8 & 9 MAY 2022

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 8 & 9 May 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also

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Alkesh Kumar Sharma assumes charge as new Secretary for MeitY

Alkesh Kumar Sharma (1990 batch IAS of Kerala cadre) has assumed charge as Secretary of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). Prior to this, he served as the Additional Secretary and Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat. He was also chairman of Indian Highways Management Company and implemented FASTAG system of toll collection. Minister of Ministry of

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NASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize

NASA climate research scientist, Cynthia Rosenzweig has been awarded World Food Prize. She is an agronomist and climatologist and spent much of her career explaining how global food production must adapt to a changing climate She was awarded $250,000 prize in recognition of her innovative modeling of the impact of climate change on food production. She is a senior research

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