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National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) is observed every year on 4th March in India in the honor of the Indian Security Forces. The day aims to raise public awareness of all safety principles, including road safety, workplace safety, human health safety, and environmental safety. The year 2022 marks 51st NSD. First National Security Day (NSD) was held in 1972. […]
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Union Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi. ITU: UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies. ITU currently has a membership of 193 countries. Area Office and Innovation Centre: It is expected to serve
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India has been ranked 120th in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 or Sustainable Development Index 2021 with a score of 60.07. Top performers: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Belgium. Index measures the total progress of India towards achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 SDGs were adopted by UN General Assembly in September 2015 as a part of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. India
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Tata Motors has launched mobile showroom named ‘Anubhav,’ to target rural customers by increasing their reach in rural areas and providing them with a doorstep car buying experience. Tata Motors will deploy 103 mobile showrooms across the country, to enhance Tata Motors brand awareness in rural India. It will be operated by dealerships under Tata Motors’ supervision and guidance. All
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Sunil Agrawal has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on contractual basis. Prior to this, he was serving as the CFO of Reliance Nippon Life Insurance for over 12 years. Central government is counting on LIC’s IPO to help bridge the gaping budget deficit by the end of this month and hopes
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The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ for “bringing about a paradigm shift in water management” at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards. Distinguished Jury of FICCI Water Awards consists of eminent people such as Dr. Mihir Shah, A.K. Gosain, Himanshu Kulkarni,
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Airport Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi, 15 Kms from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. It has an estimated cost of Rs.645 crore. This project includes development work i.e. construction of airport pavements, air side work, terminal Building and city side works. It is designed for operations of A-320 category of air
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Ministry of Defence is hosting 12th edition of the biennial defence exhibition, DefExpo 2022, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. It will be held from 10th to 14th March. It will be focused on land, air, naval, internal homeland security and electronic systems. It will be held in a hybrid format. DefExpo will be conducted by leading industry fora, international
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Swiss International Air Lines and its parent Lufthansa Group have agreed with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its solar aviation fuel, the Swiss airline said on Tuesday. Swiss International Airlines will become the first airline to use solar aviation fuel to help power its flights For this, Synhelion has developed a technology for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources. When combusted solar fuel will
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The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has kicked off on March 04, 2022, in New Zealand. This is the 12 edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, being held in New Zealand from March 04 to April 03, 2022. The opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 was held at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui between West Indies and
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