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NSO projects GDP growth for India in 2021-22 at 8.9% and in 2020-21 at 6.6%

National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the second advance estimates of national accounts. The GDP growth rate projection as per NSO for 2021-22 (FY22) and 2020-21 (FY21) is given below: The NSO has projected 8.9% growth in 2021-22, earlier it was 9.2% in first advance estimates. In its first advance estimates that was released in January, the NSO had projected […]

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Pooja Jatyan wins Silver at 2022 Para Archery World Championships in Dubai

Pooja Jatyan won Silver at 2022 Para Archery World Championships in Dubai – Indian para archer Pooja Jatyan has won a Silver medal in the Recurve Women Finals at Para Archery World Championships 2022 in Dubai, has become the 1st Indian who has claimed a silver medal in an individual section of the Para World Championships. She

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31st Southeast Asian Games to be held in Vietnam

The 31st Southeast Asian Games, the region’s biggest sporting event, will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23 this year, organizers said on Monday. The Games will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting around 10,000 participants, organizers announced at a press conference here. The event was originally scheduled to take place in November 2021

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Govt approves 20% FDI in LIC via automatic route

The Union Cabinet Saturday approved foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 20% under the automatic route in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, according to people aware of the development, paving for a smoother road ahead of its initial public offer planned for next month. Prior to this, there was no limit was prescribed for foreign

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India’s first ambulance for street animals launched in Chennai

An animal welfare charity has launched India’s first ambulance for street animals in Chennai. The Blue Cross of India has started the project in collaboration with international animal welfare organisation Four Paw. Madras High Court Justice Dr Anitha Sumanth launched the ambulance. The Stray Animal Care programme will be a “hospital on wheels” with an

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India’s first e-waste eco-park to come up in Delhi

The Delhi Government has planned to set up India’s first e-waste eco-park to handle increasing e-waste. The announcement was made on Thursday by Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. He said that soon Delhi will be home to the “country’s first” e-waste eco-park which will take care of rising e-waste. The park is proposed to be

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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates ‘Arogya Vanam’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a hub of medicinal herbs and plants ‘Arogya Vanam’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Savita Kovind in New Delhi on March 1, 2022. The objective of this Arogya Vanam is promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on human

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Daily Current Affairs – 1 March 2022 | Gkseries

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 1 March 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all

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Canada approved world’s 1st plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine

Canada on Thursday approved the use of Covifenz, the world’s first plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Medicago Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. The vaccine has been cleared for people aged 18 to 64 since its safety and effectiveness, according to Health Canada, have not been established in people younger than 18 or older than 64

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West Indies spin legend Sonny Ramadhin Passes Away

Legendary West Indies spinner Sonny Ramadhin has passed away at the age of 92. He was a part of the side that won its first away series in England in 1950. He made his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 1950. Ramadhin ended up playing 43 Tests and taking 158 wickets at an average of 28.98.

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