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NITI Aayog releases SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22

NITI Aayog releases SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22

NITI Aayog under Indo-German Cooperation has released Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22. The SDG Urban Index and Dashboard ranks 56 urban areason 77 SDG indicators across 46 targets of the SDG framework. Shimla tops the Index followed by Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram Worst performers: Patna, Guwahati, Itanagar, Meerut, Dhanbad Urban areas have been classified as: Aspirant: 0–49 Performer: […]

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NASA launches world’s first DART Mission to crash Spacecraft into Asteroid

NASA launches world’s first DART Mission to crash Spacecraft into Asteroid

The US space agency NASA has launched a mission to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — the world’s first to test asteroid-deflecting technology. The space probe will crash into the asteroid to alter its speed and course. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the DART experiment lifted off at 10:21 pm Pacific Time from Vandenberg

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurates E-portal of an accreditation scheme for minerals exploration

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurates E-portal of an accreditation scheme for minerals exploration

On 23rd November 2021, The Coal, Mines, and Parliamentary Affairs Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has inaugurated the E-portal of an accreditation scheme for Mineral exploration. The portal was inaugurated at the 5th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals in New Delhi. The first-ever national conclave on Mines and Minerals was held at Raipur in 2016. Joshi also

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ECI organizes conference of Chief Electoral Officers from all States/UTs

ECI organizes conference of Chief Electoral Officers from all States/UTs

The Election Commission of India has organized a conference with Chief Electoral Officers of all States/UTs in New Delhi. Aim: to discuss and review various thematic issues related to Electoral Roll, Polling Stations, ongoing Special Summary Revision, IT Applications, timely resolution of grievances, EVMs/VVPATs, training & capacity building of polling staff, media & communication & extensive voter outreach

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Guru Tegh Bahadur

Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur’ being observed on 24 November

Every year, November 24 is celebrated as Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs, of the Sikh religion. The day is celebrated as Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur across the country. It was on this in 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur sacrificed his life to protect religion, human values, ideals and principles. The martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur

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