India’s top oil refiner, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has planned to invest more than Rs 2 lakh crore (or $25 billion) to achieve net-zero emissions from its operations by 2046. The target set is in line with India’s aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2070. IOC oil refining and petrochemicals business has a total emission of 21.5 million tonnes […]
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Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen has won the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez & Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished at second and third positions respectively. Verstappen has now won 9 of this season’s 14 races. It was his 71st podium finish & he collected 26 points from this race. Verstappen won the Belgian GP in 2021 as well. Here
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Viktor Axelsen from Denmark has clinched his second BWF World Championships men’s singles title after beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand in Tokyo. The women’s singles title has been retained by Akane Yamaguchi from Japan. She has defeated China’s Olympic champion, Chen Yufei in the final. Men’s Double: Malaysia Aaron Chia; Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik Women’s Double: China Chen Qingchen; China Jia Yifan Mixed Double: China
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The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has observed its Silver Jubilee in New Delhi on August 29. On the occasion, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has also launched an Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0. It is an integrated responsive cloud-based application. It will provide a single window for submissions of various forms as mandated under Drug Price Control
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World football federation, FIFA has lifted the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) after the Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA). FIFA has also cleared the decks for India to host the Women’s U-17 World Cup in October 2022. Background: FIFA had suspended AIFF on August 15 for “undue influence from
The NITI Aayog has declared Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters and has become entitled to receive additional allocation of ₹3 crore. The Haridwar district has been allocated to union commerce and industries minister Piyush Goyal. The allocated money will be used to improve the health sector including the hospitals in Roorkee and district hospital Haridwar. NITI Aayog
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the National Mission for Financial Inclusion has completed eight years of successful implementation on August 28. Data under PMJDY: Beneficiaries: More than 46.25 crore has banked under PMJDY since inception. Amount: Over 1,73,0000 crore rupees Women: 56% are Jan-Dhan account holders 67% of Jan Dhan accounts are in Rural and semi-urban areas. 31.94 crore
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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 29 August 2022 composed by the Gkseries team is very helpful to UPSC aspirants.
UPSC Daily Static Quiz 29 August 2022 composed by the Gkseries team is very helpful to UPSC aspirants.
Ashgabat Agreement ◽ It is a transit pact established in 2011 between Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Oman. Kazhakstan joined subsequently and Pakistan joined in 2016. Indian joined the agreement in 2017. ✓Ashgabat Agreement is a transit pact signed in 2011 between Uzbekistan, Iran,Turkmenistan, and Oman and Qatar. While Qatar subsequently withdrew from the agreement in
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