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SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE – UPSC Daily Important Topic | 25 September 2021

SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE Topic – International institutions ABOUT It is a dispute over territory and sovereignty over ocean areas, and the Paracels and the Spratlys two island chains claimed in whole or in part by a number of countries. Chaina, vietnum, the philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei all have completing claims. Alongside the fully-fledged […]

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Former UK PM Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

Former UK PM Gordon Brown appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

The World Health Organization (WHO) September 20, 2021, announced the appointment of Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as its ambassador for Global Health Financing. He is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the 2009 London G20 summit. He mobilized world leaders to commit an additional $1.1

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches space start-up Privateer

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches space start-up Privateer

Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak said he plans to make a private space company “unlike the others” in a cryptic tweet Sunday (September 12). The tweet included a link teasing his planned company, called Privateer Space. Steve Wozniak has launched a new space start-up called Privateer Space, bringing potential competition to a field dominated by billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard

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Education ministry constitutes panel to develop new national curriculum frameworks; Head- Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan

Education ministry constitutes panel to develop new national curriculum frameworks; Head- Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan

The Union education ministry on Tuesday formed a 12-member committee to develop new curriculums for school, early childhood, teacher, and adult education, officials said. The panel tasked with developing four national curriculum frameworks (NCFs) will be headed by National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) drafting committee chairperson K Kasturirangan. The NCFs serve as a guideline for syllabus,

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Centre notifies Rs 400 crore Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to support the medical devices industry

Centre notifies Rs 400 crore Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to support the medical devices industry

The government has notified the Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to significantly reduce manufacturing cost, optimize resources and provide easy access to standard testing and infrastructure facilities for the medical device industry. The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 400 crores and the tenure of the scheme is five years, from FY 2020-2021

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World’s Highest EV Charging Station Inaugurated At Kaza in Himachal Pradesh

World’s Highest EV Charging Station Inaugurated At Kaza in Himachal Pradesh

The world’s highest electric vehicle charging station has been inaugurated in Kaza village of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday (September 23, 2021). Speaking to ANI, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Kaza Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) said, “This is the world`s highest electric vehicle charging station at 500 ft in Kaza. The aim of this initiative is to check

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Antyodaya Divas Being Celebrated Across India on 25 September

Antyodaya Divas Being Celebrated Across India on 25 September

In India, the Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25, to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The day was declared by the Modi Government on September 25, 2014. Antyodaya means uplifting the poorest of the poor. Antyodaya means “uplifting the poorest of the poor” or “rise of the last person”. Through Antyodaya Diwas, the government wants to carry forward the message of Upadhyaya who

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BPCL & SBI Card launch co-branded RuPay contactless credit card

BPCL & SBI Card launch co-branded RuPay contactless credit card

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card on Thursday announced the launch of a co-branded RuPay contactless credit card, offering fuel and other benefits. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card have joined hands to launch the ‘BPCL SBI Card co-branded RuPay Contactless Credit Card’, according to a joint release. The card will provide

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