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CIPET is renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology

Centre has been renamed the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has been renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET). The announcement was made by the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda. The name change has been registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975, that […]

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Government launched facility of Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC

Finance Minister has officially launched the facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC on 28 May. The facility is in line with the announcement made in the Union Budget. The new facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar. The

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GoI signed loan agreement with ADB for state road improvements in Maharashtra

Government of India has signed a $177 million loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade 450 kilometers of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra. The project aims to improve connectivity between rural areas and urban centers in Maharashtra. It will enable rural communities to better access markets, employment opportunities, and services.

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A high-level meeting to review Locust Control Operations

Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister has held a high-level meeting with Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Parshottam Rupala, and Shri Kailash Choudhary and Secretary (DAC&FW) and Sanjay Agarwal to review the Locust Control Operations. The government is focused to deal dealing urgently with the Locustus attack in the country. The Centre

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Centre undertook Hackathon for computational COVID-19 drug discovery

Government of India has stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. The move is being done globally and nationally. Indian start-ups are working on COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the very strong Indian vaccine industry. The information was passed by Dr. Vinod Paul, Member

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First Indian peacekeeper to honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate award

Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper Major Suman Gawani, who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019). She is the first Indian peacekeeper to be given the UN Military Gender Advocate award, for her outstanding

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Power Finance Corporation inked MoU with NBPCL to fund hydro-electric projects

Power Finance Corporation has entered into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd (NBPCL), a wholly-owned company of government of Madhya Pradesh, to fund projects worth Rs 22,000 crore. The funds will be used for setting up hydroelectric projects of 225 MW and power components of 12 major multipurpose projects in the state. Some

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Facebook Launched its Audio-only Calling App ‘CatchUp’

Facebook’s New Product Experimentation (NPE) team has launched a new app called CatchUp. The app makes it easier for friends and family in the US to coordinate or join a group call with up to eight participants. This audio-only unique app has been developed to coordinate call timings with friends and family members and enables

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WFIRST Telescope renamed after ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman

US Space agency NASA has renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, the US space agency’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe. The WFIRST Telescope will now be called Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (or Roman Space Telescope, for

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‘Hunar Haat’ to make a comeback in September 2020

‘Hunar Haat’, the flagship initiative by the Minority Affairs Ministry to generate employment for master craftspeople, will make a comeback in September with a ‘Local to Global’ theme after an over five-month gap due to the coronavirus pandemic. The skill fare will resume to operate after an over five-month gap due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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