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India & ADB sign $200 million loan to improve rural connectivity in Maharashtra

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $200 million loan to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra State to improve road safety and better connect rural areas with markets and services. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The signatories to the loan agreement for the Maharashtra […]

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Joint Statement of 7th RCEP Ministerial Meeting Held in Bangkok

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways Piyush Goyal participated in 7th RCEP Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on 8th September 2019. The meeting was attended by Senator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Australia, Dato Dr. Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister ofFinance and Economy

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The Fifteenth Finance Commission holds meeting with the Government of Rajasthan

The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh alongwith its Members and senior officials met with the Shri Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Shri Sachin Pilot, Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan alongwith his Cabinet colleagues and senior State Government officials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The Commission observed that: Rajasthan is the largest state in

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ESA and NASA partners for asteroid deflection

The European space agency (ESA) has announced its plan to partner with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to stop asteroids hitting Earth. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 NASA will provide the collider, the Double Asteroid Impact Test (DART). It should launch in summer 2021 and will smack into the smaller of the two

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Indian Air Force inducts 8 new Apache attack choppers

The Indian Air Force will add the much-needed lethal punch to its attack capabilities with the induction of eight US-made Apache attack choppers Apache AH-64E (I). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 According to analysts, the Apache is a stealthy, versatile machine designed for all kinds of missions. It comes equipped with laser and infrared systems

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Cabinet approves Mechanism revision of ethanol price for supply to Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the following, including fixing higher ethanol price derived from different raw materials under the EBP Programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2019-20 during ethanol supply year from 1st December 2019 to 30th November 2020: Daily Current Affairs

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India announces contribution of 22 mn USD to GFTAM for 6th replenishment cycle

“Under the visionary and dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi ji, India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), an increase of 10% over the amount contributed by us in the 5th cycle. Daily

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PM Modi visits Zvezda shipbuilding complex along with President Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Zvezda shipbuilding complex along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and interacted with the management and workers of the shipyard. Modi arrived in Russia on a two-day visit during which he will hold summit talks with President Putin and attend the Eastern Economic Forum, is the first Indian prime

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Enforcement of various provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 2019

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 was notified on 9th August, 2019. Sub-Section 2 of Section 1 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 provides as under:- Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 “(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may,

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NYKS to Prepare Disaster Response Teams for Disaster Risk Reduction

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under Department of Youth Affairs of MoYAS has taken up an initiative on preparing Disaster Response Teams (DRTs) of NYKS Youth Volunteers for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). It is proposed to establish institutional mechanism for organized and structured engagement of NYKS by

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