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‘Immunocontraceptive measures’ project is launched by Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC)

Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for population management of 4 species of wild animals namely Elephant, Wild boar, Monkeys and Blue Bull (Nilgai).Key Points: i. Need: Human-elephant conflict caused the maximum number of casualties. Between 2014 and March 2019, 2,398 people died in elephant […]

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Current Affairs Quiz – 9 July 2019

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Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to clinch 1st title Copa America 2019

The 46th Edition of Copa America held between 14 June to 7 July 2019 at 6 venues in the host country. Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to win its first South American title since 2007. It was Neymar’s replacement, Everton, who led the team to victory, scoring a goal and setting up another to give Brazil

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Central government appointed M Nageswar Rao, Additional Director of CBI as the Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard

Nageshwar Rao has been shunted out from the Central Bureau of Investigation and has been appointed as Director General (DG) Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guard, a post earlier offered to former CBI Director Alok Verma. Interestingly, IPS officer M Nageshwar Rao had replaced his boss Alok Verma on October 23 after a dramatic

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Reserve Bank of India finalized Utkarsh 2022

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board finalised a three- year roadmap to improve regulation and supervision, among other functions of the central bank. This medium term strategy name is Utkarsh 2022 which is in line with the global central banks’ plan to strengthen the regulatory and supervisory mechanism, sources aware of the board meeting.

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The first model village built with Indian assistance in Sri Lanka

For the first time a model village built with Indian assistance as part of a housing project meant for war affected people and estate workers was inaugurated in Sri Lanka. India has partnered with the ministry of housing and construction and cultural affairs to build 100 model villages consisting of a total of 2,400 houses

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ISRO teams up with Russian company Glavkosmos for the selection support, medical examination and space training

The Indian Space Research Organisation has signed a contract with a Russian company “Glavkosmos” for selection support, medical examination and space training of Indian astronauts for the country’s proposed maiden manned space mission ‘Gaganyaan’. The contract was signed by Glavkosmos’ first Deputy Director-General, Natalia Lokteva, and Director of the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of

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‘Vivekadeepini’ is released by Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India needs a cultural renaissance, a large scale awareness and knowledge-sharing movement to bring the best in the Indian thought to the common man. Asserting that “share and care” was the core of Indian philosophy, the Vice President stressed the need to create

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Operation ‘Sudarshan’ is launched by BSF to fortify Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu

Operation ‘Sudarshan’ is launched by BSF which is a massive exercise, code named ‘Sudarshan’, to fortify the ‘anti-infiltration grid’ along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu. The exercise will see the entire BSF’s senior field brass, thousands of troops and machinery being deployed in these forward areas. The operation was launched on July 1

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Six Sigma Healthcare setup Rs 750 crore project in Rudraparayag, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand would soon have a High Altitude institute of mountain medicine, training and research center. Once completed, the state of the art institute dealing with health issues related with high altitudes would be first of its kind in Asia. Six Sigma health care, a company which at present is operating hospitals in Kedarnath, Tungnath and

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