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New Delhi is world’s most polluted capital city: IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report

New Delhi has emerged as the most polluted capital city in the world for the fourth year in a row in the latest World Air Quality Report for 2021. The report found that no country met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) PM2.5 annual air quality guidelines last year as it analysed PM2.5 air pollution measurements […]

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurates 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in New Delhi

India is hosting the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) on virtual platform from March 20 to 22, 2022. The Union Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 36th IGC in New Delhi on March 20, 2022. The 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), themed “Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable

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Third National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) begins in New Delhi

Lok Sabha Secretariat and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has organized the third edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF). It is being held on 10th and 11th March 2022, in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi. Objective: to hear the voice of the youth, between 18 and less than 25 years of age, who will join

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46th Civil Accounts Day celebrated on March 02, 2022

The 46th Civil Accounts Day will be celebrated on 2nd March 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi. Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will be the Chief Guest. Finance Secretary Dr. T.V. Somanathan, and Smt. Sonali Singh, Head of the Organisation will grace the occasion along with other dignitaries. The Civil Accounts

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India’s first e-waste eco-park to come up in Delhi

The Delhi Government has planned to set up India’s first e-waste eco-park to handle increasing e-waste. The announcement was made on Thursday by Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. He said that soon Delhi will be home to the “country’s first” e-waste eco-park which will take care of rising e-waste. The park is proposed to be

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Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates seminar “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy in New Delhi

Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate a seminar- Industry Connect 2022, Industry and Academia Synergy on February 25, 2022 in New Delhi The seminar has been organised by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in association with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) and Federation of

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Indian Railways to set up country’s biggest & world-class Wrestling Academy in Delhi

The Indian Railways will provide a world class wrestling academy at Delhi’s Kishanganj at an approximate cost of ₹30.76 crore, ministry informed. The railway minister had committed Indian Railways wrestlers to provide the state-of-art wrestling academy at the earliest. The wrestling academy will be the biggest in India, and equipped with advanced training facilities to promote

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S Jaishankar to host third India Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be hosting the third meeting of the India Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi from 18th to 20th December. External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will host the dialogue that will be attended by foreign ministers of five countries – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – according to the foreign ministry. The

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Delhi Police launched e-learning platform “Unnati”

Police Commissioner of Delhi, Rakesh Asthana has launched an e-learning platform ‘Unnati’, the e-learning platform, Unnati, was launched at the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Auditorium under Delhi Police’s flagship scheme YUVA. The Unnati portal will help students learn from anywhere using a laptop, desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. About the Unnati: Unnati is an

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Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world’s top 10 polluted cities

Of the world’s top 10 cities with the worst air quality, three – Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai, are in India, data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group showed. Delhi top the list with AQI at 556, Kolkata and Mumbai recorded an AQI of 177 and 169, respectively, at 4th and 6th position.

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