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World Bank ‘REWARD’ Project

February 21, 2022

The World Bank, the Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka, and Odisha, have signed a USD 115 million deal for the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme to help national and state governments adopt improved ..

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MoHUA Approval to A.P under Garbage Free Cities

February 19, 2022

Under the ‘Garbage Free Cities’ vision, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved Rs 235 crore to Andhra Pradesh, the largest one-time approval of money for legacy dumpsite restoration. Overview: The Centre will contribute Rs 77.66 crore towards ..

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Upper Bhadra Project- New National Project

February 19, 2022

On February 16, 2022, Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai announced that the high-powered committee of central government gave national project status to “Upper Bhadra Project”. Highlights This is the first project from state to get this status. This status of national ..

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Hurun Report on Dollar Millionaires

February 19, 2022

According to the Hurun Report, the rich families in India have grown by 11 per cent in the year 2021 with a net worth of Rs 7 crore being reported from 4,58,000 dollar-millionaire households. Overview: The Hurun Report has been ..

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Indian Army’s Bent-Toed Gecko

February 19, 2022

A team of researchers recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko or lizard, from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Key Facts The new species of Gecko or lizard belongs to the family of Cyrtodactylus exercitus (‘exercitus’ means army, ..

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I&B Ministry Guidelines on data security

February 19, 2022

In its new guidelines on data security, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has prohibited the sharing of secret or top-secret documents by its officials over Internet. What are the guidelines? They have also been asked not to use digital assistant ..

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India’s Record Soyoil Import from the United States of America

February 19, 2022

Due to limited supply from drought-stricken South America, Indian exporters have arranged to import a record 100,000 tonnes of soyoil from the United States, at a time when palm oil prices are reaching new highs. Overview: India, the world’s largest ..

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DGCA Child Restraint System

February 19, 2022

An advisory to implement the Child Restraint System which is specifically designed to restrain and protect a child or infant during all phases of flight has been sent to all the airline operators in India by the Directorate General of ..

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Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)

February 19, 2022

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a four-day global event that takes place from February 18 to 21. It is an online citizen science or community science project that was first launched in 1998 by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and ..

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SC on Krishna Water Dispute

February 19, 2022

On February 18, 2022, government of Karnataka moved to Supreme Court and sought to set up of a bench to hear a plea related to dispute over allocation of water of Krishna River. Key Facts The Krishna River flows in ..

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