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Funding for India-Palestine Techno Park released
Recently the Indian Representative to Palestine, Sunil Kumar released the third tranche of funding for the construction of India-Palestine techno park in Palestine. India had committed to invest 12 million USD as a part of capacity building in Palestine. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
NMCG of Jal Shakti Ministry organises the 4th India Water Impact Summit
The ‘India Water Impact Summit’ is an annual event where problems and solutions for the biggest water related issues in the country are discussed. The 4th India Water Impact Summit was held from December 5th to 7th, 2019 at Vigyan ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
South Asian Games: India leads with 214 medals
India has won 110 gold, 69 silver and 35 bronze at the South Asian Games, 2019. On the whole India won 214 medals. The event was held in Nepal. Highlights In athletics, India won 49 medals that comprised of 23 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi appointed new of Chairman National Stock Exchange
The National Stock Exchange(NSE) has appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new chairman. His appointment comes following the approval of markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The NSE chairman was lying vacant since January 2019 when then ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station becomes country’s 5500th station to get free wifi facility
Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station which comes under East Central Railway (ECZ) zone has become 5500th station to get free wifi facility. The RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL), the digital arm of Indian Railways, has thus provided free WiFi at 5,500 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
100 days of Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana
The National programme driven by TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India), Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY), completed 100 days under Ministry of Tribal Affairs on December 7, 2019. The programme aims at empowering the tribal community. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Foreign Exchange reserve touches a new high of 451.08 billion USD
According to the weekly data released by the Reserve Bank of India, the foreign exchange reserve touched a new high of 451.08 billion USD. The foreign exchange currency assets include the depreciation or appreciation of the non-US currency like pound, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Assam govt. sets up Anti Depredation Squads to avoid human-wildlife conflicts
The state government of Assam has set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of Forest department to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in state. The squads would help Forest Department to reduce casualties in conflict situations. About Anti-Depredation Squads These squads will be ..