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India ranked 5th in CDP 2019 Report
The annual report on carbon reduction activities, Carbon Disclosure Project 2019 report was released by the London based global non-profit organization CDP Worldwide Company. To evaluate the risks related to climate change, the report surveys the commitments of the corporate ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Deepika Padukone Receives Crystal Award
At the 26th Annual Crystal Award ceremony conducted during the opening ceremony of 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Monday, 20th January 2020, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone received the Crystal Award 2020 for her ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Uttar Pradesh Government launches Mukhya Mantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana
In order to provide financial assistance to the family of farmers who while working on the field die or become handicapped, the state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched Mukhya Mantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana which will be implemented ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
‘Vyom Mitra’ unveiled by ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently unveiled the humanoid robot, called Vyom Mitra at the inaugural session of the conference “Human Spaceflight and Exploration — Present Challenges and Future Trends”, held in Bengaluru on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Daman to be Headquarters of the Merged Union Territory
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi chaired Union Cabinet on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 designated that the city of Daman will be the headquarters of the newly constituted Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
IOCL inks MoU with Oil Regulator of Ghana
To further strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and West African country, Ghana, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, under ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
E-Passport introduced By Bangladesh
Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 to introduce the E-Passport service. The e-Passports are now initially being issued from three offices — Uttara, Jatrabari and Agargaon — of the Department of Immigration and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Recipients of Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020 Announced
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid respect to the freedom fighter by remembering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 123rd anniversary. He listed the contributions of Netaji in the freedom struggle and recalled his dedication to getting freedom ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
‘SERVICE’ Scheme launched by Union Minister of Steel
The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched a volunteer scheme ‘SERVICE’ and its portal on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 for the employees of the Indian public sector undertaking, Steel Authority of India Limited ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Defence Ministry approved procurement of 5,100 crores of hardware
On January 22, 2020, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the Procurement of defence equipment that are of worth Rs 5,100 crores. The equipment are to be purchased from indigenous sources. Highlights The equipment to be purchased include electronic Warfare systems ..