Page-18 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

North Korea Most Unsafe for Nuclear Material Safety: NTI Report

July 23, 2020

According to a report published by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a Washington-based group working to curb the threat of nuclear terrorism and accidents, North Korea ranked the last among the 22 countries reviewed in terms of the security of its ..

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UK Organization to Conduct First-Ever British-Indian Census

July 23, 2020

The India League, a UK-based diaspora group which was established in 1916, announced the launch of a first-ever British Indian Census to collect data points around Britain’s estimated 1.5 million Indian-origin population. This will be conducted completely online in collaboration ..

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First Mars Mission Launched by China

July 23, 2020

China has successfully launched its first-ever Mars probe on July 23 with the objective of complete orbiting, landing and roving in a single mission so that it can take an ambitious step towards the planetary exploration of the solar system. ..

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Dr. Dangs Lab to Partner with Bharat Biotech for Human Trials of Covaxin

July 23, 2020

The Delhi-based private laboratory, Dr Dangs Lab, has announced that they have been selected as the central laboratory for human clinical trials of Covaxin, which is touted as the first-ever indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the ..

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NFRA bans CA Udayan Sen from Auditing for 7 years

July 23, 2020

The National Financial Reporting Authority has taken stringent action against a high-profile chartered accountant with the Big 4 Audit Firms, Udayan Sen, for his role as engagement partner in the statutory audit of ILFS Financial Services Limited. The authority has ..

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Siddi Community Gets First Lawmaker in Karnataka

July 23, 2020

Karnataka governor Vajubhai Bala has nominated the first-ever lawmaker from the Siddi community, to the Legislative Council of the state. The governor has nominated Shantharama  Budna Siddi for the post along with five other persons. Shantharama is a social worker ..

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Odisha Govt. Renames Village after Folk Song

July 23, 2020

The Odisha Government has announced renaming Bilung Village in the Bamra Tehsil of Sambalpur District to ‘Rangabati Bilung’ after the popular folk song ‘Rangabati.’ This is in order to recognize the creativity of the great lyricist of the popular folk ..

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PM Modi to lay Foundation Stone for Manipur Water Supply Project

July 23, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to lay the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project to provide water connection to all the households in the state. This is in addition to the Jal Jeevan Mission already undergoing in ..

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