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UAE: First Arab Country to generate electricity from coal
The United Arab Emirates recently became the first and probably the last Arab country to generate electricity from coal. The coal plant, Hassyan is to be set up in Dubai at 3.4 billion USD. The capacity of the plant will ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
India-Finland sign MoU on biodiversity conservation
On November 26, 2020, India and Finland signed Memorandum of Understanding in the field of biodiversity conservation and environment protection. The agreement was signed by the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and his counterpart Krista Mikkonen of Finland. According to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
PM Modi inaugurates RE-Invest 2020
On November 26, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment called the RE-Invest. The 3rd Global RE-Invest Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
National Portal for Transgender Persons
The Government of India has launched the National Portal for Transgender persons. The portal will help the transgender community to apply for identity card and certificate online. It was developed under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Constitution Day: November 26
Every year Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26. It is also known as Samvidhan Divas or National Law Day. The day is celebrated to mark the adoption of Constitution. The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Union Cabinet: Capital Infusion of Rs 6,000 crores into NIIF approved
On November 25, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved Rs 6,000 crores of capital infusion into the National Infrastructure Investment Fund. This is a part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The move will leverage to create financial pipeline of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
SDG Investor Map for India launched by UNDP and Invest India
The Invest India and the United Nations Development Programme has launched the sustainable development goal investor map for India. It has laid out 18 Investment Opportunity Areas. This investment opportunity areas are in six critical sustainable development goals that were ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
PM Modi launches “Har Ghar Nal Yojana” in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, November 22, launched the ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ (Tap Water to Every Household) for the residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra and Mirzapur district. Government was committed to solving the water scarcity problem and hence ..