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NASA Mission to make it Possible to Hear Sound from Mars

July 23, 2020

The Perseverance Rover from NASA is going to fulfil a long-pending wish of mankind to hear sounds from the red planet, Mars. Eight missions so far have returned from the planet with pictures and images but not a single mission ..

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UNGA to Go Virtual, First Time in 75 years

July 23, 2020

The United Nations has decided to hold the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2020 in the virtual mode in the wake of the deadly coronavirus in all the parts of the world. The leaders from all the 193 member ..

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High-Tech Poly Houses Constructed in J & K to boost Vegetable Cultivation

July 23, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constructed new high-tech poly-houses in Srinagar in order to boost the cultivation of vegetables in the UT. These high-tech houses have been constructed under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Program sponsored by the central ..

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Medium Term Growth in India to Remain Undisturbed: IHS Markit

July 23, 2020

A study published by IHS Markit has projected that the medium-term growth outlook for India is to remain favourable, even though the gross domestic product will tumble in the current financial year due to the coronavirus-induced recession in the country. ..

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TikTok banned on Government Devices in the US

July 23, 2020

The US Senate Panel has approved a bill with the condition that the US Federal employees will not be allowed to use the China-owned mobile video application, TikTok, effective immediately. The bill coming from Senator Josh Hawley was passed unanimously ..

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US to pay $2 Billion approx. to Pharma Companies for COVID 19 Vaccine

July 23, 2020

The US Government has decided to pay Pfizer and BioNTech SE $1.95 billion to procure 100 million doses of their COVID 19 vaccine being experimented in order to provide the medicine free of cost to the Americans. This comes on ..

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Air India Forms Panel to Identify Employees to be sent on Leave

July 23, 2020
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The government-owned airline carrier Air India has formed a committee in order to kick-start the process of identifying the employees who can be sent on leave without pay for a period of maximum 5 years. The committee is mandated to ..

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SEBI Constitutes Committee for Financial and Regulatory Technology

July 22, 2020

The securities market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a high-level committee in order to recommend required changes in the financial and regulatory technology in India. It is going to examine the aspects of technology and ..

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Airtel Payments Bank and NSDC Come Together to Skill Rural Youth

July 22, 2020

The National Skill Development Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Airtel Payments Bank in order to arrange for skill-based training to the youth in the rural areas. The focus will be on enabling them to find suitable opportunities for ..

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Arun Kumar Appointed as Vice-Chairman of International Union of Railways Security Platform

July 22, 2020

Arun Kumar, the Director-General of the Railway Protection Force, has been appointed as the VICE-Chairman of the Security Platform of the International Union of Railways. It has been intimated to the Railway Board by the Director-General of the UIC. Kumar ..

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