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Sultan of Johor Cup 2019: Great Britain beats India
Great Britain beats India with 2-1 in final to win men’s Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament held at Johor Bahru in Malaysia. The Indian junior men’s hockey team suffered defeat as Great Britain score 20 seconds before full-time. Great ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Indian Railways to run its first Buddhist Circuit train
Indian Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train from 20 to 26 October 2019 covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal. Key Highlights IRCTC will run train covering destinations such as- Lumbini (where Buddha was born) ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Uttar Pradesh highest number of livestock
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has recently released the 20th Livestock Census -2019. As per latest census, India’s livestock population has increased to over 535 million showing an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census-2012. Among the States, Uttar ..
South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De)Centralization Work Report: World Bank
As per the report released by World Bank on ‘South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De)Centralization Work’, Bangladesh has become the second-fastest growing economy in South Asia after Bhutan. According to the World Bank, Bangladesh and Nepal are estimated to grow ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Madhya Pradesh hosts 10th National Cultural Festival
In Madhya Pradesh, the 10th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-National Cultural Festival is being organized by the Union Ministry of Culture from 14th to 21st of October under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign in Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa. ..
India, Sierra Leone sign six agreements including $30 mn line of credit
To expand the bilateral relations in various fields, India and Sierra Leone signed six agreements including extending a credit line of $30 million for rice cultivation. The agreement was signed during the second leg of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s five-day ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
India joins WEF’s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance
India has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance, a league of 15 of world’s leading city networks and technology governance organisations that will work towards advancing responsible and ethical use of smart ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Chandi Prasad Bhatt awarded Indira Gandhi award for national integration for 2018
Noted environmentalist and social activist, Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for the years 2017 and 2018 in recognition for his services in promoting and preserving national integration in the country. This award ..
First-ever National Hindi Science writers conference started in Lucknow
In Uttar Pradesh, the first -ever National Hindi Science writers conference has started on 11th of October in Lucknow with an aim to release science writing from the clutches of English and to promote use of Hindi and other Vernacular ..
India, China, Pakistan to work together to study impact of climate change on Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region
India Meteorological Department (IMD) is collaborating with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate forecast services to countries in Hindu-Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. These countries have agreed to establish regional climate centre that will provide forecasting services ..