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Cauvery delta region to be declared ‘Protected Special Agriculture Zone’

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami recently announced that the Cauvery delta region would be declared as a ‘Protected Special Agriculture Zone’. This declaration would ensure...

February 13, 2020

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi becomes Chhattisgarh’s new district

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was recently inaugurated as the 28th district of the state of Chhattisgarh, by the state’s Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The new district, which has been carved out...

February 13, 2020

Australian team gets ICC Women’s Championship trophy

The Australian team was presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy. The team has retained the trophy by topping in eight-team ODI competition played from 2017 to 2020....

February 13, 2020

Veteran Indian journalist Nandu R Kulkarni passes away

Veteran Indian journalist Nandu R Kulkarni recently passed away at Mumbai. A resident of Mumbai, the 70-year-old journalist was the Mumbai bureau chief of the Daily newspaper, ‘The...

February 13, 2020

‘We Think Digital’ program launched in UP

We Think Digital is a global digital literacy program of the technology major Facebook. The program was launched in 2019 with an aim to overcome gender imbalance on...

February 13, 2020

UP launches toll-free helpline for students

The state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched toll-free helpline numbers for students. This initiative is aimed at solving queries of students ahead of the Board Examinations....

February 13, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 342

123451. With reference to United Nations, the decision that major countries should have veto power, was taken at which of the following conferences? Teheran conference Dumbarton oaks Yalta...

February 13, 2020

Gulmarg to host National Winter Games under Khelo India

Gulmarg is a popular skiing destination and a hill-station town located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Pir Panjal Range...

February 12, 2020

Google India announces internet safety campaign

Google India recently announced a new public outreach campaign on Internet safety named PehleSafety. The tech-firm launched a campaign to inform its users about online security and safety measures...

February 12, 2020

G Narayanan named Chairman of New Space India Ltd

Renowned space scientist G Narayanan has been named the Chairman of New Space India Ltd (NSIL), Indian Space Research Organisation’s newly formed commercial entity. Prior to this assignment, G...

February 12, 2020

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