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Google announces new Digital Education tool ‘Assignments’

The search engine giant Google has announced new education tools for teachers and students to facilitate learning in the virtual education space. This feature will be available with...

August 15, 2020

Highlights: Astronomers discover ‘Baby’ Galaxy 12 billion light years away

The astronomers have found a baby galaxy billions of light-years from the Earth that has been seen to be similar to our planet. This discovery is going to...

August 15, 2020

Nagaland and Manipur celebrate Naga Independence Day

The north-eastern states of the country, Nagaland and Manipur observed the 74th Naga Independence Day on August 14, as per their custom and historical significance. What happened on...

August 15, 2020

Under air bubble agreement, Indians with any valid VISA can fly to US, UK and Canada

Indians holding any kind of visa valid under the ‘Air Bubbles’ agreement can travel to the UK, USA, Canada and the UAE, according to the Directorate General of...

August 15, 2020

Highlights: Ayushman Bharat scheme to be expanded to non-poor people

The Union Government is planning to extend the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ to cover the non-poor population in the country. The government is also mulling the possibility...

August 15, 2020

Defence Minister launches Indigenisation portal ‘SRIJAN’

On the final day of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Week’ celebrations of the Ministry of Defence from Aug 10 – 14, 2020, the Defence Minister virtually launched the Department...

August 15, 2020

Google joins hands with Central Water Commission for flood forecasting initiative

The search engine giant Google has joined hands with the Central Water Commission in order to make the flood forecasting in the country more advanced and more effective....

August 15, 2020

Israel’s aircraft and tanks hit militant sites in Gaza

Israeli aircraft and tanks have hit several militant sites in the Gaza strip, responding to explosive-laden incendiary balloons launched across the frontier into Israeli territory. In this attack,...

August 15, 2020

EU enters into deal with AstraZeneca, for first Covid-19 vaccine

The European Union has entered into an agreement to but at least 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID 19 vaccine in the first-ever such deal in advance...

August 15, 2020

BSE partners with Gujarat’s iHub to help start-ups

The oldest stock exchange of the country, Bombay Stock Exchange, has entered into an agreement with i-Hub, an incubation set up started by the Gujarat Government, in order...

August 15, 2020

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