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‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ launched in Gujarat, replacing PMFBY

The Gujarat government has launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ as a temporary replacement of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for a year. The main reason...

August 12, 2020

Defence Minister laid foundation for a Missile-seeker facility and Warhead production unit

The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation for a missile-seeker facility and a warhead production unit at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) at Hyderabad, as part of...

August 12, 2020

Indira Van Mitan Yojana launched in Chhattisgarh: Highlights

On the occasion of the World Tribal Day, Chhattisgarh government has decided to launch Indira Van Mitan Yojana in order to make the forest dwellers in the state...

August 12, 2020

Indian flag to be hoisted at New York’s Times Square

For the first time, a leading diaspora group in the US will hoist India’s National Flag at the Times Square in New York. This is the first occasion...

August 12, 2020

Punjab to launch scheme to distribute smartphones

The Punjab government has decided to start distribution of smartphones to students free of cost, on August 12. In order to avert any kind of large gatherings, the...

August 12, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 523

123451. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and El Nino:The El Nino causes the warming of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean, whereas...

August 12, 2020

Rajasthan to provide free food grains till November

The Rajasthan government has announced that it is going to provide free foodgrains to the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Mission till November 2020. The beneficiaries will...

August 11, 2020

Covid-19 infections will hit 20 million this week:WHO

The World Health Organization has estimated that the total number of infected patients of the deadly COVID 19 disease will hit the 20 million mark within this week...

August 11, 2020

US provides military airwaves for 5G wireless networks

The US Defence Department has planned to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves so that high-speed internet services can be provided in the country. The...

August 11, 2020

Union Government to launch two-month outreach on Education policy

The Union Government is planning to launch a two-month-long national outreach program on the new National Education Policy (NEP) to bring on board all the stakeholders, including states...

August 11, 2020

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