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China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases

China’s anti-monopoly regulator has fined companies & Internet giants Alibaba & Tencent in new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries. Highlights Alibaba & Tencent were fined...

July 8, 2021

World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark

World’s tallest sandcastle was built in Denmark. It has established new Guinness World Record of 21.16 metres. Denmark’s new sandcastle is 3.5 meter taller than earlier record of...

July 8, 2021

Delhi’s NO2 pollution rose by 125 % in 1 year

According to a study by non-government organisation (NGO), Greenpeace, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been increased by 125 per cent in Delhi during the period of last one year....

July 8, 2021

INS Tabar conducts military exercise with Italian Navy

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar recently participated in military exercises with frontline frigate of Italian Navy. Key Points INS Tabar joined Italian Navy and entered Port of Naples...

July 8, 2021

West Bengal presented Budget FY22

West Bengal government presented budget for Financial Year 2022. It was tabled by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in state assembly on July 7, 2021. Key Points Budget laid...

July 8, 2021

Razorpay- Mastercard launch MandateHQ payment interface

Payments solution provider Razorpay has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’. Key Points MandateHQ is a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for...

July 8, 2021

Delhi: Crime against women rose by 63.3%, so far in 2021

Data shared by Delhi Police shows that, Crime against women in Capital has increased by 63.3% in first six months of 2021 against the crime rate in 2020....

July 8, 2021

Gravelyia boro: New Underground Spider from Assam

Two species of spiders have been found in Jharbari range of western Assam’s Chirang Reserve Forest. Both the species have been sharing same space. Key Points Gravelyia boro...

July 8, 2021

Kerala govt. to have its own OTT platform

Kerala government has proposed to have its own over-the-top (OTT) platform. Government has planned to launch it by November 1. Highlights Launch of OTT platform is a sudden...

July 8, 2021

China bans tallest skyscrapers following safety concerns

China has banned construction of tallest skyscrapers following the safety concerns over quality of some projects. China had constructed maximum number of tallest buildings in 2019 but now...

July 8, 2021

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