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India State Support Programme for Road Safety

June 29, 2022

On June 28, 2022, the World Bank approved a USD 250 million loan for the road safety programme of Indian government, which addresses the high road accident fatality rate in India. Highlights International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has ..

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Nitin Gupta: New CBDT Chairperson

June 29, 2022

Appointments Committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of IRS officer Nitin Gupta as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Who is Nitin Gupta? Nitin Gupta is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1986 batch. ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 29, 2022 INDIA – Ramdarash Mishra gets Saraswati Samman for his Hindi poetry collection ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’; award given by KK Birla Foundation – PM Modi holds bilateral talks ..

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Bengaluru One Health Pilot Project

June 28, 2022

On June 28, 2022, The Ministry of dairying and animal husbandry launched ‘One Health’ pilot project in Bengaluru. Key Points The One Health Pilot Project will bring stakeholders from human, animal, and environment health on single platform, in order to ..

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Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)

June 28, 2022

On June 27, 2022, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L) of Ministry of Education (MoE) released the “Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)” report for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20. What is PGI-D report? PGI-D assesses the performance of ..

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NITI Aayog Report on Gig and Platform Economy

June 28, 2022

NITI Aayog recently published its report titled “India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy”. Key recommendations of the report In its report, NITI Aayog has proposed fiscal incentives for companies, such as tax breaks or start-up grants. It proposed to provide incentives ..

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SBI Ecowrap report on Income Inequality

June 28, 2022

The State Bank of India published its Ecowrap report on Income Inequality in India. Findings of the report According to Ecowrap report, income inequality in India has been declining since Financial Year 2017. India also did well during covid-19 pandemic, ..

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IISc: New algorithm to study brain connectivity

June 28, 2022

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) based machine learning algorithm. About the New Algorithm The new Algorithm is called RaAl-LiFE (Regularized, Accelerated, Linear Fascicle Evaluation). It can help scientists in understanding and predicting ..

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G7: India’s invite to invest in clean energy

June 28, 2022

On June 27, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the G7 Summit in Germany and asked the Group of Seven (G7) countries to consider investing in and promoting the emerging market for clean energy technologies in India. Highlights German Chancellor ..

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Telangana T-Hub 2.0

June 28, 2022

Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to inaugurate the new facility of business incubator T-Hub on June 28, in Hyderabad. About T-Hub The T-Hub (Technology Hub) was established in 2015, at IIT Hyderabad. It is an innovation ..

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