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UP Parivar Kalyan Card scheme

August 27, 2022

Recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had talked about issuing ‘UP Parivar Kalyan Card’ soon for all the families of the state. Under this, the benefits of various welfare schemes running in the state can be availed. This will ..

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Government to launch e-Passports in next 6 months

August 26, 2022

Recently, Foreign Secretary Dr Ausaf Sayeed informed that the new age e-chip passport is likely to be launched by the end of the year 2022 or by the first week of January 2023. In this passport the details of the ..

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Kerala online monitoring system of medicines

August 24, 2022

Amid allegations of shortage of medicines in government hospitals in Kerala, the government will soon launch an online monitoring facility to track the availability and distribution of medicines in government medical institutions in the southern state. The facility comes after ..

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India- Egypt 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties

August 23, 2022

Egypt released a postage stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with India. Diplomatic relations between India and Egypt began when Egypt recognized India’s independence on 18 August 1947, three days after India’s independence. The two countries became ..

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Rajasthan: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advanced Technologies

August 22, 2022

With an aim to make tech graduates more employable Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technologies (R-CAT) in Jaipur. Key Points The center will organize modern technologies related training programs of one week ..

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Aravind’s ground gecko: New bent-toed gecko species

August 22, 2022

A group of researchers has recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats. Key Points  The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind ..

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Chandigarh Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

August 22, 2022

Recently Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala collectively decided to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Earlier Punjab Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution to name the airport as ‘Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ..

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India’s first electric double-decker bus ‘Switch EiV 22’

August 20, 2022

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari recently launched India’s first AC double-decker electric bus named ‘Switch EiV 22’ developed by Ashok Leyland in Mumbai. About the Bus The bus can gain a 100km of range with ..

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Jharkhand : Block chain-based Seed distribution

August 20, 2022

In a significant development to revolutionize agriculture in the country Jharkhand government and global blockchain technology company, SettleMint jointly announced the successful launch of seed distribution to farmers based on blockchain technology. Highlights The move is aimed at reducing pilferage ..

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‘Dahi-Handi’ – Maharashtra’s Official Sport

August 20, 2022

Like Kho-Kho and Kabaddi, Dahi Handi has now been given the status of a game in Maharashtra. It will be considered as a type of adventure sports. Highlights Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told in the Vidhan Sabha that Govindas who ..

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