Page-10 of Current Affairs - October, 2019

Gandhinagar becomes Gujarat’s first kerosene free district.

October 27, 2019

On October 25, 2019, Union Minister Amit Shah allocated 1000 LPG connections to women in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat. This makes Gandhinagar first district in Gujarat to become kerosene-free. Highlights The cooking gas was allotted to the women as a ..

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PM Modi to meet Germany’s Merkel

October 27, 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit India on November 1, 2019 for the fifth biennial Inter Governmental Consultations. She will meet PM Modi during her visit. The leaders will have separate engagement with the CEOs and business nations of ..

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ISRO to launch 14 small satellites

October 27, 2019

In next 2 months, ISRO will launch 14 small foreign satellites in its next three PSLVs (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles). The projects are to be implemented by November and December. Highlights The payloads are to be launched in three PSLV ..

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Bio Bricks from Agri waste

October 26, 2019

The researchers from IIT Hyderabad and School of Architecture, Bhubaneswar have developed bio-bricks from agricultural waste. The product serves dual purposes of development of eco-friendly sustainable material and also waste management. The Process The Bagasse from agricultural waste is chopped ..

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Study: Traffic Noise affects physiology and reproductive health of birds

October 26, 2019

The Study published in the Conservation Biology Journal noted that the chicks of birds that were exposed to noise were smaller than the ones in quiet nests. On the whole 88 birds were put under observation. They were split into ..

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Odisha launches ‘Odisha Mo Parivar’ initiative

October 26, 2019

Chief Minister of Odisha and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik launched a social service initiative of the party dubbed as ‘Odisha-Mo Parivar’ (Odisha, my family). The initiative is aimed at encouraging environment protection, blood donation and the welfare ..

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