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Union Power Minister R K Singh launched a hackathon, named Powerthon-2022, to find tech-driven solutions for quality power supply.
REC Limited, in collaboration with Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, acts as the nodal agency. It is launched under RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme). New ideas and concepts will be rewarded with licence.

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting  released Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022 .It includes a stringent provision under which the accreditation is liable to be suspended or withdrawn if a journalist ‘acts in a manner which is prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State’ among others.
Accredited media persons are prohibited from using the words “Accredited to the government of India” on their profile.

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‘Kanchoth festival’ is a religious and colourful events for the followers of Nag Culture. It was recently celebrated across erstwhile district Doda of Jammu and Kashmir.
The people celebrate marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati and pray for their spouses’ long life. It is also called as Gauri-Tritya.

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Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre and Physical Research Laboratory function under the aegis of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Recently, the Scientists from the institute successfully demonstrated ‘Quantum entanglement’. Using real-time Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), they conducted hack-proof communication between two buildings separated by 300 meters.

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Indonesia, are jointly hosting an ‘ASEAN-India High Level Conference on Renewable Energy (RE)’.
This is being hosted in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The theme for the conference is ‘Experience and Innovations for Integrated Renewables Market’.