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Indian flag to be hoisted at New York’s Times Square
For the first time, a leading diaspora group in the US will hoist India’s National Flag at the Times Square in New York. This is the first occasion on which the tricolour will be unfurled at the iconic location in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Punjab to launch scheme to distribute smartphones
The Punjab government has decided to start distribution of smartphones to students free of cost, on August 12. In order to avert any kind of large gatherings, the government has decided to launch the scheme at 26 different locations in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Rajasthan to provide free food grains till November
The Rajasthan government has announced that it is going to provide free foodgrains to the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Mission till November 2020. The beneficiaries will be provided five kg of wheat per person and one kg of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Covid-19 infections will hit 20 million this week:WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated that the total number of infected patients of the deadly COVID 19 disease will hit the 20 million mark within this week and that includes around 7.5 lakh deaths, so far, due to this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
US provides military airwaves for 5G wireless networks
The US Defence Department has planned to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves so that high-speed internet services can be provided in the country. The move is aimed at giving a fillip to the 5G network infra ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Union Government to launch two-month outreach on Education policy
The Union Government is planning to launch a two-month-long national outreach program on the new National Education Policy (NEP) to bring on board all the stakeholders, including states and institutions so that they can understand the details of the policy ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Prime Minister of Lebanon resigns after outrage over blast
The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Hassan Diab announced his resignation from the top post of the country following outrage over the catastrophic blast in the capital of the country, Beirut, on August 4. The mishap took away lives of around ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
National Infrastructure Pipeline Online Dashboard launched
The Union Finance Minister has launched the dashboard of the National Infrastructure Pipeline in order to manage and integrate all the details regarding the projects at one place. The online portal is now showcasing 6800 live projects being implemented in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Pathogens named as critical by WHO found in Yamuna: Study
A team of researchers from the IIT Delhi has found some pathogens that are actually critical in nature, in the Yamuna River. The team reached this conclusion after studying 20 major sewer drains and Yamuna River at five locations across ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
WHO is in talks with countries to join its COVAX Facility
The World Health Organization is renewing its invitation to countries to join its COVID 19 Vaccine facility, a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to the COVID 19 vaccines. The facility, named as COVAS facility, is meant ..