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Mission Kushal Karmi

Mission Kushal Karmi was launched by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, on July 6, 2022. What is Mission Kushal Karmi? Mission Kushal Karmi was launched to improve the skills of construction workers. This mission was launched by Delhi ..

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New discoveries and new records of fauna and flora

In year 2021, India added on 540 species to its faunal database. Thus, total number of animal species now stands at 1,03,258. 315 taxa were also added on the Indian flora in 2021, taking the number of floral taxa to ..

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Sikkim- West Bengal Reciprocal Transport Agreement

Sikkim and West Bengal recently agreed for a new Reciprocal Transport Agreement (2022), highlighting the problems with previous 2007 agreement. Background 2007 agreement had provided permits for only Gangtok, Pelling & Namchi districts in Sikkim and Kalimpong, Siliguri & Darjeeling districts in ..

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10th World Peace Forum 2022

Tenth edition of the World Peace Forum 2022 is being organised by Tsinghua University, in Beijing. BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges As a part of the World Peace Forum, panel discussion on BRICS Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges” was held. India’s ..

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Cloudburst at Amarnath shrine

On July 8, 2022, a cloudburst near Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir took life of 15 people and over 40 are missing. Following the cloudburst, Amarnath yatra has been suspended till further advisory. Highlights Cloudburst has destroyed the community ..

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Shinzo Abe: Former Japan PM Assassinated

Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was snuffed on July 8, 2022, while he was campaigning for the upcoming elections in Japan. Key Points He was assassination in Nara city, in western Japan. An ex-military man shot him twice ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: July 9, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for July 9, 2022 INDIA – Enforcement Directorate slaps Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India International, Rs 10 cr on ex-CEO Aakar Patel for having “violated” provisions of Foreign Exchange Management ..

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 9, 2022

41. ‘Mission Vatsalya’, which was seen in the news, is a scheme implemented by which Union Ministry? [A] Ministry of Women and Child Development[B] Ministry of Education[C] Ministry of MSME[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry Show Answer Correct Answer: A ..

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 08, 2022 [Mock Test]

41. Which of the following pairs of important days and respective dates are matched correctly? World Veterinary Day – 30 May World Logic Day – 14 January World Radio Day – 13 February World Book and Copyright Day – 21 ..

Chhattisgarh Electric vehicle policy

On July 7, 2022, Government of Chhattisgarh approved its “Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022”. Highlights EV policy 2022 was approved with the objective of making Chhattisgarh an EV-manufacturing hub, reducing environment degradation and creating employment. Policy was approved during by Chief Minister ..

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