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“Amrit Samagam” Conference of Tourism and Culture Ministers

The Amrit Samagam, a summit of the country’s cultural and tourism ministers was launched by Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah. This summit was launched in New Delhi. Overview: This is a two-day conference that was hosted by the ..

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UGC: Simultaneous Two Full-Time Degree Programmes

The students of the country have been allowed to pursue two degrees simultaneously by the University Grants Commission. From the academic session of 2022-23, the students can start applying for these dual degree programmes. Both the degrees can be pursued ..

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : April 14, 2022

41. As per WTO, what is the estimated global trade growth in the 2022-23 fiscal year? [A] 2.5%[B] 3%[C] 4%[D] 5.5% Show Answer Correct Answer: B [3%] Notes:The World Trade Organization (WTO) revised down its forecast for global trade growth ..

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 14, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 14, 2022. INDIA – Trishakti Corps conduct EX KRIPAN SHAKTI at Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal – International Gandhi Award for Leprosy 2021 presented to ..

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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 13, 2022 [Test]

12345 1. Consider the following statements on ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’: It is launched by Ministry of Ayush. Both early-stage start-ups as well as individuals as a group can participate. Ayush Bio-instrumentation (Hardware solutions) is one of the three categories for ..

103 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre

103 years ago, on 13th April 1919, the horrific Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place. To date, it is one of the country’s darkest days in history. On this day, General Reginald Dyer of the British Empire ordered his troops to ..

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‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ Program

The ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in additional 126 cities across 14 States and UTs of India. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic-related challenges in 2020-21, this program was successful in ..

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India-US Education and Skills Development Working Group

India and the US have plans to strengthen cooperation in the fields of skill development and education through joint collaborations. The two countries are also mobilizing plants to promote student and scholar mobility with the aim of building people-to-people linkages ..

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Retail Inflation and IIP in March

In March, the annual retail inflation of India rose to a 17-month high while there was a contraction in the factory output in February, thus complicating the policy choices of the nation’s central bank. Overview: The National Statistical Office (NSO) ..

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Asset Monetisation during FY22

In FY22 asset monetisation worth Rs 96,000 crore has been completed by the Central Government. It surpassed the Rs 88,000 crore target. The government has set a target of Rs 1.62 trillion for FY23. Overview: For the FY23 targets, the ..

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