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Clouded Leopard

January 8, 2022

The Clouded leopards were spotted in a community forest in Nagaland recently. This is the first time the big cat is seen in the region. It was spotted at an altitude of 3.7 kilometers along the Indo – Myanmar border. ..

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CCI Probe on Google

January 8, 2022

The Competition Commission of India recently ordered an investigation against Google for its dominance in news. Most of the online traffic of news websites come from Google. The accusations made are as follows: Violation of Law The Section 4 of ..

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Rise in Election Expenses Limit

January 8, 2022

Election Commission of India (ECI) has enhanced election expenditure ceiling for candidates in assembly constituencies, ahead of assembly elections across five states. Key Points ECI enhanced election expenditure from the existing Rs 20 lakh to Rs 28 lakh and from Rs 28 lakh ..

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Second phase of Passport Seva Programme

January 8, 2022

On January 7, 2022, the external affairs ministry and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signed an agreement for second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP-V2.0). About Passport Seva Programme The PSP-V 2.0 provides for rolling out of microchip-embedded e-passports. It ..

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Assam – NDDB Dairy Joint Venture

January 8, 2022

The Assam Government recently signed an agreement with the National Dairy Development Board. Under the agreement, the signatories agreed to establish Rs 2000 crore joint venture. About the Agreement The joint venture to be established can process ten lakh litres ..

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National Water Awards

January 8, 2022

The National Water Awards is presented annually by Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The third round of the awards, for the year 2020 was recently announced. State Awards Uttar Pradesh was awarded the first prize. Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were ..

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Start-up India Innovation Week

January 8, 2022

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is going to organise “Start-up India Innovation Week” during January 10-16, 2022. Start-up India Innovation Week Start-up India Innovation Week is a virtual innovation celebration, to be organised with the aim of ..

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HC: Pubic Holiday not a Fundamental Right

January 8, 2022

The Bombay High Court recently pronounced that whether to announce public holiday or not is government decision. And public holiday is not a fundamental right. Why did the judgement come up? Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union Territory. It ..

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NSO Estimates on FY22 GDP Growth

January 8, 2022

According to first advance estimates of National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to grow 9.2% in the financial year 2021-22. What is supporting the growth? Growth in GDP is supported by an uptick in the ..

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Study on Maya Civilization

January 8, 2022

The reason for the collapse of Maya Civilization is till date debated. Some researches believe that draught was the cause of collapse. Some others are against this belief. Recently, a study revealed that the even during extreme draught conditions Maya ..

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