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Justice Ritu Bahri: First Female Chief Justice of Uttarakhand

Justice Bahri has been sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court by Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan. The post had been vacant since the retirement of Justice Vipin Sanghi in ..

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Bharat Ratna to Lal Krishna Advani

Lal Krishna Advani was born on November 8, 1927 in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan). He belonged to a Sindhi Hindu family. Advani studied at St. Patrick’s High School in Karachi and later attended D.G. National College in Hyderabad, Sindh. ..

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First Survey Vessel Large INS Sandhayak Commissioned

The Indian Navy commissioned its latest survey vessel, INS Sandhayak, at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on February 3, 2024 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. INS Sandhayak is the first in a series of four Survey Vessel (Large) ..

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Kamakhya Temple Corridor Project

The Kamakhya Divyalok Pariyojana is a temple corridor project for the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Assam. It is being developed by the central government at a cost of Rs 498 crore. The project will ensure a complete overhaul of the ..

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What is Operation Smile-X of Telangana?

In January, 2024 a total of 3,479 child labourers were rescued from across the Telangana State through Operation Smile-X, a month-long operation organised by the Telangana police. The State police carries out this operation in January every year to trace ..

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Grounded Permanently

NASA has recently announced that its Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity, the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on another world, has been grounded for good after flying dozens of times over three years, ending a landmark mission that far ..

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Sphaerotheca varshaabhu: New Burrowing Frog Species Discovered in Karnataka

Researchers from various national and international organisations have discovered a new species of burrowing frog in Bengaluru. Named as ‘Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu’, this previously unknown species of frog has been thriving amidst the urban landscape of Bengaluru. The newly unearthed amphibian ..

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India Releases Guidelines for Green Hydrogen in Steel Sector

The Government of India has come out with guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using green hydrogen in the steel sector. The guidelines, named “Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector ..

Centre Allocates ₹10,536Cr for Odisha’s 2024-25 Railway Infrastructure

The Centre has allocated Rs 10,536 crore for Odisha’s railway infrastructure development for the 2024-25 fiscal, which is Rs 524 crore more than the amount sanctioned in last year’s Budget, official sources said. Railway Infrastructure Development Funding The annual average ..

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Law Commission Submits Report on Public Property Damage

The 22nd Law Commission of India has submitted its Report No. 284 titled “Revisiting The Law On Prevention of Damage to Public Property” to the Government of India. The destruction of public property has continued undiminished causing gargantuan losses to ..

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