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What are Clean Plant Centres?

March 1, 2023

The Indian government plans to establish 10 Clean Plant Centres to promote domestic production of crops like apples, almonds, grapes, avocados, and blueberries, which have seen an increase in demand for imported planting materials. They will be set up under ..

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Senior Mission Leaders’ (SML) Course

March 1, 2023

The Senior Mission Leaders’ (SML) course is being held in Tokyo, Japan from June 19-30 this year. The Union Home Ministry has directed all states and Union Territories to nominate three candidates – one each from the military, police, and ..

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

1. Which city is the host of ‘International Bio-resource Conclave & Ethno-pharmacology Congress 2023’? [A] Mumbai[B] Imphal[C] Kolkata[D] Bengaluru Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Imphal] Notes:The ‘International Bio-resource Conclave & Ethno-pharmacology Congress 2023’ commences in Imphal. Union Minister Dr Jitendra ..

ALMA Telescope – Update (March, 2023)

March 1, 2023

ALMA telescope is to get a new brain. The ALMA is set to get a hardware and software upgrade for the collection of more data and produce sharper images. The upgrades are estimated to cost 37 million USD. These upgrades ..

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Sursingar

March 1, 2023

The Indian Prime Minister Modi highlighted this instrument in his Maan Ki Baat episode. He also mentioned the dance forms Karakattam and Perini Natyam. What is Sursingar? Sursingar is an ancient stringed-musical instrument that resembles the sarod but has a ..

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What is Borthekera?

March 1, 2023

Borthekera, also known as Garcinia pedunculata, is a medicinal plant commonly found in Assam. The plant is related to the popular tropical fruit, mangosteen. The dried pulp of the ripe fruit from Borthekera has been used for centuries for both ..

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National Geospatial Policy – 2022

March 1, 2023

Government of India notified the National Geospatial Policy 2022 in December last year as a replacement for the National Map Policy, 2005. The objective of the 2022 policy is to strengthen the location-centric industry to assist with the information economy. ..

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Hindusthan Samachar

March 1, 2023

The Hindustan Samachar was awarded a new contract to provide news content in 12 languages to Doordarshan and AIR for a period of 25-and-a-half months. The deal is reportedly worth Rs 7.70 crore and includes the supply of 12 national ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 1, 2023 INDIA ISRO successfully conducts key rocket engine test for Chandrayaan-3, from ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. Jan Aushadhi scheme expects a turnover of over ₹1,000 ..

e-Shram Portal

March 1, 2023

Recently, the Central Government started matching the data from the eShram portal to that of the Ration Card (National Food Security Act (NFSA)) data, which is under the control of the Department of Food and Public Distribution. Matching of these ..

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