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Power Outage in Pakistan

More than 220 million Pakistanis were affected because of a huge power outage in the country. The country usually faces fuel shortages during winter. This mishap occurred as the National Grid went down for unknown reasons. The frequency of the ..

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JUICE Space Mission of Europe

The European Union is to launch the JUICE Spacecraft in April 2023. The spacecraft is to explore the moons of Jupiter. Specifically, the mission is to study the three major moons of Jupiter namely Ganymede, Europe, and Callisto. Out of ..

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Israeli Astro Physics Mission: ULTRASAT

NASA and Israel will soon sign an agreement on a space mission. Under the agreement, the United States will help Israel in its upcoming Astrophysics Mission called ULTRASAT. The mission is currently being developed by Israel Space Agency and Germany. ..

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Republic Day Tableau to reflect Nari Shakti

India is to celebrate its 74th republic day this year. On this day, the Constitution Head, the President of India, Smt Draupadi Murmu will hoist the National Flag at Raj Path. During the event, different models and scenes from history ..

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Parakram Diwas – Netaji Jayanti

Every year India celebrates the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on January 23. Netaji founded the Azad Hind movement and led Azad Hind Fouj (Indian National Army). Netaji was born in Odisha and studied in Bengal, yet his ..

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INS Vagir Commissioned into Navy

The Indian Naval Ship Vagir is a Kalvari-class submarine. It was manufactured by the MDL of Mumbai. The diesel-electric attack submarine was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy placed an order for the submarine in 2005. The ..

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Prime Minister’s National Award for Children

The Prime Minister National Award for Children is also known as the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. It is conferred by the President of India. In 2023, the president will present this award to 11 children (six boys and five ..

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Border Security Force (BSF) starts ‘Ops alert’ exercise

India is to celebrate its 74th republic day on January 26, 2023. Several anti–national elements try to cause trouble in the country during such nationwide celebrations. To put them under control and to increase security at the border, the BSF ..

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Banking, Finance & Economy Current Affairs Quiz – January 23, 2023

41. Which of the following banks has achieved the Business Today-KPMG Best Bank award (BT-KPMG Best banks survey)? [A] Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited[B] Capital Small Finance Bank Limited[C] Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited[D] ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited Show Answer ..

Mega Infrastructure Project on Great Nicobar Islands

The Government of India is planning to develop the Nicobar Islands in terms of defense, commerce, logistics, and industries. This is called the Mega Infrastructure Project. It is also referred to as the Great Nicobar Plan. The plan is to ..

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