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1.Science and Technology UAE launches its first space mission to Mars from Japan The first space mission to be launched by UAE is called Hope Hope will be providing a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere by studying its daily and seasonal changes. It will reach Mars’ orbit by February Read more…
1.Environment Uttarakhand government to generate electricity from waste A ‘Waste to Energy’ has been undertaken by Uttarakhand government The waste generated in the state has the potential to generate up to 5 megawatts of electricity This initiative will help in: Curbing pollution Solid waste management initiatives Providing eco-friendly energy to Read more…
1.Economy India launches five portals to boost Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Five portals are being launched to boost innovation in different sectors. This will support and give an impetus to Atma NIrbhar Abhiyan The portals being developed are: BHEL for power sector CMFTI for manufacturing sector HMT for machine tools Read more…
1.Person in News Indian origin Chan Santokhi elected as Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi has been elected the president of Suriname Santokhi formerly served as a justice minister. Suriname was formerly a Dutch colony with more than a quarter of its population of Indian descent Quick Fact: The capital of Read more…
Sports 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar As per Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the 2022 World Cup is to be held in Qatar. This will be the first world cup to be held in a muslim-majority country and in the Arab World. It will also Read more…
1.Economy US continues being India’s top trading partner in FY 2019-20 As per data from Union Ministry of Commerce, US is India’s top trading partner for the second consecutive financial year Earlier, China was India’s top trading partner from 2013-14 to 2017-18 The bilateral trade between India and US was Read more…
1.Miscellaneous NITI Aayog presents Voluntary National Review 2020 report NITI Aayog has presented India’s second Voluntary National Review at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 2020 The title of the report is “Decade of Action: Taking SDGs from Global to Local” It reports progress of adoption Read more…
1.Sports New Hockey India President: Gyanendro Ningombam from Manipur Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam will be the new President of Hockey India. With this appointment, he shall be replacing Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad. Hockey India is the governing body which exclusively directs and conducts all men and women’s hockey activities in India. Quick Read more…
1.Economy RBI: Tamil Nadu has highest market borrowings among States Tamil Nadu has the highest market borrowings among all Indian states. Its borrowings make up 17% of the total borrowings done through the issue of bonds, also known as state development loans (SDL). The other high market borrowing states are Read more…
1.Science and Technology Google+ rebranded as Google Currents Google has officially rebranded Google+ as Google Currents The new platform is tailored more towards businesses Google+ was a social network platform which was closed in April 2019 due to low usage and data leaks. Quick Fact: Sundar Pichai is the CEO Read more…