Year: 2021

28 Oct

G-20 joint Finance, Health ministers meet in Rome

G-20 joint Finance, Health ministers meet in Rome Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, is on the official visit to Italy for attending ‘G20 Joint Finance...

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28 Oct

Ballistic missile Agni-V successfully test-fired

Ballistic missile Agni-V successfully test-fired India has successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Agni-5 on October 27, 2021 Key Point The missile was launched from APJ Abdul Kalam...

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28 Oct

‘Knock every door’ campaign for Second-dose Vaccination

‘Knock every door’ campaign for Second-dose Vaccination Union Health Ministry has asked states and Union Territories to come up with district-level plan and launch a “Har Ghar Dastak” (Knock...

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28 Oct

India applies for vaccine loans from ADB & AIIB

India applies for vaccine loans from ADB & AIIB India applied for a $2 billion loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to purchase...

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28 Oct

MoD Rajnath Singh launched WBPMP, 1st Project Management Governance by Military Engineer Services

MoD Rajnath Singh launched WBPMP, 1st Project Management Governance by Military Engineer Services Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD), launched Web Based Project Monitoring Portal (WBPMP) for...

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28 Oct

Georissa mawsmaiensis: New Species of Micro Snail Discovered from Meghalaya

Georissa mawsmaiensis: New Species of Micro Snail Discovered from Meghalaya A team of scientists from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ( ATREE ), Bengaluru has...

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28 Oct

Afghanistan’s economy is imploding: UNDP

Afghanistan’s economy is imploding: UNDP The United Nations has said that Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty...

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28 Oct

India’s productivity challenge is especially steep in service sectors

India’s productivity challenge is especially steep in service sectors Value-addition per worker needs to rise sharply in several fields for the country to enhance prosperity and reduce inequality It...

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28 Oct

Open Network for Digital Commerce

Open Network for Digital Commerce The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) in the ministry of commerce and industry is building an open network for digital...

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