Category: Current Knowledge

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was awarded the 14 October 2019 by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and the prestigious Nobel Prize in Economic Michael Kramer ”Science for their Experimental approach to global poverty alleviation.” Both Banerjee and Duflo are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while Kramer is at Harvard University. French Development aid…

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India ranked 82 spots among the 128 countries surveyed in the World Giving Index (WGI). The average figures for India over the past decade show that 34 per cent people helped a stranger, 24 per cent donated money and 19 per cent volunteered or donated their time. According to the WGI, the USA stood at…

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Chenani-Nashri, India’s longest tunnel on NH 44 in Jammu and Kashmir, will be named after Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh. In 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated this 9.2 km long tunnel to the nation which reduces the distance between Jammu and Srinagar to 31km. Governor of Jammu and…

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The Department of Post announced that it has launched mobile banking for its savings account customers. The facility will be available all the post office savings account holders of the CBS (core banking solutions) post offices. The launch of the mobile banking facility comes almost a year after the Department of Post launched Internet banking…

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Gurprasad Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has launched the website and mobile application L2Pro India (Learn to Protect, Protect and Enhance Your Innovations) on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in New Delhi today. This website and app has been developed by the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) – DPIIP…

Read More “DPIIT launches website and mobile application on intellectual property right | DPIIT ने बौद्धिक संपदा अधिकारों पर वेबसाइट और मोबाइल एप्लिकेशन लांच की” »

More than 1,500 students from 32 different colleges and universities have participated in the ‘Sanagam Youth Festival’ organized by the Indian Army in collaboration with the Jammu University Campus to spread the message of peace, prosperity, communal harmony and national unity. During this festival, several programs are being organized so that students can showcase their…

Read More “‘Sangam Youth Festival’ organized by Indian Army | भारतीय सेना द्वारा आयोजित ‘संगम यूथ फेस्टिवल” »

Dr Harsh Vardhan launches Food Safety Mitra Scheme Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme to engage youth with the food safety ecosystem at ground level. He also launched two other initiatives – Eat Right Jhola and Eat Right Jacket on the occasion of World Food Day….

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Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a taxiboat in an A320 aircraft loaded with passengers. Taxiboats are used to pull the aircraft from the parking bay to the runway. Ashwani Lohani, chairman and managing director of the national carrier, departed the AI665 flight, which has been taken to the…

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Qais Syed has been elected the new President of Tunisia after a stunning victory in the recently concluded presidential by-election. Independent law professor Qais Syed wins against his rival, Nabil Karoi. He has won the presidential election of Tunisia by 73% of the votes. The elections are held after the death of President BG Caid…

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Master of Payment Technology, MasterCard India, has appointed Vikas Verma as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer ( COO ). He will lead initiatives related to the development of new partnerships and digital payment solutions in the country. Recently, MasterCard has announced an investment of US $ 1 Billion ( about Rs 7,100 crore) in India…

Read More “Vikas Verma becomes COO of MasterCard India | विकास वर्मा बनें मास्टरकार्ड इंडिया के COO” »