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Recently, the Union Environment Ministry has selected 12 beaches in India to contend for a ‘Blue Flag’ certification The Blue Flag is...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The year 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.It was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, American astronauts...
16 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Cape Verde Turtles and Climate Change
Recent study has warned that Loggerhead turtles born at a key breeding ground in Cape Verde (an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean) will...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Desalination without Electricity
Recently, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have been able to desalinate seawater to produce drinking water...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Russia has launched a space telescope, named Spektr-RG, in a joint project with Germany. It is intended to replace Spektr-R, known as the Russian...
15 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Kangra Miniature painting is one of the schools of Pahari paintings along with Guler, Basholi, Mandi, Chamba and Bilaspur. Miniatures are...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Finance Ministry has said that it will look into the applicability of 20% tax proposed in the 2019-20 Budget on the current share buybacks by...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Evidence of Ancient Human Cognition
Recently, In China, archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of Ochre on bone engravings. The discovery of abstract engravings is...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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India’s Anshula Kant has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the World Bank. Anshula Kant will...
13 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The US House of Representatives has passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act or HR1044, that removes the 7% country-cap on Green Card...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra began from the Jagannath temple, Puri on 4th July. The festival is celebrated on the second day of Shukla...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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House Affordability Survey: RBI
Reserve Bank of India’s quarterly residential asset price monitoring survey (RAPMS) on housing loans has shown that housing affordability has...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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International Cooperation Scheme
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing International Cooperation (IC) Scheme with the objective of enhancing the...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The National Crèche Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a centrally sponsored scheme being...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Indian Railways have launched “Operation Thirst”, as an all India drive to curb the menace of selling unauthorized packaged drinking...
12 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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According to the data from Ministry of Earth Sciences, the four ports — Diamond Harbour, Kandla, Haldia and Port Blair — recorded a...
11 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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A study by Check point research (a cybersecurity services provider) has revealed that “Agent Smith”, a new variant of smartphone malware,...
11 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Cancer Causing Bacteria becomes Antibiotic Resistant
A study by Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education tertiary care hospital) has found that cancer-causing gut bacteria...
10 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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Plan Bee, a unique strategy adopted by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to keep wild elephants away from railway tracks, has won the best innovation...
10 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environmental and Coastal Regulatory Zone clearances for setting up...
10 Jul 2019 Important Facts For Prelims
