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INTERNATIONAL India Signs MOU With World EXPO 2020 Dubai India and World Expo 2020 signed participants contract for India’s pavilion in the prestigious World Expo 2020 held once in 5 years. The contract provides for the setting up of India pavilion at Expo 2020 on an extra large plot (about one acre) … Read more
INTERNATIONAL India ranks 10th on new Commonwealth innovation index India has ranked 10th on a new Commonwealth Innovation Index, topped by the UK, Singapore and Canada. The index was launched as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London. … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · Russia Started Building Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) was awarded a construction license for Akkuyu NPP, Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, which is being built in Mersin province, in southern Turkey. JSC Akkuyu Nuclear is the Russian-owned company which is responsible for the project. The USD20 … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · India and Nepal IGC Meet Begins In Kathmandu India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC)meeting on trade, transit and cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade started in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Indian side is led by Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia. The main focus of the two-day meeting will be on further strengthening trade and investment ties … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets its first childfriendly police station Sadar Dholpur has become the state’s first childfriendly police station with a colourful room for children at the police station. Abandoned children, children accused of crimes, etc. who are brought to the police station will be made to sit in the room. There are colourful … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · Swaziland King Changes Country’s Name To ‘Kingdom Of ESwatini’ Swaziland’s KingMswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, officially changed the name of his country to the ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’. Accordingly, the country, a member of the Commonwealth, will now be known by its historic name of eSwatini. The announcement was made during the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Mission ‘Pink Belt’ to empower women Keeping in mind the series of crimes against women and children, the Rajasthan women’s commission launched mission ‘Pink Belt’ for training women to be physically and mentally strong and have sound knowledge of the law. The mission aims at getting girls from college and school to … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan used only 12% fund for welfare of mining–hit people’ Rajasthan has used only 12% of the allocation of fund for District Mineral Foundation (DMF), a trust to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining related operations DMF is a trust set up as a non-profit body in those … Read more
RAJASTHAN 11,000 youths to get skill training in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) has signed 16 Mous under Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY) and Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) to train over 11,000 youths. The RSLDC signed three Mous under the DDUGKY, 12 under the RSTP and … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Google most trusted Internet brand in India: Report Online search engine Google is the most trusted Internet brand in India, followed by Facebook, a report said. With 1.2 trillion searches per year, Google has become the first port of call for all things on the Internet. According to the report, … Read more