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• Aug 20, 2021

•  टाइम जोन (समय क्षेत्र) (Time Zone in Hindi) [ News Snippets (Hindi) ]

  प्रस्तावना:- समय सच में बड़ा बलवान होता है। समय में ताकत होती है। ये मुट्‌ठी में बंद रेत के समान होता है। कब फिसल जाए पता ही नहीं चलता है। समय को बांधना इंसान के बस में नहीं, लेकिन समय के अनुसार चला जा सकता है। देश में चर्चा चल रही है टू टाइम जोन (दो समय क्षेत्र) अपनाने के बारे मे…

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•  Smart Villages: Drivers of Inclusive Growth (Kurukshetra November 2020) [ Economics, Health, Environment, Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities, Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Smart Villages: Drivers of Inclusive Growth

  • Vision of New India 2022, an India free from poverty and corruption rests largely on the growth and development of rural India.
  • Smart village initiatives envisage holistic and integrated development of villages in multiple areas health, l…

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•  India Continues to Lose Forest Land to Non-Forestry Projects [ Health, Environment, Government Schemes/Projects, Based on Down-to-Earth ]

  India Continues to Lose Forest Land to Non-Forestry Projects

  • Recently an annual report released by Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
  • As per the report, the diversion of forest land for other purposes continued throughout India.
  • Between January 1 and November …

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•  Migratory Dilemmas [ Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities, Government Schemes/Projects, Based on Down-to-Earth ]

  • Around 100 million informal workers have returned to their villages.
  • Job loss due to lockdown.
  • Pandemic turned into an economic crisis.
  • Govt՚s revival package has offered them only more debt.
  • Is generally the month of May when most of the migrants return to their original and seasona…

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•  Health Care (DTE 1-15 August 2020) [ Health, Based on Down-to-Earth ]

  Health Care

  Integrated Disease Surveillance Program

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  Overview

  • 1988 cholera outbreak in Delhi and the 1994 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat
  • Early detection wing in 2012 to fulfil the World Health Organization՚s International Health Regulations, 2005, that require…

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•  Ministry of External Affairs Launches Twitter Seva [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched Twitter Seva. It is to directly engage with citizens in country and abroad, tourists and business travelers for speedy resolution of their visa and passport queries. Twitter Seva will enable the MEA, through its Twitter ha…

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•  Member Countries of WHO SEARO to End TB by Signing ‘Delhi End TB Summit Statement of Action’ [ International Relations & Organizations, Health ]

  The member nations of World Health Organization-Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO) signed and adopted the Delhi End TB Summit Statement of Action. To date, post-disaster funding through South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund has done an excellent job of helpi…

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•  Dara Shukoh’S Writings [ Culture, Ethics ]

  Dara Shukoh, also known as Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 - 30 August 1659) , was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Vice President of India, said that Prince Dara Shukoh՚s writings can come as a refreshing source for infusing peace and harmo…

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•  Raghuram Rajan's Plan Fix Indian Economy 10 Points [ Economics ]

  • India՚s economy is showing signs of deep malaise.
  • Raghuram Rajan, ex- governor of RBI and currently professor of Finance at Booth School of Business has given a plan to fix the problem.
  • The growth is slowing and government doesn՚t have enough fiscal space to spend more.

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•  Manufacture of Light Weight Bullet-Proof Jackets- Make in India [ Defense ]

  Government has adopted multi-prolonged approach towards indigenous development and manufacture of lightweight bulletproof jackets and steps have been taken in this regard. DRDO has also collaborated with academic institutions for development of lighter next generation Bulletproof…

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