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• Aug 20, 2021

•  UDAY Express- Indian Railway’S Luxury Double-Decker Train [ Railways ]

  New UDAY Express train to be rolled out soon provides better travel comfort to business travellers. It is new UDAY Express or the Utkrisht Double-Decker Air-conditioned Yatri Express train. The new all air-conditioned double-decker chair car train is being manufactured by Rail Co…

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•  🌟 Cabinet Approves 10% Reservation for Economically Backward Upper Castes [ Education ]

  The Union cabinet has approved 10 % reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category. This reservation will be over and above the existing 50 % reservation, they said, adding that the government is likely to bring a co…

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•  National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) [ Policies & Governance, Economics, Committees & Govt. Bodies ]

  The Union Cabinet approved the creation of National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) . The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at New Delhi.

  • The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at…

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•  UNCTAD Predicts USD 3.4 Trillion Debt for Developing Countries and UNCTAD [ Based on Down-to-Earth ]

  • According to UNCTAD report, the public external debt repayments in developing countries will rise to USD 2.6 trillion in 2020 and USD 3.4 trillion in 2021.
  • It has been reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development recently while calling for a global debt deal, so …

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•  Agriculture in Africa – AWS (DTE 16-31 August 2020) [ Economics, Health, Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities, Based on Down-to-Earth ]

  Agriculture in Africa – AWS

  Weather Stations

  TAHMO

  Hydromet Program

  GeoNetCast

  Overview

  • In absence of a robust forecasting infrastructure, mobile phones can improve climate resilience of African farmers
  • UNEP forecast – Africa worst hit by climate resilient
  • In Africa, there is one weather…

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•  Cabinet Approves Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund [ Policies & Governance, Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Cabinet Approves Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

  • The Union cabinet has given approval to a new pan India Central sector Scheme-Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
  • The scheme will provide a medium-long term debt financing facility for i…

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•  🌟 Indian Systems of Medicines (AYUSH- Important) [ Health ]

  The National Health Policy 2017 provides for access and choice to the patients by promoting different systems of medicine, an enabling regulatory framework and encouraging cross referrals across these systems. National Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy 2002 also…

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•  1^st Aqua Mega Food Park in Andhra Pradesh Has Been Commissioned [ Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities, Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh via video conferencing commissioned By Union Minister. M/s Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd is promoted park. This is1^st Mega Aqua Food Park operationalized exclusiv…

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•  GOLD and ICON of NASA to Explore the Ionosphere [ Science & Technology, Space and ISRO ]

  NASA has announced two missions to explore the little-understood area of 96 km above Earth՚s surface called Ionosphere. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission was launched in January 2018, and the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) will be launched …

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•  CSIR’S Anti-Cancer Drug IIIM-290 Enters Clinical Trial [ Science & Technology, Health ]

  CSIR՚s Anti-Cancer Drug IIIM-290 Enters Clinical Trial

  • Indian institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) , Jammu has received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organization) for a potent anti-cancer NCE (New Chemical Entity) effective…

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