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- Jun 24, 2015
World’s First Electric Passenger aircraft BX1E manufactured in China [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
China was manufactured the world՚s first electric passenger aircraft named BX1E. The aircraft was designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation Academy located in the northeastern Liaoning Province of China. BX1E Electric Passenger aircraft has a 14.5-me…
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Haryana Government launches Village Mentoring Project to uplift villagers [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) in a bid to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special emphasis on girl child. The VMP was launched in Rajjipur village of Panchkula district of Haryana state in collab…
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Sunil Chhetri becomes first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Sunil Chhetri has become the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals. He achieved this target in his 87th match who held between match between India and Guam for 2018 world cup qualifying. India lost this match to Guam by 1 - 2 goals. It was India՚s second success…
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Charles Correa, face of contemporary architecture in India passes away [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Charles Correa who was India՚s greatest contemporary architect passed away in Mumbai following a brief illness at the age 84. Charles Correa had played an important role in the creation of architecture for post-Independence India. He was born on 1 September 1930 in Secunderabad, …
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India, Tanzania ink agreements for cooperation in various fields June 20, 2015 [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzania President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete have inked various agreements including for cooperation in the field of statistics, hydrography, agricultural science and tourism in New Delhi. Apart from signing these agreements, both nations also a…
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ISRO’s GAGAN to provide navigational support to Indian Railways [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
ISRO has announced to provide navigational support to Indian Railways through GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) system. The GAGAN support along with space technology-based tools will be provided to Indian Railways for unmanned level crossings safety.
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Kirk Kerkorian, billionaire Las Vegas mogul passed away [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Kirk Kerkorian billionaire Las Vegas mogul and casino tycoon passed away after a brief illness at the age 98. Kirk Kerkorian was born on 6 June 1917 in California, US to Armenian immigrants. He was earlier known as Kerkor Kerkorian.
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Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha selected for Japan’s Fukuoka Prize June 20, 2015 [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Eminent Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha has been selected for Japan՚s Fukuoka Prize 2015 in the Academic category. He has been selected for their outstanding contributions to academia, arts and culture across Asia. Apart from him, Thant Myint-U also selected for Grand Prize cat…
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Union Cabinet approves Solar Power capacity target to 1 lakh MW under JNNSM by 2022 [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved increasing India՚s solar power capacity which increase capacity of five times from current capacity under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to 1 Lakh Mega Watt (MW) by 2022 in new Delhi. 1 Lakh Mega Watt (MW) target principa…
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Denmark’s Mogens Lykketoft elected as President of UN General Assembly [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Mogens Lykketoft from Denmark was elected as President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) . Lykketoft was only the nominee put forward by the WEOG (Western Europe and other group) .
- Lykketoft replaces Sam Kutesa from Uganda who was President of 69th session of UNGA. Lykketo…
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