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ADB to provide $350 million loan to improve access to urban services in India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide USD 350 million loan to improve access to urban services in India by…
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PM GatiShakti: Empowered Group of Secretaries holds its first meeting
The first meeting of EGoS was held recently under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary. The CEO Niti Aayog was…
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India and US announce program to tackle climate, clean energy challenges
A programme to support India-US science and technology-based entrepreneurial initiatives to tackle climate and clean energy challenges was announced recently.…
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‘Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy’ released by EAC-PM
West Bengal topped the chart and Bihar languished at the bottom in the ‘large states’ category on the ‘Index on…
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Durga Puja inscribed on UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ list
The Durga Puja Celebrations of Kolkata has been included in the UNESCO’s ‘Intangible’ Cultural Heritage List. The decision came during…
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India votes against UNSC draft resolution to securitise climate action
India recently voted against a UN Security Council draft resolution that linked climate change with global security challenges as it…
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India is 4th most powerful country in Asia after US, Japan and China
India has emerged as the fourth most powerful country in Asia with its overall score declining by two points from…
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India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council
India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council after elections were held at its Assembly in London…
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China is world’s largest prison for journalists: RSF report
At least 127 journalists are currently detained in China, the “world’s biggest captor of journalists”, where President Xi Jinping has…
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RBI keeps policy rates unchanged in the latest MPC meet
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday decided to maintain a status quo on key…
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India, Russia vow to deepen space collaboration, sign cooperation pact
India and Russia recently vowed to deepen collaboration in the space sector, including in the human spaceflight programme, and signed…
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Centre to launch scheme for upliftment of SC students
The Centre is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme on…
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