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Bhupesh Baghel is new chief minister of Chhattisgarh

Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel was appointed the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh. Congress had romped home to power in Chhattisgarh after 15 years with a two-third majority, winning 68 seats in the 90-member House.

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Raipur is the largest city and the capital city of Chhattisgarh.

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Ranil Wickremesinghe re-appointed as PM of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has re-appointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister out of respect for democracy and parliamentary tradition. This appointment brought an end to the weeks-long political impasse in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the official capital of Sri Lanka.

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RBI Directive on Data localisation

RBI Directive requiring payments companies to store all information about transactions involving Indians solely on computers in the country. Mastercard started all-new Indian transaction data being stored at its technology center in Pune.

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Ajaypal Singh Banga President and CEO of Mastercard.

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Vice President flags-off car rally for Parliamentarians

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu flagged-off a car rally for Parliamentarians in New Delhi. The objective of the rally is to promote awareness among the people on road safety and responsible driving.

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Vice-president is chairman of Rajya Sabha.

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Maldives' Prez arrives in New Delhi on a 3-day visit to India

Maldives' President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India. Indians are the second largest expatriate community in the Maldives. entire gamut of bilateral relations will be discussed.

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Male is the capital of Maldives.

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Open ortho surgery simulator based on AI launched in India

An 'open orthopaedic surgery simulator' based on artificial intelligence has been launched in India to offer hands-on training to young medical graduates and give them an experience similar to that of an operation theatre without risking lives of patients.

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It is Launched by MedAchievers Academic Council.

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Government to launch broadband readiness index of states

The government is planning to launch broadband services readiness index of states based on parameters like infrastructure, approval processes and utilisation of highspeed Internet. NDCP envisages broadband connectivity at 50 megabit per second speed.

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National Digital Communications Policy set by GoI in 2018.

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Karnataka awards 80 MW solar project to Tepsol

The Karnataka State Government has awarded solar power projects of 80 MW capacity to TEPSOL Projects, a joint venture between Think Energy and EverStream Capital. This takes the firm's Karnataka portfolio to over 176 MW including 1 MW of rooftop projects.

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Karnataka area wise 7th Largest state in India.

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November exports at the same level as four years ago

India’s merchandise exports did miserably in November 2018 growing just 0.8 percent from a year ago. It is a huge fall from the October growth rate of 17.9 percent. merchandise exports amounted to $26.5 billion in November 2014, 4years ago, the same level.

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Suresh Prabhu is Union Commerce Minister.

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P V Sindhu won BWF World Tour Finals trophy

P V Sindhu won the BWF World Tour Finals trophy at Guangzhou, China. She defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. Sindhu accomplished the feat after losing seven successive summit clashes. She is the first Indian to achieve this feat.

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Himanta Sarma is President of Badminton Association of India.