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Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project agreement conclude between 6 States

3 water storage projects are proposed to be constructed on the river Yamuna and 2 of its tributaries, concerning 6 states UP, Haryana, Himachal, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Project is aimed at meeting the drinking water needs of these states

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Tons & Giri are tributaries of Yamuna

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Cabinet nod for establishment of 3 new AIIMS

Union Cabinet approved 2 new AIIMS to be set up in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Pulwama district & the 3rd AIIMS to be set up at Rajkot in Gujarat

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AIIMS Delhi came up in 1956 as Institute of National Importance

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Birendra Prasad named as Chef de Mission for Tokyo Olympics

Birendra Prasad Baishya, has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is currently the President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) & also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice Presidents

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Mascot for 2020 Olympics is Miraitowa meaning future & eternity

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Mary Kom No. 1 in AIBA rankings

In the rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points.

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She is the only one to win all 7 world Boxing championships

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Cabinet nod for MOU between India and Denmark

Union cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitating cross-border cooperation and investments in Maritime issues between India and Denmark

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Denmark is the 10th-most-productive country by GDP (PPP)

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Cabinet approval of MoU between India and Japan

To promote Ease of Doing Business cabinet approved the MOU between India & Japan on Development of Advanced Model Single Window for business operations, and to develop a structure in which administrative procedures are completed in an expeditious manner

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By World Bank report Japan is 3rd largest Economy in world

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New NIC Command & Control Centre inaugurated

Union Minister Ravi Shankar inaugurated New Command & Control Centre (CCC) and Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence by NIC, at New Delhi to guide private sector in applying artificial intelligence to improve consumer centric services.

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National Data Centre are in Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad & Bhubaneswar

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New planet discovered by NASA’s probe

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered a new world HD 21749b, 53 light years away in the constellation Reticulum

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NASA’s TESS probe was launched in April 2018

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National Clean Air Programme launched for to combat Air Pollution

Centre has launched National Clean Air Programme to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. It is a scheme to provide the States and the Centre with a framework to combat air pollution

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As per WHO 14 of world’s 15 most polluted cities were in India

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Jio launches Utility App for upcoming Kumbh mela

Reliance Jio launched Kumbh JioPhone, an app with family locator, lost and found features and other customised services for the world’s largest congregation Kumbh Mela to be held between January 15 and March 4, 2019 in Allahabad.

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Kumbh is largest human congregation with over 130 mn pilgrims