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Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda narrowly wins presidential vote

Andrzej Duda, Poland's conservative, populist incumbent, has narrowly won the presidential election. Duda,who is backed by the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), won 51.21 percent of the vote, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, got 48.79%.

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Poland Capital- Warsaw , Currency- Zloty.

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Gourangalal Das from Assam is India's new envoy to Taiwan

Gourangalal Das from Assam is all set to become the India's new envoy to Taiwan. Taiwan has now become diplomatically very important after the recent violent standoff between India and China at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh.

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Taiwan Capital- Taipei, Currency- New Taiwan dollar.

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J&K Chief Secretary chairs 46th meeting of APCC of J&K SIDCO

In J&K , the Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam chaired the 46th meeting of Apex Projects Clearance Committee (APCC) of J&K State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (SIDCO). He reviewed the Action Taken Report on the minutes of 45th APCC meeting.

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J&K Lt Governor- GC Murmu.

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Madhya Pradesh tops in implementing Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi-PM Swa Nidhi scheme

MP has emerged on top in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi-PM Swa Nidhi scheme. The scheme is being implemented in the state to help the street vendors to continue their business.

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PM SVANidhi regulator- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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J&K UT: Advisor to LG Baseer Ahmad Khan e-launches NeFMS at Civil Secretariat in Srinagar

Jammu & Kashmir, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, e-launched National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS).It will pave the way for direct and faster release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme & other schemes.

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Jammu is the most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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BSE inks pact with IIT Alumni Council to encourage startups listing

The BSE has signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Alumni Council to encourage listing of start-ups and develop ‘high investor depth’ in its start-ups platform. It will ensure a complete end-to-end ecosystem for the proposed social stock exchange.

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Ravi Sharma,President&Chief Volunteer of the IIT Alumni Council.

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Dr. Vidhu P. Nair appointed India's next Ambassador to Turkmenistan

Dr. Vidhu P. Nair has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.Dr Nair is presently Director in the External Affairs Ministry. H H Kotalwar has been appointed as next Abassador of India to the Czech Republic.

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Turkmenistan, Capital: Ashgabat; Czech Republic Capital: Prague.

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Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes teammate Valterri Bottas to win Styrian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the Styrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch an 85th career win and move within six of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record. He finished a sizeable 13.7 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.

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Charles Leclerc & Sebastian Vettel crashed into each other.

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Kerala's first plasma bank set up at Manjeri

Kerala's first Plasma Bank has been set up at the Government Medical College Hospital at nearby Manjeri,where two critically-ill COVID-19 patients have recovered after undergoing plasma therapy.

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Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India.

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NITI Aayog presents India's second Voluntary National Review at UN’s High-Level Political Forum

NITI Aayog presented India’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 2020.HLPF meets annually in July for 8 days under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council of UN.

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Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.

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Hockey stalwart Ashok Kumar to receive Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award

Ashok Kumar, a key member of India's 1975 World Cup-winning hockey team, will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the city's iconic club Mohun Bagan on the occasion of its foundation day. Mohun Bagan Day is celebrated every year on July 29.

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He is Son of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand.

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Rural  unemployment at  four-month  low  on good rains, NREGA

According to latest data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the rural joblessness rate slowed to 6.34% from the previous week’s 7.78%.The overall unemployment rate, too, came down to 7.44% in the week to 12 July from 8.87%.

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CMIE Headquarters- Mumbai.

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Ved Parkash Dudeja, vice chairman, RLDA awarded 'Infra Business Leader of the Year'

Ved Parkash Dudeja, vice chairman, Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) was recently awarded the coveted ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’ award for 2020 by the Rail Infra and Mobility Business Digital Awards (RIMBDA).

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RLDA is a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways.

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Google announces $10bn investment in 'digital India'

Google will invest $10bn in India in the next 5 to 7 yrs. The investment will be made through the Google for India Digitisation Fund & for building products and services for India, help businesses go digital, and use technology "for social good".

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc.

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Visa Partners With Federal Bank For Rolling Out Visa Secure For E-Commerce

Visa has announced its partnership with Federal Bank to roll out Visa Secure to the bank’s cardholders. Visa Secure is a global authentication program that uses the latest standards of the EMV 3DS (3D Secure) protocol.

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Alfred F. Kelly, chief executive officer, Visa.

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Ministry of Tourism presents 41st webinar titled 'NadiVigyan: A complete solution for spinal disorders'

Ministry of Tourism presented a webinar on ‘NadiVigyan: A complete solution for spinal disorders’ under Dekho Apna Desh webinar series. The origin point of Nadi is called as Kandasthana which is the nabi (navel area) of the human body.

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Ministry of Tourism, Officeholder: Prahlad Singh Patel.