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EU, India to develop bio-tech to treat sewage water

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to play an important role in developing a biotechnology-based water treatment system for the purification of sewage water flowing into the rivers Ganga and Godavari under a joint project funded by India & EU.

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The institute to perform Geo-Spatial analysis for the project.

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NASA launches new Perseverance rover to search for signs of past Martian life

NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth's planetary neighbor. Its arrival at Mars is planned for Feb. 18.

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NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine.

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Ayush Minister launches dedicated Web-Portal for National AYUSH Mission

Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso Naik reviewed the centrally- sponsored scheme of National Ayush Mission and operationalization of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers during a webinar of Health and Ayush Ministers of all states.

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National Ayush Mission Under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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J&K govt orders fast tracking of Environment Clearance Process in minor minerals mining operations

J&K govt. ordered the fast tracking of Environment Clearance Process in minor minerals mining operations across the Union Territory. It added that it shall be lawful for the new lessee to continue mining operations on the same land for a period of 2 yrs.

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Veena Pandita, Chairperson JK BOSE.

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S N Rajeswari appointed CMD of Oriental Insurance

S N Rajeswari has been appointed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), according to a Personnel Ministry order. She is currently General Manager of New India Assurance Company Limited.

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OICL,headquartered in New Delhi.

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Scientists discover active volcanoes on Venus

A recent study has identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus, the second planet from the Sun. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

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Venus has a younger surface than planets like Mars and Mercury.

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ADB sanctions $3 million to India to fight against Covid-19

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it approved $3 million to Indian government to combat Covid-19. The fund has been granted out of its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) which will provide helping hands to the government’s emergency.

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Covid-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES).

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Haryana govt appoints wrestler Babita Phogat & Kabaddi player Kavita as sports deputy directors

Kavita Devi a Kabaddi player was a member of the India national Kabaddi team that won the gold medal in 2014 in the Incheon Asian Games. International wrestler Babita Phogat is the daughter of Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach.

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Haryana Sports Minister: Sandeep Singh.

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East Bengal announces Bruto Da Costa as new coach

East Bengal announced the appointment of Francisco Jose Bruto Da Costa as its coach for the upcoming season. The Goan will replace Spaniard coach Mario Rivera under whom East Bengal finished runners-up in the I-League last season.

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His first coaching stint was as a 20-year-old with Salcete FC.

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Advent to acquire RA Chem Pharma

PE firm Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in RA Chem Pharma Ltd, a vertically-integrated pharmaceutical company promoted by Micro Labs Ltd. The deal valued RA Chem at ₹1,000 crores.

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RA Chem’s core focus is active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).

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CCI approves proposed acquisition of 49% of the total equity share capital of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC)

APL is a part of the Adani Group, which is inter-alia engaged in the business operations of generation, transmission, and distribution of power in India. OPGC is a joint venture between Government of Odisha, AES India Private Limited, and AES OPGC Holding.

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Nikunja Bihari Dhal, Chairman OPGC.

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Atal Innovation Mission launches 'AIM-iCREST', in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation

AIM iCREST, as the name suggests, has been designed to enable the incubation ecosystem and act as a growth hack for AIM’s Atal and Established incubators across the country. The program aims at going beyond incubator capacity building.

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Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.

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UK scientists to immunize hundreds with Covid-19 vaccine

Scientists at Imperial College London are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small no. vaccinated so far. They are looking to test their vaccine elsewhere.

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The currency of UK: British Pound (GBP).

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A third of world’s children are poisoned by lead, says UNICEF report

A third of the world’s children- around 800 million- are affected by lead poisoning, with India accounting for 275,561,163 of these cases, said a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and non-profit Pure Earth.

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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.

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New genealogy project allows astronomers to trace ‘ancestors’: AAS

A genealogy project for academics will allow academics to trace their ‘ancestors’. In academic genealogy, however, a person’s ‘parent’ is their thesis advisor. The project is nearly complete for 25 countries, according to AAS.

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American Astronomical Society (AAS).

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Centre launches pilot project to reduce emissions from agriculture

The Union government launched the Green-Ag Project in Mizoram, to reduce emissions from agriculture and ensure sustainable agricultural practices. Other states where the project will be implemented Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Uttarakhand.

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The Green-Ag Project funded by the Global Environment Facility.

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Yash Pal Abrol, pioneer in nitrogen research, dies at 84

Yash Pal Abrol, a pioneer in the field of nitrogen research in India and a renowned plant physiologist and biochemist, died. Abrol published more than 150 research papers and wrote/edited over 15 books.

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His most recent contribution, Indian Nitrogen Assessment (2017).

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West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra dies

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra died. He was elected legislator from the Sealdah constituency in central Kolkata seven times. Mitra was the face of the old political culture that was marked by decency and courtesy.

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Mitra was state Congress president twice.

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Hyderabad ranks 16th among top 20 cities with maximum number of CCTV surveillance cameras

Hyderabad was ranked 16th among the list of top 20 cities with the maximum number of CCTV surveillance cameras installed in a survey done on most surveilled cities in the world. The UK based Comparitech released the list of top 20 cities in the world.

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Hyderabad is the top-ranked metropolis in India.

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J-K Announces Launch Of 'Macadamisation Program' For Improvement Of Roads

Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu launched a 'Macadamisation Program' for the improvement of roads across Jammu and Kashmir. Murmu has approved a program for 100% macadamization of all roads in the Union Territory including 11,000 km of fair-weather roads.

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He also announced a release of Rs 200 Crores for the project.

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Video Benjamin Mkapa: Tanzania's former president dies aged 81

Tanzania's former President Benjamin Mkapa became the President following the country’s first multiparty election in 1995 and went on to lead the country up to 2005. His reforms were welcomed by the World Bank and IMF.

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Tanzania President: John Magufuli.

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Guwahati gets Northeast's first manhole cleaning robot 'BANDICOOT'

Guwahati is the first city in the entire Northeast region to get a manhole cleaning robot. Named BANDICOOT, the automatic sewer cleaning device was procured by Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) along with six Skid Steer Loaders (mini loaders) from JCB.

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It is the third city in India after Gurugram and Coimbatore.