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India, Russia to hold Naval drills in Andaman Sea

India & Russia will hold bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2020 in Andaman Sea, close to strategic Strait of Malacca, while the Indian Navy is on high operational alert due to the standoff with China in Ladakh. 3 Russian Naval ships will take part in this.

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Russian Capital-Moscow, Currency- Russian ruble.

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China boasts world’s largest navy: US Department of Defence report

US Department of defence has released its ‘2020 China Military Power Report’ showing that the People’s Republic of China has the largest navy in the world, surpassing the US Navy. China was on course to expand its fleet to 360 vessels by the end of 2020.

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RIMPAC is the largest international maritime warfare exercise.

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India to host summit of SCO council of heads of government on November

India has been focusing on expanding its cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, an eight-nation regional grouping that represents around 42% of the world's population and 20% of the global GDP. India was an observer at the SCO since 2005.

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India became full member of SCO in 2017.

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Australia appoints cricket icon Matthew Hayden as trade envoy to India

Hayden was one of 3 new appointees to the council, the others being Lisa Singh, a former Labour Party senator, & former Victoria premier Ted Baillieu. Council plays an important role in advancing Australia's foreign & economic policy interests with India.

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Australia Capital- Canberra, Currency- Australian dollar.

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World Cup host Qatar set to play in Gold Cup next year in US

Asian Football Confederation stated that Qatar will participate in the 2021 & 2023 Gold Cup tournaments as a guest under a MoU signed in Bahrain in 2017, accepting an invitation from soccer's governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean.

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Qatar Capital-Doha, Currency- Riyal.

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Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme: Goa paired with Jharkhand

Under EBSB programme, every State and UT in the country would be paired with another State/UT for a year, during which they would carry out a structured engagement with one another in the spheres of language, literature, cultural events, tourism etc.

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PM Modi announced EBSB scheme on 31st October 2015.

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Tata Power and Tata Motors collaborate to set up India’s largest solar carport

The solar carport set up by signing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) will have a capacity of 6.2 MWp and is expected to help the automaker cut down 1.6 lakh ton of carbon emissions in its lifetime. It is expected to generate 96 lakh units per year.

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It will be set up at Tata Motors factory in Chikhali, Pune.

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Atmanirbhar Bharat: IIT Delhi incubated startup launches ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks

Designed in the shape of a cabinet, ‘Chakr DeCoV’ is built with an innovative decontamination mechanism, which utilises the high penetrability of Ozone gas for cleaning the pores of the N95 mask, ensuring complete decontamination of its intricate layers.

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Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent that destroys viruses.

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Jal Shakti Ministry launches Water Heroes, story contest on importance of water conservation and management

Jal Shakti Ministry has launched the Water Heroes Contest with an aim to reach out to people on the important subject of water conservation and management. Every month from September, this year entries will be invited for consideration of awards.

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All selected entries will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 10,000.

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Sadananda Gowda launches 8 Nutraceutical-immunity boosting products under PMBJP for sale through Janaushadhi Kendras

Government is also providing one-time grant of Rs 2.00 lakh for store set-up to persons belonging to SC, ST, women & divyang category and to any applicant opening store in North-Eastern States, aspirational districts & Himalayan states.

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PMBJP- Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Priyojana.

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Arjun Munda inaugurates ‘2 Days National Tribal Research Conclave’ being held virtually

Ministry of Tribal affairs is funding 26 Tribal Research Institutes for research under Grant to TRIs and is engaged in quality research in collaboration with various institutes. National Institute for Tribal research is being set up in partnership with IIP

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IIPA- Indian Institute of Public Administration.

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Murali Ramakrishnan appointed as MD and CEO of South Indian Bank

The bank got the Reserve Bank of India's approval for the appointment for a period of three years with effect from October 1, 2020. He retired from ICICI Bank as Senior General Manager at Strategic Project Group. He will succeed incumbent VG Mathew.

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South Indian Bank is headquartered at Thrissur in Kerala.

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S Krishnan appointed as MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank

Krishnan will replace S Harishankar. Earlier to this elevation, S Krishnan was as an Executive Director at Canara Bank. On 24 June 1908, Bhai Vir Singh, Sir Sunder Singh Majitha, and Sardar Tarlochan Singh established Punjab & Sind Bank.

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Punjab & Sind Bank Headquarters: New Delhi.

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Government sets-up Council to document J&K biodiversity

J&K Bio-Diversity Council will document biodiversity, by maintaining Peoples Biodiversity Register with the help of representatives from local governance bodies. Term of office of the non-official members of the council will be for a period of 3 years.

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National Biodiversity Authority Headquarters- Chennai.

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Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri to be official languages of Jammu and Kashmir: Cabinet approves Bill

J&K Official Languages Bill, 2020, will be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Bill received the Cabinet nod at a meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 8th Schedule of Constitution lists 22 scheduled languages as offic

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Urudu & English will remain as the official languages of J&K.

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Cabinet approves first restructuring of Railway Board; V K Yadav to be appointed first CEO

Pradeep Kumar has been appointed Member, Infrastructure, PC Sharma has been appointed Member, Traction and Rolling Stock, PS Mishara has been made Member, Operations and Business Development and Manjula Rangarajan has been appointed Member, Finance.

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IR Medical Service will be renamed as IR Health Service.