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Environment Minister Prakash Javadeker launches India Climate Change Knowledge Portal

The portal will have all the major steps the Government is taking at both national and international levels to address the climate change issues.With regard to climate actions after Paris Agreement, India has practically achieved its pre-2020 action plan.

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Agreement came into force: 2016;
It is an Initiative of UNFCCC.

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Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation stone for CBG plant in Bagalkot district of Karnataka;

This plant will utilize 200 TPD of press mud and will be commissioned at the estimated cost of about 42 crores. This will generate about 10.2 TPD of CBG and also bio-manure. Praj Industries and DVO Inc. have provided the technology for the proposed plant.

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CBG: compressed bio-gas;
1st Plant in North India : Punjab

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Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India of m/o tribal affairs and state of Goa to implement ‘Goatribal plan’

The main agenda of the meeting was to finalise the Tribal Development Plan for the state of Goa for the establishment of 25 Van DhanVikasKendras, 1 Tribal food park, 2 showrooms in North and South Goa.

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TRIFED: 1987 (under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act.)

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India's GDP Q2 2020: Economic contraction narrows to 7.5% from 23.9% in Q1

India's GDP contracted by 7.5 percent in the second quarter, from July to September of 2020-21. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Gross Value Added (GVA) came in at minus 7 percent.

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GDP = consumption+government spending+Investment+net exports.

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Legendary Bangladeshi actor, Liberation War fighter Aly Zaker passes away at 76

Aly Zaker was a towering figure of Bangladesh in theatre, Television and films. He involved in Liberation War movement of Bangladesh against Pakistan. He was also a founder trustee of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka.He had been fighting cancer for years

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Won 2nd highest Bangladeshi civilian award: Ekushey Padak (1999)

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Union Environment Ministry Approves Construction Of Rs 1,100 Crore Song Dam Drinking Water Project In Dehradun

This scheme, will provide 24-hour drinking water to the city of Dehradun and will give a rebirth to River Rispana. It one of the most important projects of our government. Originally built on the Song River, the dam is about 148 m high and to generate 6MW.

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CM Trivendra Singh Rawat;
Governor:Baby Rani Maurya

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Govt approves subsidised loans worth Rs 3,971.31 cr for micro-irrigation projects

The interest subvented loans are being offered under Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) created with NABARD. An objective to facilitate states in availing subsidised loans for expanding coverage of micro irrigation. Maximum loan has been approved for Tamil Nadu

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NABARD: 1982
HQ: Mumbai

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ICICI Lombard gets in-principle approval from IRDAI approval to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance

Earlier, Competition Commission of India (CCI), BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited approved the proposed acquisition.ICICI will issue 1.82 cr equity shares to Bharti General Ventures Private Limited.

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ICICI Lombard: India’s largest private non-life insurer.

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SEBI launches SMARTs program to strengthen investor education framework

Securities Market Trainers,program, an initiative aimed at enhancing investor education and awareness.The launch of SMARTs program comes amid World Investor Week being celebrated across the country. It takes investor education to all parts of the country.

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Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
HQ: Mumbai
Formed:1992

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GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) goes 'smart' with India's first 'Internet of Things enabled Smart Trolleys'

The first airport in India to deploy IoT for tracking and maintaining the availability of baggage trolleys for passengers in real-time across the airport.This Airport Baggage Trolley Project contains IoT technology with the LoRa (Long Range) platform.

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Hyderabad Airport Name: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

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Mysterious New Mushroom Species Glow Like The Northern Lights In Meghalaya Forests

A mushroom documentation project in the forests of Northeast India has revealed a bioluminescent or light emitting variety of mushroom - named Roridomyces phyllostachydis. It was first sighted in Meghalaya’s Mawlynnong in East Khasi Hills district.

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Major hills in meghalaya:- Garo, Khasi, Jaintia hills

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Himachal Pradesh CM Partners With Asian Development Bank To Improve Infrastructure Facilities

The estimated cost of the construction is Rs. 15 crores out of which Rs. 9 crores is being paid by ADB and the rest by the government of Himachal Pradesh. To improve the infrastructure in Mandi district of the state.

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ADB
Formed: 1966;
HQ: Philippines

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In a First For Southeast Asia, Malaysia Signs Deal With Pfizer for Vaccine

Malaysia has agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to announce a deal with the US drug maker after some expressed reservations over the need for ultra-cold storage of -70°C.

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Pfizer's vaccine developed by US & German BioNTech

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NASA-ESA successfully launch satellite to monitor global sea levels

The joint US-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level.

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Global sea level is rising approximately 0.13 inches a year.

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Razorpay launches corporate cards in collaboration with Visa to help Small & Medium Enterprises

These cards will help provide relief and stabilize the financial operations of severely impacted business owners of startups and SMEs, who are grappling with a chaotic economic environment.It helps entrepreneurs in recurring & non-recurring online payments

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Razorpay HQ: Bengaluru
VISA HQ: California US

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Rajnish K Jenaw appointed as CMD, National Schedule Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC)

Rajnish K Jenaw has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Schedule Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC) under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.

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NSFDC was set in the year 1989.

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Indian oil Chairman Shri SM Vaidya takes charge as VP of the World LPG Association

The World LPG Association (WLPGA) is the authoritative voice of the global LPG industry representing the full LPG value chain. The primary goal of the Association is to add value to the sector by driving premium demand for LPG.

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SM Vaidya currently is the Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation.