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PCRA launches month-long mass awareness campaign ‘SAKSHAM’ to spread awareness about ‘Green and Clean Energy’

To create awareness among the consumers of fossil fuels, Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. launched it for highlighting the adverse health & environmental impacts of increasing carbon footprints.

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SAKSHAM’s idea to conceive consumers to switch to cleaner fuels

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PM announces Startup India Seed Fund Scheme of Rs 1000 cr for startups

The government will launch a Rs 1,000-crore seed fund for startups called Startup India Seed Fund will help startups with the initial capital for growth and operations. The new seed fund for startups comes after the Ministry of Electronics&Information.

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Union minister of MeitY-Ravi Shankar Prasad

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SKOCH Challenger Award to Ministry of Panchayati Raj for Transparency in Governance

This category of award for IT-led initiatives and transformational reforms leading to outcome-based performance improvement, better transparency, and strengthening of the e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country.

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Minister of Panchayat Raj: Narendra Singh Tomar

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Veteran Actor and Director Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred the Indian Personality of the Year Award, at 51st IFFI, Goa

Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director, and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, conferred with the Indian Personality of the Year Award. He is known for his roles in Bees Saal Baad, Kohra, Mere Sanam, etc.

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Minister for Information & Broadcasting, :Prakash Javadekar

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Indian diaspora largest in the world, 18 million living outside India according to International Migration 2020

Other countries with a large diaspora population included Mexico and Russia (11 mi each), China (10 m), Syria (8M). According to a report by the UN, which says the UAE, the US, and Saudi Arabia host the largest number of migrants from India.

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UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released.

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CARE lowers Centre’s fiscal deficit projection to 7.8% of GDP

CARE Ratings has revised downwards its projection of the Centre’s fiscal deficit to 7.8 % of GDP during FY21 against its earlier estimate of 9-9.5 %. Combined effect of lower revenues & higher expenditure is likely to push the fiscal deficit to 7.8% of GDP

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Care Ratings HQ: Mumbai; CEO:Ajay Mahajan

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New Delhi Municipal Council launches Automated Mask-Dispensing Kiosk at Khan Market

Plastic Lao -Mask Pao” kiosk inaugurated as the target of collecting 80-100kg Plastic waste every day 2 Metric tons of plastic waste collected at the Connaught Place kiosk.Where citizens can come & deposit their plastic waste in exchange for masks.

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Partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Ramchandra Guha's latest book 'The Commonwealth of Cricket'

His latest book juxtaposes his life with his abiding love for the game & this conversation could not come at a better time with India and Australia in the midst of an enthralling test series.He is a historian,academician, anthropologist, environmentalist

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Works:Gandhi Before India, India after Gandhi, Environmentalism

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IRDAI sets up committee to study health insurance products

The insurance Industry is offering various products/services to cater to the needs of the society & also bringing in innovative products/services regularly. IRDA set-up a committee to study health insurance products with the help of scientists and doctors.

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HQ: Hyderabad
Formed: 1999

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Apple contractor Pegatron takes up space in Casa Grande’s Chennai industrial park

Taiwanese component maker, Pegatron, which is also Apple's second-largest contract manufacturer, is likely to set-up a manufacturing plant for iPhones in India in a bid to expand its production capacity outside mainland China.

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Apple’s second-largest contract manufacturer Pegatron

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What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) India’s Report:- How India Fared In 2020

Share of women in the labour force is extremely low in urban areas (around 10.3%), which suggests that around 90% of women who are aged 15 or more in urban India are not employed either are they actively seeking employment.

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This jointly commissioned by The Quantum Hub

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UGC asks universities to set up International Affairs office on campus to promote India as a global study destination

Establishment of the office for International affairs in each university will be an indispensable part of the internalisation of higher education in India. National Education Policy 2020 emphasized developing a global outreach of higher education.

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Chairman of UGC: Dhirendra Pal Singh