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India to host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology(MeitY) and the Chairman of the Coordination Committee, India Internet Governance Forum 2021 (IGF), announced the launch of India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) -2021. IIGF-2021 will be planned for 3 days and the theme of this year's meeting is Inclusive Internet for Digital India.

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The Multi Stakeholder concept is well adopted by IGF under the United Nations.

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Tata Group in talks with Telesat for satellite broadband

Tata group company Nelco is in talks with Canadian firm Telesat to ink a commercial pact for launching fast satellite broadband services in India under the latter’s Lightspeed brand, a move which will pit the combine against Bharti Enterprises-backed OneWeb,Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Amazon.OneWeb and Musk’s Starlink are gearing up to start satellite broadband services in India

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South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system

South Africa grants a patent relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” to an artificial intelligence (AI) system called DABUS. DABUS (which stands for “device for the autonomous bootstrapping of unified sentience”) is an AI system created by Stephen Thaler, a pioneer in the field of AI and programming. The system simulates human brainstorming

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UNICEF India, Facebook collaborate to make a safer digital world for children

Facebook is launching a one-year joint initiative with UNICEF India on ending violence against children with a special focus on online safety. The partnership seeks to create a safe environment for children online as well as offline, and aims to improve the 'resilience' and 'capacity' of children to access the digital world safely as well as increase skills of communities.

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West Bengal transport agency rolls out CNG buses in Kolkata

West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) introduced CNG-fuelled buses in Kolkata. Transport Minister Firhad Hakim inaugurated the first such vehicle. BGCL, a joint venture of GAIL (India) Ltd and Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Ltd, signed an agreement with the WBTC for the supply of CNG to its depots.

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Commodore KP Gopal Rao, war hero in 1971, dies at 94

Commodore Kasaragod Pattanashetti Gopal Rao, a 1971 war hero and recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, breathed his last. The naval veteran was a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal. He played a key role in the war with Pakistan to liberate East Pakistan that is now Bangladesh. He was a part of Operation Cactus Lily.

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Mohammad Mokhber named as first Vice President of Iran

Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi named the chairman of a powerful state-owned foundation sanctioned by the United States as his first vice-president. Mohammad Mokhber, has for years headed the foundation known as Setad, or the Execution of Imam Khomeini's order. Mokhber was appointed to the position by the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2007

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Indian Army contingent to participate in International Army Games – 2021 in Russia

A 101 member contingent of the Indian Army will proceed to Russia to participate in International Army Games – 2021 from 22 Aug to 4th Sept 2021. Participation in these annual games is a reflection of the level of professionalism of the Indian Army amongst the world Armies.India stood first amongst the eight countries that participated in Army Scouts Master Competition 2019

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Nagaland Wins 7 National Awards Under Van Dhan Yojana Scheme

Nagaland has been conferred with seven national awards on the first Van Dhan Annual Awards 2020-21, during the celebration of 34th foundation day of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED). The state has received seven national awards, such, with 1st positions in – ‘Best Survey State’, ‘Best Training’, and ‘Most number of VDVKC’s estd'

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VDVKC : Van Dhan Vikas Kendra Clusters

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World Lion Day observed on 10th August every year

World Lion Day is observed on August 10 of every year to raise awareness about lions and to mobilise support for their protection and conservation. As per World Wide Fund for animals (WWF), a lion is often referred to as the “king of the jungle”. It mostly lives in grasslands and plains. In 2020, the population of Asiatic lions increased by 29% in Gujarat's Gir forests.

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The theme of World Lion Day 2021 : Slow elimination of the African lion

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World Biofuel Day is observed on 10th August every year

World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Government in the biofuel sector. This Day is being observed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since 2015. This day also honors Sir Rudolf Diesel.

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Theme for the year 2021 : Promotion of biofuels for a better environment

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PM Modi to launch second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

PM Narendra Modi will launch the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (Ujjwala 2.0) by handing over the LPG connections at Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh. Under Ujjwala 2.0, one crore LPG connections will be provided to those low-income families who could not be covered under the first phase of the scheme. Ujjwala 1.0 covered more than 1.47 cr connections

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Ujjwala Yojana was launched by PM Modi on May 1st, 2016.