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LCA Mk2 can carry 8 BVR missiles, integrate French, Russian weapons
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LCA Mk2 can carry 8 BVR missiles, integrate French, Russian weapons

Science & Tech 25/02/23 10:25 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk2 is not only able to carry eight Beyond-Visual-Range (BVR) missiles at once but can also integrate all indigenous weapons as well as a number of ad Read More...

70% of all maternal deaths in 2020 were in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report
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70% of all maternal deaths in 2020 were in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

Science & Tech 25/02/23 08:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according a report titled "Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2020: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Popu Read More...

New START
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New START

Science & Tech 25/02/23 08:22 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Days before the first anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced in an address to his nation recently that Russia is suspending its participation in the Ne Read More...

Aadhaar Linkage with Voter IDs
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Aadhaar Linkage with Voter IDs

Science & Tech 25/02/23 08:09 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Election Commission of India has said that over 60% of India’s 94.5 crore voters in India have linked their Aadhaar number to their voter IDs.' In December 2021, the Central Government p Read More...

Haryana To Host Northern India’s First Nuclear Power Plant
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Haryana To Host Northern India’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Tech 24/02/23 10:43 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Haryana may soon become home to Northern India's first nuclear plant as a 1,400 MW nuclear power plant is under construction near Gorakhpur village, which is located about 150 km north-west of New De Read More...

Central Excise Day 2023
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Central Excise Day 2023

Science & Tech 24/02/23 10:37 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Every year on February 24, Central Excise Day is observed to recognise and honour the contributions made by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).' Every year, Central Excise Day Read More...

World Bank chief David Malpass to step down by June-end
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World Bank chief David Malpass to step down by June-end

Science & Tech 24/02/23 10:11 AM IST
by Mahesh

'David Malpass, the former World Bank President resigned before his term was completed due to climate-related controversies.' After his resignation, US President Joe Biden recently nominated the fo Read More...

ICAR develops wheat that can beat the heat
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ICAR develops wheat that can beat the heat

Science & Tech 23/02/23 12:52 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Scientists have developed three varieties of wheat, all of them incorporating genes that are responsible for the mild vernalisation requirement preventing premature flowering and early heading.' T Read More...

MPLADS Scheme
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MPLADS Scheme

Science & Tech 23/02/23 12:42 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implemntation (MoSPI) Rao Inderjit Singh released the Revised Guidelines on Members of Parliament Local Area Dev Read More...

India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow are now integrated
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India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow are now integrated

Science & Tech 23/02/23 10:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, recently announced that its BHIM SBIPay has been integrated with the new real-time payments system between India and Singapore.' The link Read More...