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Dahla Dam
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Dahla Dam

Science & Tech 07/05/21 01:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Taliban fighters have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam and two Afghan Army bases, militants and officials said, as fighting escalates amid the ongoing pullout of U.S. and international force Read More...

RM Sundaram named Director of Indian Institute of Rice Research
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RM Sundaram named Director of Indian Institute of Rice Research

Science & Tech 06/05/21 06:30 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Raman Meenakshi Sundaram has been appointed as Director of the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), an arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.' Prior to this elevation, he was wor Read More...

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World's "longest pedestrian suspension" bridge opens in Portugal

Science & Tech 06/05/21 06:30 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A pedestrian suspension bridge that claims to be the longest in the world, named 516 Arouca and measuring 516 metres in length, has opened in northern Portugal.' Built in the Arouca Geopark, the Read More...

GOPABANDHU SAMBADIKA-SWASTHYA-BIMA-YOJANA
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GOPABANDHU SAMBADIKA-SWASTHYA-BIMA-YOJANA

Science & Tech 06/05/21 01:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

' Odisha government has announced Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana for journalists. Odisha has declared the journalists as frontline Covid warriors.' It will benefit more than 6500 journa Read More...

Op CO-JEET Launched by Armed Forces to Fight Covid-19 in India
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Op CO-JEET Launched by Armed Forces to Fight Covid-19 in India

Science & Tech 05/05/21 04:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The armed forces have launched operation “CO-JEET" to aid anti-Covid-19 efforts, like strengthening medical infrastructure and oxygen supply chains, as well as take measures to ensure mental we Read More...

Journalist Maria Ressa wins Unesco press freedom prize
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Journalist Maria Ressa wins Unesco press freedom prize

Science & Tech 05/05/21 01:25 AM IST
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'The UN’s cultural agency has awarded its annual press freedom prize to the Filipino journalist Maria Ressa whose reporting has made her a target of her country’s judiciary and online hate Read More...

World's largest aeroplane by Stratolaunch completes second test flight
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World's largest aeroplane by Stratolaunch completes second test flight

Science & Tech 05/05/21 01:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The world’s largest aeroplane, designed to transport hypersonic vehicles and facilitate easy access to space, soared into clear skies over California’s Mojave Desert.' In 1941, the US Read More...

Indian Army inaugurates first solar energy harnessing plant
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Indian Army inaugurates first solar energy harnessing plant

Science & Tech 04/05/21 04:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

' Indian Army in its quest for harnessing renewable energy for its troops inaugurated the First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant of 56 KVA using Vanadium based battery technology in North Sikkim, Read More...

Mr. Justice P.C. Pant, Member, NHRC appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the Commission
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Mr. Justice P.C. Pant, Member, NHRC appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the Commission

Science & Tech 04/05/21 01:05 AM IST
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'The Hon’ble President of India has authorized Mr. Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, Member, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, to act as its Chairperson.' Prior to his appointment as Read More...

Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC's 'Believe in Sport' campaign
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Sindhu, Michelle Li appointed ambassadors for IOC's 'Believe in Sport' campaign

Science & Tech 04/05/21 01:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Badminton World Federation announced that India shuttler PV Sindhu and Canada's Michelle Li have been nominated as athlete ambassadors for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 'Believe in Read More...