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•The Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014 with the goal of achieving universal sanitation coverage by …
•The government has launched the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, for faster adoption of electric vehicles •The scheme shall be implemented from …
•Recent government data as part of the NAMASTE scheme, from over 3,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), reveals that 92% of …
•The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai has granted the GI tag to eight products from Assam, including traditional food items. …
•The ₹1,236-crore Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), recently approved by the Union Cabinet, is scheduled for launch in March 2028.. •India’s …
•Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon, starting its widely expected ground operations after two weeks of devastating …
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•Britain’s last coal-fired power plant closed, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked Industrial Revolution. •The …
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•Switzerland police arrested four persons recently for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide …
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•The P-75I, it intends to design and build conventional submarines indigenously. •An air independent propulsion (AIP) module developed by DRDO …
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•Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) of south pacific French territory of New Caledonia called French President Emmanuel Macron to …
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