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The Asian Development Bank has cut its forecast for India’s GDP growth in 202122 to 10%, from 11% projected earlier.The ADB also sees rising input costs fuelling inflation to a faster 5.5% pace, than the 5.2% previously estimated.The primary risks are centred around the pa
Read More About It...National Florence Nightingale Award is the highest national distinction a nurse can achieve for selfless devotion and exceptional professionalism. Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service Brig S V Saraswati has been bestowed with the National Florence Nightingale A
Read More About It...India has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings.India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021.Top 5 Countrie
Read More About It...Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in the 3rd edition of Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ with the Indonesian Navy.The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance mutual understanding and interope
Read More About It...National Commission for Women has launched a country-wide capacity building and personality development program for women Undergraduate and Post-Graduate studentsThe Commission is collaborating with Central and State universities for organizing sessions NCW launched its 1st progra
Read More About It...The Botanical Survey of India’s new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/species to the country’s flora.The 267 new discoveries include 119 angiosperms; 3 pteridophytes; 5 bryophytes, 44 lichens; 57 fungi, 21 algae and 18 microbes.In 2020, 202 ne
Read More About It...What is the issue ?Ordinary Indians felt out of place in courts, where proceedings were lengthy, expensive and in English.These days judgments have become lengthy, which further complicates the position of litigants.The systems, practices and rules of courts were foreign and s
Read More About It...According to a report by Central Pollution Control Board of India, for the year 20182019, 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste are generated by Indians.that of all the plastic waste produced in the world, 79% enters the environment. Only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled.
Read More About It...The helicopter-launched Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Helina, being developed indigenously by DRDO, has completed all trialsHelina is a third-generation fire and forget class ATGM mounted on an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)It has a minimum range of 500 metres
Read More About It...The Union Cabinet approved a 30,600 crore rupees backstop facility for guaranteeing securities to be issued by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), the socalled ‘bad bank’ that is being set up to help aggregate and consolidate lenders’ nonperform
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