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• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Apr 2021

China on Thursday launched the core module of its space station, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of next year. The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 30, Apr 2021

US President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new USD 1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of Congress yesterday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him on divisive issues and to meet the stiff competition posed by China. President Biden also made an impas

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 29, Apr 2021

Serum Institute of India has dropped the price of COVISHIELD vaccine by Rs 100 for the state government. In a tweet, Serum’s CEO Adar Poonawala said that, as a philanthropic gesture, serum institute will provide COVISHIELD to states in Rs 300 with immediate effect. This wil

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 29, Apr 2021

IAS Officer T V Somanathan who is serving as Secretary, Department of Expenditure in the Finance Ministry has been designated as the Finance Secretary. He is a 1987 batch IAS Officer of Tamil Nadu Cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved it

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 29, Apr 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut down the projected GDP growth rate of Bangladesh by at least 1 per cent from its earlier figure of 6.8 per cent for the FY 2020-21. The reduction in the projected figure is attributed to the recent surge in pandemic and lockdowns to control the

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 29, Apr 2021

Covaxin, India's home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise Double Mutant or 617 variant of the Corona virus. This was stated by White House chief medical adviser and America's top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci. The statement comes days after Indian Council o

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Apr 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed officials to ensure rapid upgradation of health infrastructure in the country. Mr Modi today chaired a meeting with top officials to review the Covid-19 related situation in the country. He got an overview on the situation in the

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Apr 2021

A community service centre has been set up to bring all data on board India’s first dedicated solar space mission to a single web-based interface. The service centre is called Aditya-L1 Support Cell. It is a joint effort of Indian Space Research Organisation and Ar

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Apr 2021

India’s Organic food products exports rose by more than 50 per cent in terms of value in 2020-21 despite COVID-19 challenges. Commerce and Industry Ministry said, in terms of quantity, the exports of organic food products grew by 39 per cent to eight lakh 88 thousand metr

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 28, Apr 2021

Responding to the need for fresh guidelines in the face of the emergence of the second wave of the pandemic, Ministry of Ayush today released revised guidelines for Ayurveda and Unani Practitioners for COVID-19 Patients in Home Isolation. The ministry has also released Ayurveda