Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National SC/ST hub and the Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at Ludhiana in Punjab. Further, he also presented National Awards to MSMEs and also distributed 500 traditional wooden charkhas (spinning wheels) among women. National SC/ST Hub: The objective of the SC/ST …
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India completed its nuclear triad by inducting the first indigenously built strategic nuclear submarine INS Arihant into service. It was formally commissioned by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba in August, 2016. With this, India has become 4th country in world to have status of ‘nuclear triad’ power, after the US, Russia, China (*) What is Nuclear Triad? …
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The 8th BRICS Summit took place in Goa under the Chairmanship of India. The meeting is of global importance as BRICS nations collectively account for 43% of the world population, with around 25% of the world’s total land area and close to 30 % of the world GDP with around 17 % share in the world …
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The following are important Excerpts regarding recent development in partnership between India & Russia, from PM Modi’s welcome speech of Russian President Putin for BRICS. Russian: स्तारीय द्रुग लुछे नोविख़ द्वुख [Means: An Old friend is better than two new friends.] Promotion of Make in India through agreements on manufacturing of Kamov 226T helicopters; constructions of …
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The seven-member expert committee of geologists, archaeologists and hydrologists, headed by Professor K.S. Valdiya of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), have found evidence of the course of the river Saraswati. The committee on “Palaeochannels of North-West India: Review and Assessment” had been appointed by Water Resources Ministry to map paleo-channels of north-west India including river Saraswati, a …
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