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India pitches strongly for fight against fugitive economic offenders

India has pitched strongly to deal with fugitive economic offenders at the G20 summit in Osaka,Japan. India has said that all countries should come together to deal with economic offenders escaping to other geographies to get away with their crimes. In 2018,India has passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.The act seeks to confiscate properties and… Continue reading India pitches strongly for fight against fugitive economic offenders

Download Factly Magazine for June 2019

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‘SHE Team’ on the patrol in Odisha

Odisha’s Gajapati district police in Paralakhemundi has started a pilot project called the ‘SHE Team’. SHE stands for ‘Safety, Health and Environment’. This project is modelled on the lines of Hyderabad ‘SHE Team’. The project seeks to ensure safety and security of young girls and women. The SHE Team is headed by a lady sub-inspector… Continue reading ‘SHE Team’ on the patrol in Odisha

Centre releases action plan on higher education

The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Human Resource Development has finalized and released a five-year vision plan named Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP) Key Focus of the EQUIP includes a) to improve access to higher education, especially for underserved communities; b) improve the gross enrolment ration; c) improve teaching and learning… Continue reading Centre releases action plan on higher education

China tests new ballistic missile

China has successfully tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the JL-3 The JL-3 is expected to have a range of around 14,000 kilometres, with a capacity to carry 10 independent guided nuclear warheads. A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines. Ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory… Continue reading China tests new ballistic missile

Nasa to send ‘Dragonfly’ drone to Saturn moon Titan

NASA has announced that it will send a multi-rotor vehicle called Dragonfly to Titan. This will be the first time that NASA will fly a multi- rotor vehicle for science on other planet. The Dragonfly will fly to different locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common to both Earth and Titan. The Titan… Continue reading Nasa to send ‘Dragonfly’ drone to Saturn moon Titan

Statistics Day being celebrated today

Statistics Day is celebrated 29th June every year. June 29, which is the birth date of Professor P C Mahalanobis, was selected to celebrate Statistics Day in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. Statistics Day is aimed at sensitizing the public about how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies.… Continue reading Statistics Day being celebrated today

Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur’s bones found in Brazil

Researchers have found fossil remains of Vespersaurus paranaensis in Cruzeiro do Oeste municipality of Parana state in Brazil. It was a desert based carnivorous dinosaur. The Vespersaurus was a theropod, a group of two-footed carnivorous dinosaurs. It belongs to the same group as tyrannosaurus and velociraptor. It lived 90 million years ago. According to the… Continue reading Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur’s bones found in Brazil

India’s Agreement with the World Bank to Eliminate TB

India has signed a Loan Agreement worth US$ 400 Million with the World Bank to help treat and Eliminate Tuberculosis from India.The program will cover nine states in the country. The World Bank supported program will support the government’s National Strategic Plan to end TB in India by 2025. It will do so by helping… Continue reading India’s Agreement with the World Bank to Eliminate TB

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