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USD 60 billion investment coming in gas infrastructure: Union Minister

Source: Click here News: The Union Minister has said that India is investing over USD 60 billion in developing a Natural gas supply and distribution infrastructure. Facts: Natural gas: It is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane.It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat… Continue reading USD 60 billion investment coming in gas infrastructure: Union Minister

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UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award winners

Source: Click here News: UN Environment Programme(UNEP) has announced the winners of the 2020 Champions of the Earth award. Facts: Champions of the Earth award: It was launched in 2005 by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP).It is the UN’s highest environmental honour. Purpose: It recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations from the public and private sectors and from civil… Continue reading UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award winners

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Project Loon

Source: Click here News: Project Loon has set a new record for the longest stratospheric flight by staying in air for 312 days. Facts: Project Loon: It is a project under a Google subsidiary.It consists of a network of stratospheric balloons designed to bring Internet connectivity to rural and remote communities worldwide. Additional Facts: Whitespace Internet: It uses… Continue reading Project Loon

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India and Bangladesh PM jointly inaugurates Chilahati-Haldibari rail link

Source: Click here News: India and Bangladesh Prime Minister has jointly inaugurated a railway link between Haldibari in India and Chilahati in Bangladesh during the virtual bilateral summit. Facts: Haldibari-Chilahati rail link: This rail link was part of the Broad Gauge main route from Kolkata to Siliguri.However, the war of 1965 effectively cut off all the railway… Continue reading India and Bangladesh PM jointly inaugurates Chilahati-Haldibari rail link

Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01

Source: Click here News: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has launched the country’s 42nd communication satellite named CMS-01. Facts: CMS-01: It is a communication satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) on board the PSLV-C50.This satellite is a replacement of GSAT-12. It is envisaged to provide services in the Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum whose… Continue reading Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01

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Human Freedom Index 2020

Source: Click here News: The Human Freedom Index 2020 has been jointly released by Fraser Institute in Canada and the Cato Institute in the United States. Facts: About the index: The index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraints. Parameters: It uses a 0 to 10 scale to measure personal freedom… Continue reading Human Freedom Index 2020

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality | The Indian Express Indian express page – 12 Syllabus Topic – Society- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, women related issues, communalism and… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Child nutrition Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First GS 3 Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities? What are… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

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