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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 12, 2019
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – January 12, 2018 (The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018: A Critical Analysis)
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Meghalaya’s rat hole traps
Meghalaya’s rat hole traps News 1. Search Continues for 15 miners trapped in Ksan Rat Hole Coal Mines 2. Justice B.P. Katoki committee appointed by the NGT reported rampant illegal mining as reason for such mining disaster which continues despite NGT ban Important Facts What is Rat Hole Mining? 1. Rat Hole Mining is… Continue reading Meghalaya’s rat hole traps
ISRO cranks up Gaganyaan project
ISRO cranks up Gaganyaan project PT Facts News The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a Human Space Flight Centre to implement Gaganyaan Project Important Facts The Centre will be in charge of all human-related programme at the ISRO, including the Gaganyaan project Scientist Unnikrishnan Nair has been named director of the centre.… Continue reading ISRO cranks up Gaganyaan project
Centre signs pact with 5 States on Renuka dam
PT Facts Centre signs pact with 5 States on Renuka dam News: The Centre has signed an agreement with the chief ministers of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for the construction of a multipurpose dam Important Facts The Renuka dam project has been conceived as a storage project on the Giri… Continue reading Centre signs pact with 5 States on Renuka dam
Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years
Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years News: According to e-Migrate emigration clearance data migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years Important Data Emigration clearances granted to Indians headed to the Gulf for employment have dropped by 21%, During 2018, the largest outflow was to UAE, 35% of the… Continue reading Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years
FDI via Mauritius dives in first half, Singapore gains
FDI via Mauritius dives in first half, Singapore gains News: Singapore becomes preferred country for routing FDI in India with a 77.77 per cent jump in investments. Important Facts: In 2017-18, Mauritius was the top source of FDI into India with $13.41 billion investments followed by Singapore. According to RBI report, Mauritius, has witnessed a… Continue reading FDI via Mauritius dives in first half, Singapore gains
Musk unveils prototype of Mars-bound rocket
Musk unveils prototype of Mars-bound rocket News: SpaceX Unveils Prototype of Starship, SpaceX’s Mars-Bound Rocket Facts: SpaceX has unveiled the first pictures of a rocket called Starship that may one day carry people to the Moon and Mars. SpaceX currently launches regular supply missions to the astronauts living at the International Space Station, using its… Continue reading Musk unveils prototype of Mars-bound rocket
