5G technology
Context: Telecom Secretary Shri Anshu Prakash inaugurates an online certification course on 5G technology What is 5G Technology? In telecommunications, 5G is the
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China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra
Context: In its new Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), China has proposed to build first dams on the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo
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Inauguration ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge (Maitri Setu) Key Highlights: Friendship Bridge (Maitri
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Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)
Context: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Silk Board
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FSSAI guidelines on GMO Crops
Context: FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in imported food crops at
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Space hurricane
Context: Astronomers have detected a “hurricane” of plasma in upper atmosphere of the Earth. They have termed this phenomenon as
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DRDO conducts successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
Ministry of Defence Key Highlights: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid
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‘Red rice’ from Assam to the USA flagged off
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Key Highlights: Iron rich ‘red rice’ is grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the
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Insurance Ombudsman
Context: The government has amended insurance ombudsman rules. New rules: Bringing insurance brokers within their ambit Allowed policyholders to file
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Made in India Spectrograph
Ministry of Science & Technology Context: Indian Scientists have indigenously designed and developed a low-cost optical spectrograph that can locate
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