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Merchant Discount Rate
1 min · · From 1st January, 2020, businesses with an annual turnover of more than ?50 crore will have to offer low cost digital payment options to customers and Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will not be levied…
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Nirmal Fort and Udasi Mutt
1 min · · Nirmal Fort and Udasi mutt in Nirmal Town in Adilabad district of Telangana are undergoing ruination.
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Portal to Block and Trace Stolen Mobiles
1 min · · Recently, the government has launched a portal that will enable blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones.
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Electro-Kinetic Streaming to Tap Energy from Water
1 min · · The Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have developed materials that can produce energy from flowing or stagnant water in households.
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AFSPA Extended in Nagaland
2 min · · The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared the entire State of Nagaland as a “disturbed area” for six more months, under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA).
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India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019
3 min · · The Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019.
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Hunar Haat
1 min · · Recently, the Governor of Maharashtra inaugurated a Hunar Haat in Mumbai.
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
1 min · · The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has criticised Government of India over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the Babri Masjid verdict of the Supreme Court.
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Kisan Diwas
1 min · · The 'Kisan Diwas' or National Farmers Day is observed across the country on 23rd December to celebrate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India.
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Spandana: An Andhra Pradesh Initiative
· Spandana, an Andhra Pradesh Government initiative to make police stations more approachable for the public, especially women, is winning accolades and awards.
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Arunachal to Mark Schools as ‘Hard’ and ‘Soft’
1 min · · Arunachal Pradesh has launched Teachers’ Transfer & Posting Policy, 2020, for ensuring need-based distribution of teachers to protect the academic interest of students and optimise job satisfaction…
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Nagpur Resolution for Empowering Citizens
1 min · · Recently, the ‘Nagpur Resolution- A Holistic Approach for Empowering Citizens’ was adopted during the session on ‘Improving Public Service Delivery – Role of Governments’, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India
2 min · · Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with microplastics and macroplastics than those in Goa and Karnataka.
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UNCLOS Maritime Zones
2 min · · United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, also known as Law of the Sea divides marine areas into five main zones namely- Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone,…
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Pink Ball Cricket
2 min · · India is currently playing its first pink-ball, day-night Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). The match started on November 22, 2019.
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Living Root Bridges
1 min · · According to a study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, the living root bridges (found in Meghalaya) can be considered as a reference point for future botanical architecture…