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August 18, 2020 -_3.1

Dream 11 wins title sponsorship rights of IPL 2020

The title sponsorship rights of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has been bagged by the fantasy gaming start-up “Dream 11“. The fantasy gaming start-up has bagged the title sponsorship rights for Rs 222 crore. Boost your Banking Awareness Knowledge with Adda247 Live Batch: TARGET GA BATCH | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, RBI and IBPS Exams …

August 18, 2020 -_4.1

Ashok Lavasa steps down as Election Commissioner of India

Ashok Lavasa has stepped down as the Election Commissioner of India. He has submitted his resignation to President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Lavasa is set to join the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank as the vice-president from September 2020. He will succeed the incumbent vice-president Diwakar Gupta, who is in charge of private sector operations, …

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13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting

The 13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation was held to review the continuing growth of broad based cooperation between the two countries. The session was co-chaired by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India and Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs …

August 18, 2020 -_8.1

Google partners CWC for flood forecasting initiative

  Google and Central Water Commission(CWC) of India have launched the flood forecasting initiatives across India for the past several months. The Central Water Commission is the first governmental partner of Google to measure water levels on an hourly basis using around 1000 stream gauges across India. Flood Forecasting Initiatives Under the flood forecasting initiatives, …

August 18, 2020 -_9.1

UK launches £3 Million Innovation Challenge Fund in India

An “Innovation Challenge Fund” of £3 Million has been launched by the government of United Kingdom (UK) in India. The newly launched fund aims to support research and development (R&D) proposals to address the challenges posed to the economy and the environment, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the fund will help scientists in academia and industry …

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Chhattisgarh government to launch “Padhai Tuhar Para” scheme

Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a student centric scheme named as “Padhai Tuhar Para”. The scheme will enable the school students to study with the help of community in their localities and villages, in view of the suspension of classes due to coronavirus outbreak. WARRIOR 3.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, RBI …

August 18, 2020 -_12.1

A book titled “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″ by Arjun Subramaniam

Retired Air Vice Marshal, Arjun Subramaniam has authored a new book titled, “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″. It is the sequel to his 1st book, ‘India’s Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971’. The book portrays the comprehensive account of war and conflict in contemporary India over the past five decades next month. It will be published …