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November, 2020 - - Part 5_3.1

DRDO flags off first ‘Varunastra’ Heavy Weight Torpedo

The Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has flagged off the first Production unit of Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT), Varunastra. The Varunastra has been designed and developed by Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of DRDO while Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Vishakhapatnam has manufactured the torpedo for the Indian Navy. WARRIOR 4.0 …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_4.1

10th edition of National Science Film Festival begins virtually

The 10th edition of prestigious National science film festival kicked off on 24th November 2020 in a virtual mode. The four-day long film festival has been jointly organized by Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the Tripura State Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_5.1

IPPB launches PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched a low-cost insurance scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)’ for its customers to bring large sections of the underserved and unserved population into the financial mainstream. IPPB has collaborated with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company for this product. Boost your General Awareness Knowledge with Adda247 Live …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_7.1

Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurates Phagwara mega food park

Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually inaugurated the Rs 107.83 crore mega food park at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab. So far, 37 mega food parks have been sanctioned across the country, of which 20 have started functioning. Boost your Banking Awareness Knowledge with Adda247 Live Batch: TARGET GA BATCH | Banking …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_8.1

Himachal Pradesh govt launches ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’

Himachal Pradesh government has launched ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding Covid-19 pandemic and also to collect information regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign throughout the State. Under this Abhiyan about 8000 teams comprising of Health, Ayurveda, Women and Child Development, Panchayati …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_9.1

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve gets global award for doubling tiger population

The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have bagged the first-ever international award, “TX2” for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years. TX2 stands for ‘Tigers times two’, signalling the goal to double wild tigers. In 2014, PTR had 25 tigers which went up to …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_10.1

Indian Army successfully testfires Land-attack version of BrahMos missile

Indian Army successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. The supersonic cruise missile successfully hit its target, which was on another island. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, RBI and IBPS Exams | Bilingual | Live Class About BrahMos supersonic cruise …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_11.1

Cabinet approves RBI’s proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank

Union Cabinet has approved the merger of capital-starved Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS Bank India. The Reserve Bank of India on 17 November proposed the merger of the lender with the Indian arm of Singapore’s DBS Bank. The 94-year-old LVB will now cease to exist and its equity completely wiped out. Its deposits will …

November, 2020 - - Part 5_12.1

“Nivar” in Bay of Bengal intensifies into severe cyclonic storm

The Deep Depression over the South West Bay of Bengal has intensified into the Cyclonic Storm “Nivar”. The cyclone is currently located 410 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 450 km southeast of Chennai. As per the India Meteorological Department, Cyclone Nivar is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24-hours. …