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September 22, 2021 -_3.1

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry beaches get coveted ‘blue flag’ certification

Two more beaches in India have been awarded “Blue Flag” certification, an international eco-level tag, taking the total number of such beaches in the country to 10. The two beaches to receive the certification this year are Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & …

September 22, 2021 -_4.1

Ladakh set to roll out 1st edition of ” Himalayan Film Festival 2021″

The first edition of ‘The Himalayan Film Festival-2021’ (THFF) will begin from 24 to 28 September at Leh, Ladakh. The film festival is being organised by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh in collaboration with the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Buy Prime Test Series for all …

September 22, 2021 -_5.1

World’s oldest living twins are 107-year-old Japanese sisters

Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. 5, 1913. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams Sumiyama and …

September 22, 2021 -_6.1

Assam set up a tea Park at Kamrup district’s Chayygaon

Assam is setting up a tea Park at Chayygaon in Kamrup District. This tea garden will have rail and port connectivity, cargo and warehouse amenities, processing facilities like tea grinding, blending, packaging and other utility services under one roof. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams Tea garden companies using …

September 22, 2021 -_8.1

OECD lowered India’s FY22 growth projection to 9.7%

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally lowered India’s growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to 9.7%, a reduction of 20 basis points (bps). For FY23, OECD reduced India’s growth projection by 30 basis points to 7.9%. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams According to OECD …

September 22, 2021 -_9.1

Facebook India appointed Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy

Facebook India has appointed former IAS officer Rajiv Aggarwal as the Director of Public Policy. He succeeds Ankhi Das, who quit the company in October last year. She was embroiled in a controversy for opposing the enforcement of hate-speech rules against right-wing leaders in the country. In his new role, Aggarwal will define and lead …

September 22, 2021 -_11.1

SV Sarasvati receives National Florence Nightingale Award 2020

Brigadier SV Sarasvati, the Deputy Director-General of Military Nursing Service has been honoured with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020. The National Florence Nightingale Award, the highest national distinction a nurse can achieve. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the award in a virtual ceremony on Brig Saraswati for her contribution as a nurse administrator. Buy …

September 22, 2021 -_12.1

Uttar Pradesh Government to set up ‘Electronic Park’

The Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has cleared a proposal to develop an ‘Electronic Park’, along the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near Noida, to promote the electronics industry. The park is proposed to be developed in an area of 250 acres of the YEIDA near Jewar Airport. Buy Prime Test Series …