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Nagaland: Two brothers spread love of reading; open community library
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The self-funded initiative was undertaken by Akho Phira and his brother Thepfukelie Phira and the library was formally opened to the public on July 23, 2021.
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During Jan-Jun 2023, Delhi registers best ever air quality in 8 years
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, "The number of 'Good to Moderate' Air Quality Days for the first half-year period was 30 in the year 2016, 57 in 2017, 65 in 2018, 78 in 2019, 126 in 2020, 84 in 2021, 54 in 2022, and 101 in the current year 2023."
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Pune man travels 63,000 km across India to promote urban forestation, docu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Starting in October 2021, Karmalawala travelled a total distance of 63,000 km in his sports utility vehicle, visiting 104 national parks, 54 tiger reserves, 32 elephant reserves, and more than 40 world heritage sites.
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Travis Scott won't face criminal charges in Astroworld tragedy
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Travis and organisers behind the Astroworld Festival will not face criminal charges related to the deaths of 10 people who were suffocated when the crowd rushed the stage during his performance at Astroworld festival in 2021.
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Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions cross all time high of 10.6
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Aadhaar based face authentication transactions for service delivery are gaining robust momentum with monthly transactions in May touching an all-time high of 10.6 million, since its launch in October 2021, said a press statement.
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Travis Head changing Australian middle-order batting with 'TravBall'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Travis has played 39 Tests for Australia, having scored 2,685 runs at an average of 47.10 and a strike rate of 64.23. He has scored six centuries and 15 half-centuries in 62 innings, with the best score of 175. While these numbers are great, Travis's Test career can be divided in two phases:
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"Day 58...": KL Rahul sweats it out in gym as he prepares for internationa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The batter is recovering from an injury sustained during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) and is not part of the Indian team.
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Drugs worth Rs 10.26 crore seized, 400 arrested in Goa since 2021: DGP
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh said, "The Goa police have seized drugs worth Rs 10.26 crore from 2021 till date and arrested 400 persons involved in the drug trade."
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Rs 40,000 crore being spent to remove black spots on roads, behavioural ch
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per official figures, about 1.54 lakh people lost their lives and 3.84 lakh were injured in 2021 in road accidents
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Mandis contribute significantly to UP's revenue, Rs 251.61 crores collecte
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the available statistics, the Mandis collected a revenue of Rs 1520.95 crore in 2022-23 as against Rs 614 crore in the financial year 2021-22. In the first two months of the financial year 2023-2024, the Mandi Committees generated an income of Rs 251.61 crore.
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Rs 1.4 lakh cr incentive available in 2023-24 for States' power sector ref
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The additional borrowing window for states was announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2021-22. Under the initiative, an additional borrowing space of up to 0.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is available to the States annually for a fo
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Delhi Court acquits woman accused of carrying live cartridges at metro sta
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While acquitting the woman the court said a false implication can't be ruled out. A case was registered at the Shastri Park Metro police station against the woman in 2021.
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