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WAG12

WAG12 The loco is named WAG12 with Number 60027. It was a proud moment for Indian Railways, as it became 6th country in the world to join the elite club of producing high horse power locomotives indigenously. It is the first time, a high horsepower locomotive has been operationalised on a broad gauge track in the world. The locomotive has been produced under Make in India programme. The Madhepura factory is the largest integrated Green Field facility built to the highest standards

20 May, 2020
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National Test Abhyas

National Test Abhyas Context Union Human Resource Development Minister launched an AI-powered mobile app called the ‘National Test Abhyas'. About National Test Abhyas The App has been developed by NTA to enable candidates to take mock tests for upcoming exams such as JEE Main, NEET under the NTA’s purview. The app has been launched to facilitate candidates’ access to high-quality mock tests in the safety and comfort of their homes since there was a demand

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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996)

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) Context The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (May 19, 2020) on his Birth Anniversary. He paid floral tributes in front of the portrait of Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. About Neelam Sanjiva Reddy He was one of the foremost political leaders from Andhra Pradesh. He participated in various freedom struggles against the British and was imprisoned seve

20 May, 2020
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Keoladeo National Park

Keoladeo National Park It is Located in Bharatpur district, the eastern part of Rajasthan. The park is spread over nearly 30 sq. km which comprises many artificial and seasonal lagoons. Keoladeo attracts several migratory birds that make the region their breeding and wintering grounds. It is a UNESCO World Heritage and also a Ramsar site. The Siberian crane is one of the rare species that was spotted here till about the turn of the century. It habitat for nearly 365 species of

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Ujh multipurpose project

Ujh multipurpose project The Central Water Commission (CWC) has finalised a detailed report on Ujh multi-purpose project. The project is to come up in the Kathua district and will store around 0.65 million acre-feet (MAF) of water from Ujh (a tributary of Ravi). It will irrigate 30,000 hectares and produce over 200 MW of power. India has planned this project under the mandates of Indus water treaty (IWT) CWC Central Water Commission is a premier Technical Organization of

Spike missile

Spike missile Spike anti-tank-guided missiles from Israel. This is because of the decision of the defence ministry to procure world-class missiles from the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by 2021. Spike is a man-portable "fire and forget missile built by Israel's state-run firm, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, which can hit moving targets such as a tank. It allows the soldier who fires the missile to quickly move for cover. Barak missile India

20 May, 2020
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Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale The humpback whale is one of the four species of baleen whales occurring in Indian waters. Characteristic baleen plates and paired blowholes help distinguish baleen whales from toothed whales. These whales strain huge volumes of ocean water through their baleen plates to capture food Humpback Whales migrate annually from the summer feeding grounds near the poles to warmer winter breeding waters closer to the Equator. They are found near coastlines, feeding on tiny sh

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NABARD

NABARD The Parliament has recently passed the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend the NABARD Act, 1981 which establishes NABARD by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). The amendment bill seeks to increase the authorised capital of the Bank to 30,000 crore rupees from 5,000 crore rupees. Currently the Central gov

Classical Language Status

Classical Language Status Maharashtra government has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Culture for granting classical language status to the Marathi language. As of now, six languages i.e. Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia and Sanskrit have been given the status of classical languages. The criteria adopted for the eligibility of a language for granting classical language status are High antiquity of its early texts/ recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years; A body o

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project is also known as Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga. The 2,655 km project aims to connect the eastern states to the national gas grid. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal are the beneficiary states. The project will usher in Industrial development in East India by supplying environmentally clean natural gas to fertiliser and power plants, refineries, steel plants and other

Swayam Prabha

Swayam Prabha The Swayam Prabha is a group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality educational programmes on a 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. The channels cover higher education, and school education and assist the students (class 11th & 12th) prepare for competitive exams. The contents are provided by IITs, UGC, IGNOU, NCERT and NIOS. Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), an autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of UGC maintains the web portal

Cerberus-Trojanware

Cerberus-Trojanware Malicious software called Cerberus is stealing financial data such as credit card details by luring people with COVID-19-related information, the Central Bureau of Investigation has warned states, Union territories and agencies after receiving Interpol inputs. The Trojan virus contacts smartphone users via text messages and asks to click on a link saying it will provide COVID-19 updates. When clicked, the link installs a malicious application on their phones, which extr