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August 16, 2021 No Comments

Taliban capture Afghanistan again

Taliban have again captured Afghanistan. Taliban militants had laid siege to Kabul since morning. Later, when they entered Kabul, the Afghan army surrendered. After this talks were held between the representatives of the government and the Taliban and President Ashraf Ghani left the country. According to media reports, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left for Tajikistan from the country. Along with President Ashraf Ghani, many other leaders including NSA Hamdullah Mohib have also left the country. According to media reports, the Taliban have captured the Afghan Rashtrapati Bhavan in Kabul, hours after President Ashraf Ghani left the country. The Taliban

August 14, 2021 No Comments

India’s total installed renewable energy capacity exceeds 100 GW

India’s total installed renewable energy capacity has achieved the key target of 100 GW. The Ministry of Power has given this information.

August 14, 2021 No Comments

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Fit India Freedom Run 2.0

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 across the country on 13 August 2021

August 13, 2021 No Comments

PM Narendra Modi Announces Vehicle Scrapping Policy

The central government has issued a new scrap policy for the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Vehicle Scrapping Policy on 13 August 2021. The Vehicle Scrappage Policy is one of the big schemes of the government, which has been kept in focus in the last few years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched this policy through video conferencing at the Investor Summit in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called it a big step before the 75th Independence Day. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced this policy in the Union Budget of 2021. The launch of Vehicle Scrappage

August 12, 2021 No Comments

Indore Becomes India’s First Water Plus City

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told on 11 August 2021 that Indore, India’s cleanest city, has been declared as the country’s first ‘Water Plus’ city under the Swachh Survekshan 2021

August 12, 2021 No Comments

Independence Day 2021 : ‘Nation First, Always First’ will be the theme for Independence Day celebrations

India will celebrate its 75th Independence Day on 15th August. The theme of this year’s Independence Day celebrations will be ‘Nation First, Always First’.

August 10, 2021 No Comments

PM Daksh Portal & App Launched For Skill Development

The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr.Virendra Kumar, on August 07, 2021, launched the Pradhan Mantri Daksh Portal and Pradhan Mantri Daksh Mobile App to make skill development schemes accessible to the target groups. This app has been developed by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with National e-Governance Division (NEGD). The Pradhan Mantri Daksh and Kushal Sampanna Hitgrahi (Prime Minister Daksha) scheme has been implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from the year 2021-22. Under this, short term training programs to the eligible target groups – up-skilling / re-skilling; Skill development training

August 9, 2021 No Comments

Famous Veteran Actor Anupam Shyam Passes Away At 63

Famous artist of small and big screen Anupam Shyam has passed away on 08 August 2021. He was 63 years old. Many parts of his body had stopped working.

August 9, 2021 No Comments

BRO (Border Roads Organization) Creates World’s Highest Motorable Road

Border Roads Organization (BRO) has set a new world record by building a motorable road at an altitude of more than 19,300 feet near the Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh.