EIU survey on urban areas
Three cities in Keralafeature among the fastest-growing urban areas across the world, according to a ranking released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey.
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#EIU #Kollam #urban #TamilNadu #UAE #Gujarat

Ration card portability implemented
The Centre has rolled out the ‘one nation, one ration card’ initiative in 12 states including Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
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#Rationcard #RamVilasPaswan #NFSA #Maharashtra

FAIRS Export Certificate Report
India’s animal husbandry sector underwent a significant change last year due to a “landmark move” by the government which helped ease import regulations, according to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture.
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#FAIRS #DPPQS #OAA #GAIN #India #DAHD #FAIRS

Iran-U.S. conflict
Five days after Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Quds Force chief, was killed in a U.S. air strike outside Baghdad airport, Iran on 8 January 2020 launched ballistic missile attacks at American troops in two military bases in Iraq.
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#Iran #PMF #missile #MGQS #QudsForce #Article51

Only Indian in list of umpires
Anil Chaudhary is the lone Indian named in the list of 19 match officials, including 16 umpires, for the upcoming ICC U-19 World Cup starting in South Africa from January 17.
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#Indian #AnilChaudhary #ICC #WorldCup #T20 #SriLanka

Global electricity grid plan
India has started consultations with the World Bank as its technical partner to implement an ambitious global electricity grid plan pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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#Global #gridplan #NITIAayog #ISA #electricity #WorldBank #Saarc

Strategic sale of NINL approved
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the strategic sale of Neelachal Ispat Nigam (NINL), in which multiple state-owned companies own a stake.
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#NINL #MMTC #BHEL #IPICOL #OMC #MECON #DIPAM

4,000-year-old pre-historic site destroyed
A 3,500 to 4,000 years old Chalcolithic-era site located at Maharashtra’s Aurangabad has been destroyed during a soil scooping work for a highway project. The site was to be excavated by Maharashtra archaeology department and Deccan College in February.
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#historic #Maharashtra #Chalcolithic #Khandesh

US justifies killing Soleimani to UN
The United States told the United Nations that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was self-defense and vowed to take additional action "as necessary" in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests.
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#US #Soleimani #Article51 #killing #Islamic

Reliance Jio launches Wi-Fi calling
Reliance Jio on 8 January 2020 launched voice and video calling over Wi-Fi service, less than a month after rival Airtel launched a similar service in Delhi-NCR. The service allows customers to switch seamlessly from LTE to Wi-Fi-based calling when they are at home or office.
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#Reliance #Jiolaunches #WiFi #DelhiNCR #VoLTE #WhatsApp