CARTOSAT-3 launched
ISRO has successfully launched its third-generation earth-imaging satellite CARTOSAT 3 into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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#CARTOSAT3 #PSLVC47 #ISRO #SSLV #SpaceFlight #SatishDhawan

Bill to ban e-cigarettes passed
Lok Sabha on 27 November 2019 passed a bill which seeks to ban electronic cigarettes, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying such a measure was necessary to protect the youth from a new intoxication being promoted by companies as a new "fashion".
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#LokSabha #ENDS #HarshVardhan #cigarettes #Manufacture

Framework on currency swap revised for SAARC
The Reserve Bank said it has put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries for 2019-2022.
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#Framework #SAARC #ReserveBank #RBI #CurrencySwap

Extension to 15th Finance Commission approved
The union cabinet on 27 November 2019 extended to the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by a year, asking it to submit an interim report for fiscal year 2020-21 and a full report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26—a decision apparently taken to factor in Jammu and Kashmir’s new status.
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#FinanceCommission #ammuandKashmir #UnionCabinet #Article280

Transgenders Bill passed
The Rajya Sabha on 26 November 2019 passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on August 5.
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#TransgendersBill #RajyaSabha #DMk #ThawarChandGehlot

India’s strategic capabilities
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has strengthened its strategic capabilities with the latest high resolution images from CARTOSAT-3, providing the sharpest view of the ground.
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#India #ISRO #PAN #CARTOSAT3 #satellite #Airport

Preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute
Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile River.
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#Preliminary #DavidMalpass #Dam #NileRiver

A report on BRI
A lack of information and transparency are top barriers for European companies seeking involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative, according to a survey published on 16 January 2020 by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
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#BRI #China #OBOR #XiJinping #ransparency

New star-gas hybrid objects
We know that our Milky Way galaxy is glued together by a supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at its centre, buried deep in the constellation Sagittarius constantly pulling stars, dust, and other matters inward.
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#StarGas #UCLA #MilkyWay #galaxy #hybrid #Earth

Antibiotic against multi-drug resistant bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee have discovered a novel compound that can effectively kill a multitude of notorious antibiotic resistant bacteria, the premier engineering institute said.
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#Antibiotic #bacteria #IITR06144 #RanjanaPathania