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What is the name of the NASA’s rocket mission that will form night-time white artificial clouds?
A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artificial clouds during two flights between August 29 and September. The artificial clouds will be visible for residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Waves and Instabilities from a Neutral Dynamo(WINDY) mission will study a phenomenon that occurs in the ionosphere.
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Who will launch the Sports Ministry's much- awaited National Sports Talent Search Portal at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on August 28, 2017?
Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu will officially launch the Sports Ministry's much awaited National Sports Talent Search Portal at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on August 28, 2017. The portal will provide a three step simple interface for registration, profile creation and upload of achievements. It will be available in English and other regional languages so that it is easier for any boy or girl who is talented in a particular sport to upload his or her achievements from any part of the country.
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Which government will build the First Eco-Park on over 34 acres of land reclaimed from encroachers?
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to build an Eco-Park on over 34 acres of land reclaimed from encroachers in the state's Rajouri district. The park is a first-of-its-kind project in the region. It will have a botanical garden, a cactus garden, a cafeteria and other amenities.
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The CA Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following country recently?
Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (EPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of AP Ltd (SPDCL) have become the first state-owned distribution companies in India to accept payments through Bharat QR, the world’s first interoperable quick response code acceptance solution launched by the Reserve Bank of India.
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Who has won the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016?
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar Behera. Behera is senior professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh.
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Which amount Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced assistance for flood-hit Bihar?
HDFC Bank announced a software upgrade to create a single point-of-sale (PoS) machine which will accept payments through Unified Payments Interface (UPI), BharatQR, SMS Pay and the bank’s mobile wallet, in addition to the traditional mode of swiping cards.
