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Goa becomes first state by starting its own app based taxi service. The name of the service is...
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's app-based taxi service called "GoaMiles".
2
Recently retired international footballer Mario Gomez belongs to which country?
Germany's Mario Gomez retires from International Football. Mario Gomez (33-year-old), who made his debut for Germany in 2007, scored 31 goals in 78 international appearances.
A facial recognition system using artificial intelligence will be used at the 2020
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tokyo Olympics will be the first games to have
this kind of security system using facial recognition technology. It is aimed at strengthening
security and preventing terrorism, as well as shortening waiting times to lower athlete
stress
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By what percentage India increased the import duties on 328 textile products to in order to curb
soaring imports from China.
India doubled import duties on 328 textile products to 20%, as the world’s largest
cotton producer sought to curb soaring imports from China. The government in July had
doubled import duty on over 50 textile products — including jackets, suits and carpets — to
20%. Import duty is a tax collected on imports and some exports by a country's customs
authorities.
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For which state SpaceX relaunched its newest version of its Falcon 9 rocket booster to send a
communication satellite into the orbit?
SpaceX relaunched its newest version of its Falcon 9 rocket booster to send a
communication satellite for Indonesia into the orbit. The so-called Block 5 booster, which
SpaceX says will be able to fly as many as 10 times with routine maintenance. The booster
first flew on May 11 2018, when it delivered the first Bangladeshi satellite into space.
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Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of the Farm and
construction equipment maker company, Escorts Group?
Farm and construction equipment maker Escorts appointed Nikhil Nanda as the
chairman and managing director (MD) of the company. The company’s board unanimously
appointed Nikhil as the chairman and MD to succeed his late father, Rajan Nanda. Nikhil
has been a key member of the company’s board since 1997.
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The 3rd India-Nepal Coordination meeting was held on August 8, 2018 in?
The 3rd India-Nepal Coordination meeting was held in New Delhi on August 8,
2018. A seven-member delegation from Nepal, headed by Inspector General of Nepal
Armed Police Force Shailendra Khanal will take part in the three-day meeting. Several
important matters like security scenario along the border, coordination meetings at field
level and training of police personnel will be discussed.
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Which app is an intuitive and user-friendly application for crowd-sourced voice call quality
monitoring?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Do not Call (DND)
2.0 and MyCall apps with the Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance
(UMANG) platform. UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian citizens to access,
pan-India, e-Gov services. MyCall is an intuitive and user-friendly application for crowdsourced
voice call quality monitoring.
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Who maintains Top Spot in men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings?
Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained his lead in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings, with 9,310 average points, ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer.
