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The Ministry of Heavy Industries has approved 11 Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers to receive incentives under the recently introduced Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently revised downwards its projection for merchandise trade volume growth to 2.6 percent for 2024 from 3.3 percent estimated in October.
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Israel, for the first time, deployed its ship-mounted defence system, called the C-Dome, against a "suspicious" target that entered the country's airspace.
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The US Government has directed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create a time standard for the Moon by 2026.
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The government-backed SWAMIH (Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Fund has helped in the completion of over 28,000 homes and is projected to deliver another 60,000 homes in the next three years.
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According to the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), scientists in Zimbabwe are producing methanol and other energy materials using carbon dioxide from industrial activities.
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Indian Army gets 100 portable Igla-S Air defence systems to be deployed at China, and Pakistan borders.
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JNU is best for development studies in India while IIM-Ahmedabad tops for management in recently released QS World University Rankings.
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British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle—the so-called Higgs boson—jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, died at 94.
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A recent report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Institute for Human Development (IHD) revealed that two out of every three unemployed individuals was a young graduate, highlighting the need for urgent policy intervention.
