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NHAI President Sukhbir Singh Sandhu's tenure extended for 6 months
The tenure of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the current chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), was extended for the next 6 months.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre who took over as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India in the year 2019.
Very rare snake sighted in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh
"Red Coral Cookery Snake" of very rare species was seen in Dudhwa National Park located in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
This snake was first seen in Dudhwa National Park in 1936 with its geological name "Oligodon kheriensis".
Which has been seen after a gap of 82 years.
"Balaram Yojana" for landless farmers
The Odisha state government launched the "Balaram Yojana" with the aim of providing crop loans to landless farmers.
Under the Balaram scheme, the state government has targeted to provide agricultural loans to 7 lakh landless farmers in the next 2 years, in which a total of Rs 1040 crore will be spent.
Agricultural Technology Management Agencies (ATMA) will coordinate the implementation of the scheme with the help of 7000 branches of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies in the state.
A 2.8 km long goods train called Sheshnag from Nagpur to Korba
Indian Railways created history by running 2.8 km long freight train named Sheshnag.
Sheshnag rail set the new record by running between Nagpur and Korba, after defeating the longest railway super anaconda.
The total length of the Sheshnag Malgadi is 2 points 8 kilometers, in which 251 wagons have been installed.
Sheshnag completed 260 kilometers in just 6 hours.
New virus named G4 found in Hebei and Shedog province of China
A new virus called G4 has been found in the species of pigs in Hebei and Shedog province of China, which has affected more than 10% of pig farm workers and 4.4 percent of normal people in the province.
According to a study by the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the pandemic is a rare form of the 2009 pandemic "H1N1 swine flu".
V Suryanarayana becomes the new MD of Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company
V Suryanarayana was appointed as the new MD of Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company.
V Narayan succeeded SS Gopalaratnam, who served the company for more than 41 years.
Jharkhand became the first state to complete door-to-door survey on time
"Sahia Didi", a social health activist from the state of Jharkhand, provided important information to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among door-to-door survey housemates during their scheduled hours.
Sahia Didi has identified 55215 people over the age of 40 who are suffering from severe respiratory disease at maximum risk of corona infection.
Sahia Didi provides health care services in tribal areas in Jharkhand.
Mangalyaan photographed Mars' largest natural satellite 'Phobos'
The Mangalyaan mission of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has taken images of "Phobos", the largest natural satellite on Mars.
Phobos' image was taken from a distance of 4200 kilometers by the Mars Orbiter Mission.
At that time, the Mars Orbiter Mission was 7200 kilometers from Mars.
The stickney crater is the largest pit on Phobos. Stickney Crater, Roche, Schlokowski and Grilldrig Craters are seen in the image taken by the Mars Orbiter Mission.
'Fit Hai To Hit Hit India' Launched Under Fit India Campaign.
Union Sports and Youth Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the program "Fit Hai To Hit Hai India" in the presence of PV Sindhu and Sunil Chhetri
The purpose of this program is to motivate school children to stay fit among corona viruses.
For this, a Talk Session called Fit India Talk's will be organized.
The Union HRD Minister said at the launch event that a total of 13,868 CBSE affiliated schools across the country have participated in various programs under the Fit India campaign, of which 11,682 have also been given the Fit India flag.
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