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- In a bid to boost India’s relations with its neighbours, the government has entered into agreements with Bangladesh and South Korea to broadcast DD (Doordarshan) India channel in the two countries.
- State channels of Bangladesh (BTV World) and South Korea (KBS World) will be shown on DD Free Dish in India.
- Tech-enabled logistics start-up company Rivigo has launched National Freight Index (NFI) that will provide live freight rates for different lanes and vehicles across the country.
- This is a step towards easing logistics sector crisis and also streamlining the sector.
- Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar has informed the Lok Sabha that India’s forest cover has increased by 1% in last one year period and over 24.39% of India’s geographical area now constitutes of green cover.
- Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Viral Acharya has resigned from his position 6 months before the end of his term citing reason as unavoidable personal circumstances.
- At 45 years, he became the youngest deputy governor to serve RBI when he joined the central bank in January 2017.
- India clinched the women’s FIH Series Finals Hockey Tournament by beating hosts Japan 3-1 at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium in Japan.
- Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar along with Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik distributed Doordarshan (DD) Free Dish Set Top Boxes to people living in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir region in Srinagar.
- Pranati Nayak of India won bronze medal in vault event held at Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2019 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- She is India’s 3rd major vaulting medallist after Dipa Karmakar and Aruna Reddy.
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