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rawan239GUJARAT Gujarat: Daily biomedical waste jumps 10-fold in a year The waste primarily consisted of PPE kits used by doctors at hospitals and by paramedics involved in testing and sampling of cluttered localities. Ahmedabad today accounts for, on average, more than 65% of the total Covid waste generated in the state, according to GPCB officials. … Read more
GUJARAT GJEPC targets 6,000 new jobs in diamond, jewellery sectors The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will be launching a pan-Gujarat campaign starting from February 15 to attract young talent from various educational institutions to create more than 6,000 jobs in Gujarat’s diamond and jewellerysector. The campaign ‘Pratibha—bridging the gap’ will be … Read more
The Ministry of road transport and highways has taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for Non-Major ports, improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors, development of Economic Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes along with integration … Read more
GUJARAT Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary: Unknown facts about Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, played a key role in the Indian freedom movement. He united 562 princely states to build the Republic of India. Sardar Patel worked with astonishing speed to dismantle the history of imperialism and create the geography of unity … Read more
According to SEBI, Junk bonds are high yield bonds issued by low rated companies. Junk bonds are a high-yielding debt instrument without an investment grade (noninvestment-grade bond). These bonds carry a credit rating of BB and lower, because they have a higher risk of default. Typically, these bonds also give higher returns as opposed to … Read more
Mathurā art, style of Buddhist visual art that flourished in the trading and pilgrimage centre of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the 2nd century BC to the 12th century AD; its most distinctive contributions were made during the Kushān and Gupta periods (1st–6th century AD). Images in the mottled red sandstone from the nearby Sīkri … Read more
a) Pyramid of Number: This represents the number of organisms at each trophic level. For example, in grassland the number of grasses is more than the number of herbivores that feed on them and the number of herbivores is more than the number of carnivores. In some instances, the pyramid of number may be inverted, i.e … Read more
Social Media Social media is a collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Different types of social media are normally dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis. Here are some examples of popular social media platforms: Facebook Facebook is a popular … Read more
Atomic minerals are the most important among non-fossil energy resources. They are found in the slate rocks of the pre-Cambrian (Archean Schist) and Dharwar periods in India. Uranium and Thorium are major minerals for the production of atomic energy. Uranium is mined directly whereas for thorium is obtained mainly from monazite and limonite. Thorium is … Read more
is the exchange of one currency for another or the conversion of one currency into another currency. also refers to the global market where currencies are traded virtually around the clock. transactions encompass everything from the conversion of currencies by a traveler at an airport kiosk to billion-dollar payments made by corporations, financial … Read more