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Monday, July 13, 2020

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India Space Research Organisation(ISRO) will Launch 'Amazonia-1' Satellite:
      The Indian space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to lift off Brazil's Amazonia-1 satellite in August 2020 onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV).
       Amazonia-1 will be the first satellite for Earth observation that is designed, assembled and tested in Brazil.
       About Brazil: Brazil is the world's fifth largest country by area and sixth most populous.
President: Jair Bolsonaro Trending
                               Capital: Brasilia
                               Currency: Brazilian real
Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO): 
             It is the space agency of Government of India
Headquarter: Bangalore
Founded: 15 August, 1969
Founder: Vikram Sarabhai
Director: K. Sivan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six new bridges in Jammu and Kashmir:
     Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six new bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Jammu Division of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through video Conference.
    Six bridges have been built at the cost of around Rs. 43 Crores. Of the Six bridges, four bridges are in Akhnoor sector and two in Jammu-Rajpura area.
     Last Month, the Central government had approved an additional Rs. 1,691 crores for highway works by the BRO in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
 
Jammu and Kashmir: Formed UT : 31st October 2019
Number of District: 28
Lieutenant Governor: Girish Chandra Murmu
High Court: Jammu and Kashmr High Court
Chief Justice: Gita Mittal

Nadaun Police Station ranked as top Police Station of India:
          According to recent ranking of Police Station, Nadaun Police Station of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh has been ranked as one of the best Police Stations of the country.
  Certificate of Excellence was provided to this Police Station by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The ranking of Police Stations is carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and the same was released by the Union Home Minister in a ceremony during DGPs Conference.
  
Himachal Pradesh: Status of State: 25 January 1971
 Capitals: Shimla, Dharamshala (Secend Capital Winter)
 Number of District: 12
 Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur
Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
 Member of the Legislative Assembly: 68
 Lok Sabha Seats: 4
 Rajya Sabha Seats: 3

Lausanne is the Headquarter of International Olympic committee:
      The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that its new headquarters in Lausanne has been awarded the European 2020 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership award.
   Olympic House, which also holds the rigorous LEED Platinum certification, is one of the most sustainable building in the world. 
 
International Olympic Committee: It is a Non Governmental sports organization
headquarter: Lausanne, Switzerland
Founded: 23 June 1894, Paris, France
Founder: Pierre de Coubertin, Demetrios Vikelas
 President: Thomas Bach
 Director General: Christophe De Kepper


Nepal banned the telecast of all Indian News Channels except DD News:
       Recently, Nepal based Multi-system Operators have issued a broadcasting ban on all other Indian News Channels in Nepal except DD News
       Earlier, the spokesperson of Nepal communist Party Narayan Kaji Shrestha had accused Indian News Channel of brodcasting defamatory shows against the Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli. 

About Nepal: Capital: Kathmandu  
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli House Speaker: Agni Prasad Sapkota
Chief Justice: Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana
Currency : Nepalese rupee

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