Japan releases Rs 5,500 crore for bullet train

New Delhi: A step further has been extended by the Government of India and Japan about the bullet train in the country. On Friday, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Indian government agreed to issue the first installment of the loan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Under the agreement, the route for the first installment of Rs 5,500 crore loan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project was cleared by the JICA on behalf of the Government of India. Tender release for the bullet train project will start from December.

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G4 countries including India said, it is time to reform the UN Security Council

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United Nations: India and other G4 countries, while expressing concern over lack of special progress towards the long-pending reforms in the United Nations Security Council, said that it is ultimately a subjective subject matter for the validity and authenticity of the United Nations' It's time to start a based chat. G4 Countries- India, Brazil, Germany and Japan are advocating reforms in the United Nations Security Council and they support each other's efforts for permanent membership in the Security Council.

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PM Modi receives champions of the Earth award

PM Modi receives champions of the Earth award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the 'United Nations' highest environmental honor 'Champions of the Earth'. This honor has been given to them in the Policy Leadership category. Apart from PM Modi, this honor was also received by French President Emmanuel Macro. Both have been given this honor for many important functions on the International Solar Alliance and on the environment front.
This award, given as the biggest honor of the environment, was launched in the year 2005. This award is unpredictable in the field of environment.

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Successfully tested air-to-air missile 'astra'

Baleshwar (Odisha): The air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) 'Aastra' was tested successfully on Wednesday before joining the fleet outside the visibility limits developed by indigenous technology. Defense sources said that the missile was fired in the afternoon by the Indian Air Force's combat aircraft and successfully targeted the unmanned aircraft (UAV) 'Banshi'.

The defense department issued the statement and said that the weapon was successfully fired from Indian Air Force aircraft SU-30, which flew from Kalaikunda Air Force station. The missile successfully targeted with high firepower, which caters to the mission's mission.

The statement said, "In the tests so far, the weapon was fully fired by SU-30 aircraft. Plane

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NATIONAL SPORTS AWARD 2018



Arjuna Award 2018

Recipients are

1. Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
2. Jinson Johnson (Athletics)
3. Hima Das (Athletics)
4. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy( Badminton)
5. Satish Kumar(Boxing)
6. Manpreet Singh (Hockey)
7. Savita(Hockey)
8. Ravi Rathore (Polo)
9. Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting)
10. Ankur Mittal (Shooting)
11. Shreyasi Singh (Shooting)
12. Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
13. G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis)
14. Rohan Bopanna (Tennis)
15. Sumit (Wrestling)
16. Pooja Kadian (Wushu)
17. Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics) 
18. Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton)
19. Smriti Mandhana (Cricket)
20. Shubhankar Sharma (Golf)

Dronacharya Awards 2018

1. Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa (Boxing)
2. Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting)
3. A. Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis)
4. Sukhdev  Singh  Pannu (Athletics)
5. Clarence Lobo (Hockey-Life Time)
6. Tarak Sinha (Cricket-Life Time),
7. Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo-Life Time)
8. V.R. Beedu (Athletics -Life Time)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 

Recipients are:

1. S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) 
2. Virat Kohli (Cricket)

Dhyan Chand Award 2018 

Recipients are: 

1. Satyadev Prasad (Archery)
2. Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey)
3. Bobby Aloysius (Athletics)
4. Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling)

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018

Recipients are:

1. Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility: JSW Sports 
2. Sports for Development: Isha Outreach
3. Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited 

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18 

Recipient:

 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

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Pm modi inaugurates Sikkim's first ever airport

Pm modi inaugurates Sikkim's first ever airport

PM Modi inaugurated the newly built airport located in Pakyong, Sikkim on Monday. This is the state's first airport. Pakyoong is located at a distance of 60 km from the Indo-China border, so it is considered to be very important from the foreign strategic point of view. Let me tell you that along with this the airport has joined the world's aviation map. According to the Airport Authority of India, the cost of construction of this airport is Rs 650 crores. It took 10 years to complete its construction.

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Nepal becomes the world's first country to double tiger population

As part of the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) 'Tx2' program, Nepal has become the world's first country to double its tiger population; this program aims at doubling the number of tigers worldwide.
On the occasion of National Defense Day, the Government of Nepal has announced on September 23, 2018 that there are estimated 235 wild tigers in the country, in 2009 this number was around 121, which has now almost doubled. In 2013, the first tiger survey estimated that the population of tigers in the country would be approximately 198.

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