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The Kishanganga dam diverts water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin

The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

The Kishanganga dam Opened: May 19, 2018

Installed capacity: 330 MW

The Kishanganga dam Height: 37 m

Owner: NHPC

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Bandaranaike was sworn in as the first female prime minister in the world

She belonged to Sri Lanka

served three terms as prime minister:

• two times as the chief executive, from 1960 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1977
• and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000

Bandaranaike belonged to the Freedom Party

Preceded by: Chandrika Kumaratunga

Succeeded by: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

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World Health Day is observed on 7th April every year.

Theme 2025: Healthier beginnings, hopeful futures

Additional Information: 

World Health Organization (WHO) was founded on 7 April 1948.

WHO has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 

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• Sydney de Kantzow
• Roy Farrell

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Note: Taj Mahal is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh India.

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The first Noble Prize was awarded on 10th December 1901

The first Noble Prize was awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nobel prize by the inventor of the Dynamite, Alfred Nobel

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3.  Physiology/Medicine
4.  Literature
5.  Peace
6.  economics.

Additional information

a memorial prize in economic sciences was added in 1968.

The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted in 1967 and 1st given in 1969

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Taksim Square is located in Istanbul, Turkey

 It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul

inaugurated in 1928

The 280-year-old Taksim Square can be a tourist attraction

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Panama Canal construction started: on May 4, 1904

Panama Canal opened: May 4, 1904

Panama Canal  connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

the length of the Panama Canal is 82 km

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The Colosseum is an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy

the largest standing amphitheater in the world, despite its age.

Construction started: 72 AD

Opened: 80 AD

Founded: AD 70–80; 1943 years ago

The Colosseum and the Forum are right next to each other in Rome

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The headquarters of OPEC is located in Vienna

OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

It was founded on 14th September 1960 in Baghdad.

It consists of 13 members as of January 2020.

Its official language is English

Additional information:

OPEC had its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in the first Five years of its existence 

This was moved to Vienna, Austria, on Sep 1, 1965