National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January across the country. In schools and colleges, it is celebrated through various indoor and outdoor activities. This day inspires youth generations and every year is celebrated with a particular theme. Theme of 2020 is “Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 In 1984, […]
Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah, inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the Nation. This state-of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The scheme to setup I4C was approved in October 2018 to deal with all types of
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India plans to double crude oil imports from the US as part of its effort to reduce dependance on the volatile West Asia region. India is also keen on long-term oil supply contracts with Russia and oil producing countries in Africa. India is heavily dependants on oil imports from West Asia. Its top three suppliers
The Reserve Bank of India has launched Aadhaar-based Video Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) to allow banks and other lenders to remotely complete KYC of customers on videos. The central bank has allowed video-based KYC (Know Your Customer) as an option to establish a customer’s identity. The V-CIP, which will be consent-based, will make it easier
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World Bank cut its India’s growth forecasr for financial year 2020 to 5% from the estimated growth of 6% earlier. The multilateral development lender also expects India’s growth to pick up slightly to 5.8 per cent in the next fiscal. World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report stated weakness in credit from non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)
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Andhra Pradesh State government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German firm KFW regarding Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). Agriculture Minister launched a toll-free number 1800 599 3366 for enquiries and to provide information on the insurance scheme launched by the government for the farmers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Zero Budget Natural Farming
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has approved the Green Credit Scheme. It will allow the Forest Department to outsource the responsibility of reforesting to non-government agencies, if implemented. This scheme will encourage plantation by individuals outside the traditional forest area and will help in meeting international commitments such as Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined
HDFC Bank has launched myApps application to boost digital payments in India. This is a unique customised suite of banking products to benefit urban local bodies, housing societies, local clubs and gymkhanas and religious institutions. In a first, HDFC bank is helping organisations to entirely digitise their ecosystem through myApps. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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Kerala chief minister unveiled a set of path-breaking initiatives that will enhance the ease of doing business in the state including a wage subsidy scheme for the first five years for new ventures getting registered from April 1, 2020. Inaugurating the two-day ASCEND Kerala 2020 global investors meet, organised by the state department of industries,
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Census India 2021 will begin on 1 April and will end on 30 September 2020 where the census officers visiting households will ask citizens for information regarding toilets in their homes, TV, internet, vehicles they own, source of drinking water, mobile number (of the head of the family) etc. The central government will also carry
