Current Affairs June 2021

Education Minister approves Performance Grading Index 2019-20 for States, UTs

Union Education Minister recently approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories, which was introduced with a set of 70 parameters to bring about change in school education. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Index for States and Union Territories was first published in 2019 with reference to the year 2017-18. […]

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UNEP praises a sand art made by Sudarsan Pattnaik

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has praised renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s a sand art on Odisha’s Puri beach to celebrate World Environment Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Pattnaik created an 8 foot by 13 foot sculpture with seven tonnes of sand, giving a message that people can lead a healthy life in a

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CBSE to introduce Coding and Data Science curriculum

CBSE is going to introduce Coding for classes 6-8 and Data Science curriculum for classes 8-12 as new skilling subjects in the 2021-2022 academic session with the collaboration of Microsoft. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Coding and data science Curriculum are focused on building critical thinking, computational skills, problem solving skills, creativity and hands-on exposure

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Centre releases a model Panchayat Citizens Charter

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) in collaboration with National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) prepared a Model Panchayat Citizens Charter/ framework for delivery of the services across the 29 sectors, aligning actions with localised Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Aim of Establishing a Citizen Charter Is

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WHO Nomenclature on the variant of SARS-CoV-2

The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced new a systematic nomenclature of various variants of the coronavirus using Greek alphabets (alpha, beta, gamma, delta etc.) to simplify public discussions and also help remove stigma from the names. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Alpha variant: B.1.1.7 variant spotted in the UK in September 2020 Beta variant: B.1.351

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Delta variant led to most post-vaccine infections in Delhi

The B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19 also known as Delta Variant according to WHO nomenclature, constituted nearly three in four breakthrough infections in Delhi, according to a research study by scientists in Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Breakthrough infections are instances of people testing positive for the virus after getting vaccinated. The study also reports

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Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) 2021

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting recently decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 4.0 per cent on the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains unchanged

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Construction of six Conventional Submarines under Project P 75 (I)

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved issue of RFP for construction of six Conventional Submarines under Project P 75 (I) under the Strategic Partnership (SP) Model. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This project envisages indigenous construction of six conventional submarines equipped with the state-of-the-art Air Independent Propulsion system at an estimated cost of Rs 43,000

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Rules for white goods PLI scheme

The guidelines for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) for white goods such as air conditioners and LED lights manufacturers in India worth ₹6238 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The objective of the scheme is to create complete component ecosystem in

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YounTab scheme for students to encourage digital learning

Lt Governor RK Mathur, Ladakh has launched the YounTab scheme for students in the Union Territory. He distributed tablets to the students of 9 to 12 class as part of the first phase of the YounTab Scheme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A total of 12 thousand 300 students of 6th to 12th class from

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