The government of Bangladesh has launched a mega scheme to dredge 10,000 kilometres of riverways in the country to improve inland river navigability. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will also help the agriculture and fisheries sectors by improving water flow in the rivers, said the minister. The dredging work will be carried out […]
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Union Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizers has revised the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes for promoting domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices keeping in view the suggestions and comments received from the industry. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In the revised guidelines, the ‘Minimum Threshold’ investment requirement has been
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The Shipping Ministry has issued draft ‘Coastal Shipping Bill, 2020’ for public consultation, in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for augmenting people’s participation and transparency in the governance. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Ministry of Shipping has drafted a Coastal Shipping Bill, 2020 in lieu of part XIV of the Merchant
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Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched a Scheme titled “SERB-POWER (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research)”, designed exclusively for women scientists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Statutory body of the Department of Science
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Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points An initiative of Railway Protection Force (RPF), the
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) launched a common Indane gas booking number for the LPG cylinder refills across the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The common booking number for LPG refills for the whole country is 7718955555. It is available 24×7 for the customers. This common number for all-India LPG refill booking –
National Productivity Council (NPC), under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India has been granted accreditation conforming to ISO 17020:2012 by National Accreditation Board for Certification Body (NABCB), Quality Council of India (QCI) for undertaking inspection and audit work in the area of Food Safety
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the following, including fixing higher ethanol price derived from different sugarcane based raw materials under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2020-21 during Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2020-21 from 1st December 2020 to 30th November 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II & Phase III with the financial assistance of the World Bank (WB), and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to improve the safety and operational performance of selected dams across the whole country, along with institutional strengthening with system
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has extended the norms for mandatory packaging of 100% food grains and 20% sugar in diversified jute bags, to give an impetus to the diversification of the jute industry. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The decision also mandates that initially 10% of the indents of jute bags
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