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The Special Liquidity Scheme of Rs. 30,000 crore for NBFCs and HFCs is being implemented from 1st July, 2020 as a follow up of one of the announcements under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat package made by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs on 13th May, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Scheme […]
In response to a request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO), India has extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea. The medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India and North Korea have growing trade and diplomatic
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has distributed 100 electric potter wheels to 100 trained artisans under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), seeking to empower and associate the marginalized potters’ community with India’s quest to become “Aatmanirbhar” via a Video Conference from New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Electric potter wheels distribution under KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana Read More »
Ministry of Human Resource Development has held a brainstorming session regarding “Stay in India and Study in India” with senior officials and Heads of Autonomous/Technical Organisations concerned of MHRD in New Delhi. Because of COVID-19 situation many students who wanted to pursue studies abroad have decided to stay back in India and pursue their studies
Govt launched a brainstorming session regarding “Stay in India and Study in India” Read More »
Indian Railways is on a mission to RFID Tag all wagons by December 2022. The Railways will complete this process of fitting radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) in all the wagons by December 2022. These tags will be used for tracking all wagons. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points So far 23000 wagons have been covered
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Prime Minister Modi launched the restructured rural housing scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) on 20th November, 2016 to achieve the objective of “Housing for all by the year 2022” with the target of construction of 2.95 crore houses with all basic amenities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The selection of beneficiaries through
Construction of 2.95 crore houses under PMAY-G by March 2022 Read More »
DBT-BIRAC has facilitated the establishment of ‘first-of-its-kind’ mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing platform in India. DBT has provided seed funding for the development of Gennova’s novel self-amplifying mRNA-based vaccine candidate for COVID19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In collaboration with HDT Biotech Corporation, Seattle, USA, Gennova has developed an mRNA vaccine candidate (HGCO19), with demonstrated safety,
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The Department of Science and Technology has launched the India-Russia Joint Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Programme in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE) of the Russian Federation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The programme will connect Indian, and
India-Russia collaboration joint R&D and cross-country technology adaptation Read More »
Ministry of Shipping has decided to waive waterway usage charges with immediate effect considering the Government of India’s vision to promote inland waterways as a supplementary, eco-friendly and cheaper mode of transport. The charges are waived initially for three years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Currently only 2% of total cargo traffic moves through
Waterways usage charges to promote Inland water transport Read More »
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs has inaugurated an e-Symposium on Handicrafts titled “Emergent North-East India: Strategic and Developmental Imperatives in Handicrafts” organized by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research and Analysis, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The e-Symposium on handicrafts is a part of the e-Symposia
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