PMAY-G aims to achieve the objective of Housing for all by 2022
Union Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Grameen (PMAY-G). A total of over one crore 50 lakh rural houses have been completed in the last five years. The eligible beneficiaries will get one crore 95 lakh houses in the second phase of the scheme.
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World’s First Transcatheter Mitral Valve
The Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) system received European CE mark. It is the world first transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technology to gain commercial clearance. It addresses a critical need to eliminate mitral regurgitation when surgery or mitral repair is not an option in high-risk surgical patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 This therapy
ISRO readying for launch low cost satellite vehicles
The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying to launch low-cost satellite vehicles costing about Rs 30-35 crore each, which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg. The first such launch from the country is expected to take place in the next four months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 This capability will give ISRO a
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India bans export of all kinds of respiratory masks
The Indian government has banned the exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment, including clothing and masks used to protect people from air borne particles. The move assumes significance as there could be a spurt in demand for such products due to outbreak of deadly coronavirus that has claimed more than 200 lives in
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Tamil Nadu CM unveils Direct CTO scheme for green category industries
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has announced a new scheme, the ‘Direct CTO scheme for Green Industries’ to relax the process for pre-establishment clearances for green category industries. Under the new scheme, the green industries just need to apply for consent to establish, and don’t have to wait till obtaining final approvals to
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WHO declares coronavirus as Public Health Emergency of International Concern
World Health Organization (WHO)makes the final decision on the determination of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Committee also provides public health advice or suggests formal Temporary Recommendations as appropriate. The decision taken in the second consecutive meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Daily Current
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Trump signs long-awaited North American trade deal
US President Donald Trump has signed the new USMCA North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico into law, pronouncing a glorious future for US industry. The signing ceremony event in Washington featured hundreds of business and farm leaders from around the country and scores of Republican officials. No Democratic members of Congress were on
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