The finance ministry had approved Rs 9,879 crore for capital expenditure for 27 states under the Atmanirbhar Bharat package. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister on 12th October as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package. The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State […]
Government has exempted handicraft and GI Toys from Quality Control Order. Taking steps towards the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global manufacturing hub for sale and export of toys, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, DPIIT has devised a comprehensive action plan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Quality Control order
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The ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) in Dehradun has begun. The theme for this year is Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Organised by Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI), the four-day-long summit seeks to deliberate on issues such
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Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the construction of Phase 1 of Agra Metro Rail Project (AMRP). The ceremony was held at 15 Battalion PAC parade ground in Agra. UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also joined the programme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation has set a
Implementation of Interest subvention Scheme of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India –Vanchit Ikai Samooh aur Vargon ki Aarthik Sahayta (VISVAS) Yojana for financial empowerment of economically marginalized OBC/SC SHGs & Individuals got a major boost with signing of Memorandum of Agreements (MoAs) by National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has notified a new tariff structure for 14 natural gas pipelines, which, it says, aims to reduce the cost of natural gas for users further away from sources of natural gas and LNG terminals on the west coast of the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the introduction of risk-based internal audit norms for large urban cooperative banks (UCBs) and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), as part of measures aimed at improving governance and assurance functions at supervised entities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The RBI also moved to harmonise the guidelines on appointment
Honey marketed by prominent brands failed a key test of purity, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed, citing an investigation it conducted on various brands of Indian honey. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Current regulations specify around 18 parameters that honey must comply with for producers to label it ‘pure honey’.
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Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s (LMC) bonds made their debut on the BSE. The civic body of Uttar Pradesh’s capital city is the ninth in the country to have raised money through municipal bonds. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Ghaziabad will be the next to issue a municipal issue and
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India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 7.5% in the second quarter of 2020-21, following the record 23.9% decline recorded in the first quarter, as per estimates released by the National Statistical Office. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The country has now entered a technical recession with two successive quarters of negative growth. Agriculture, which
