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Indian Air Force designs, develops & manufactures ARPIT
News: Indian Air Force has indigenously designed, developed and manufactured an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation(ARPIT). Facts: ARPIT: It is a rescue pod that will be used for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places. Significance: It will help in preventing the spread of… Continue reading Indian Air Force designs, develops & manufactures ARPIT
Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh lead India’s food safety index
News: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released the second State Food Safety Index. Facts: The index was released on the occasion of World Food Safety Day with the theme “Food Safety is everyone’s business”. It ranks states on five parameters of food safety: a) human resources and institutional data b) compliance… Continue reading Gujarat, Goa, Chandigarh lead India’s food safety index
Explained: Shapes of Economic Recovery
News: As India is going to come out of the Covid-19 lockdown, experts are debating over the shape of recovery of Indian economy. Facts:
Economy to contract by 3.2% this fiscal, says World Bank
News: The World Bank has released the Global Economic Prospects (GEP) June 2020 report. Facts: Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group flagship report that is issued twice a year, in January and June. Aim: To examine global economic developments and prospects with a special focus on emerging markets and developing economies. Key Takeaways:… Continue reading Economy to contract by 3.2% this fiscal, says World Bank
Andhra govt launches India’s first online waste management platform
News: Andhra Pradesh(AP) government has launched country’s first online Waste Exchange Platform for industrial waste. Facts: Purpose: To ensure safe disposal of toxic wastes with the help of monitoring, scrutinizing and auditing of the waste. Besides, the platform will also encourage proper utilisation of waste and promote 6Rs — reduce, reuse, recycle, refurbish, redesign and… Continue reading Andhra govt launches India’s first online waste management platform
Distinct colour band for number plate sticker for BS-6 four-wheel vehicles
News: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made it mandatory for the Bharat Stage(BS) VI Vehicles to carry a one cm green sticker providing registration details. Facts: Bharat Stage(BS) norms: These are standards instituted by the Government of India in 2000 to regulate emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles.They are based on… Continue reading Distinct colour band for number plate sticker for BS-6 four-wheel vehicles
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