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India Post launches Five Star Villages Scheme

News: Department of Posts has launched Five Star Villages Scheme. Facts: Aim: To ensure universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country by increasing public awareness and reach of postal products and services. Schemes Covered under the Five Star scheme include: Savings Bank accounts, Recurring Deposit Accounts, NSC / KVP certificates… Continue reading India Post launches Five Star Villages Scheme

ForumIAS’s Annual Simulator X – Open to All | 19th Sept. 2020

Dear Friends, Write your last but best mock with us. Two weeks before the actual Prelims, we shall be conducting the Annual ForumIAS Simulator X – Open to All. Do your best revision – and gear up for Simulator X before you write the actual Prelims. Do not wait, click below to register, before registrations… Continue reading ForumIAS’s Annual Simulator X – Open to All | 19th Sept. 2020

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Atal Innovation Mission Launches Atma Nirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative

News: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has launched the Atma Nirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges. Facts: Aim: To promote applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups. Ministries Involved: The programme will be driven by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), four ministries—Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Food Processing Industries; Ministry of Health… Continue reading Atal Innovation Mission Launches Atma Nirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative

Overall FDI rises 10% in FY20, but money coming in from Cayman Islands jumps 305%

News: Reserve Bank of India has released the data on the Foreign direct investment(FDI) into India. Facts: Singapore and Mauritius remained the major source countries accounting for about 50% of total FDI flows in 2019-20. They were followed by the Netherlands, the Cayman Islands, US and Japan. The FDI from Cayman Islands has jumped 305%… Continue reading Overall FDI rises 10% in FY20, but money coming in from Cayman Islands jumps 305%

India’s child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UN

News: “The Levels and Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2020” has been released by UNICEF, WHO, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group. Facts: Key Takeaways: Globally: The number of global under-five deaths has dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 – down… Continue reading India’s child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UN

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