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PM SVANidhi app launched to help street vendors apply for micro loans

News:  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi(PM SVANidhi) App. Facts: Objective: To provide a user-friendly digital interface for lending institutions (LIs) and their field functionaries for sourcing and processing loan applications of street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme. Additional Facts: PM SVANidhi scheme: It is… Continue reading PM SVANidhi app launched to help street vendors apply for micro loans

Zydus Cadila begins human trials of its potential Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D

News: India has started the clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine – ZyCoV-D. Facts: ZyCoV-D: It is a plasmid DNA vaccine designed and developed by Zydus, a pharmaceutical company. The vaccine comes under the Vaccine Discovery Programme supported by the Department of Biotechnology under the National Biopharma Mission. Additional Facts: National Biopharma Mission(NBM): It is an… Continue reading Zydus Cadila begins human trials of its potential Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D

UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban terror group’s leader

News: United Nations Security Council(UNSC) 1267 committee has  designated Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud as a global terrorist. Facts: UNSC 1267 Committee: It was established as a result of resolution 1267 (in 1999).It is also known as the Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee. Composition: The Committee comprises all 15 members of the UNSC… Continue reading UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban terror group’s leader

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