News: Government of India and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed a $750 million “COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme”. Facts: Aim: To assist India to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable households. Programme Beneficiaries: Families below poverty line, farmers, healthcare workers, women, widows, people… Continue reading COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme
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7 PM Editorial |TEXTILE SECTOR NEEDS A VISION AND MISSION| 20th June 2020
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Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India
News: The Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme named ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’. Facts: Aim: To empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens. Coverage: It will be implemented across 116 districts in the six States namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,… Continue reading Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India
Nearly 80 mln displaced globally by 2019-end, half of them children: UNHCR
News: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) has released the Global Trends Report. Facts: Key Takeaways: Five countries account for two-thirds of people displaced across borders: Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar. Around 80 million people were displaced at the end of 2019. Conflict, Persecution, Violence, Human rights violations were the main reasons behind… Continue reading Nearly 80 mln displaced globally by 2019-end, half of them children: UNHCR
Excavation at Kodumanal reveals megalithic belief in afterlife
News: The excavations at Kodumanal village have thrown light on burial rituals and the concept of afterlife in megalithic culture. Facts: Kodumanal: It is a village located in the Erode district in Tamil Nadu.It is located on the northern banks of Noyyal River, a tributary of the Cauvery. Significance: It was once a flourishing ancient… Continue reading Excavation at Kodumanal reveals megalithic belief in afterlife
7 PM Editorial |CAN INDIA DE-COUPLE ITSELF FROM CHINESE MANUFACTURING?| 19th June 2020
DETAILED ANALYSIS ON WHETHER INDIA CAN DE-COUPLE ITSELF FROM CHINESE MANUFACTURING !
