News: Union Textiles Minister has addressed the award giving ceremony for winners of the Textile Grand Challenge 2019. Facts: Textile Grand Challenge: It was organized by the Ministry of Textiles with the active support of National Jute Board and the Start up India Team of the Department for Promotion of Industry & Industrial Trade (DPIIT).… Continue reading Textile Grand Challenge 2019
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Union IT Minister Launches “Chunauti”- Next Generation Start-up Challenge Contest
News: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology has launched “Chunauti”- Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest to further boost startups and software products with special focus on Tier-II towns of India. Facts: Chunauti: The programme aims to identify around 300 startups working in identified areas and provide them seed funds of upto Rs. 25 Lakh… Continue reading Union IT Minister Launches “Chunauti”- Next Generation Start-up Challenge Contest
FinMin, UNDP launch Sustainable Finance Collaborative
News: Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) India has launched the Sustainable Finance Collaborative(SFC). Facts: Objective: To bring together leading experts and organizations to work together to boost India’s efforts on mobilizing sustainable and green finance. The collaborative saw a host of discussions centred around Sustainable Finance architecture in… Continue reading FinMin, UNDP launch Sustainable Finance Collaborative
Lakshadweep Islands to have more Kerala barn owls to kill rats
News: The Lakshadweep Administration had embarked on the Pilot project on Biological Control of Rodents(Rats) by Using Barn Owls(Tyto alba) in Kavaratti Island. Facts: Kavaratti: It is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The Kavaratti island is at a distance of 404 km from Kochi,Kerala and is located between Agatti Island on the… Continue reading Lakshadweep Islands to have more Kerala barn owls to kill rats
Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre
News: Kerala has announced the setting up of India’s first international women’s trade centre(WTC) in consonance with the United Nations sustainable development goals(SDGs). Facts: Aim: The centre aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity while providing women with a safe place away from home to start new businesses set up or expand and… Continue reading Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana(PMJDY) completes six years
News: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion has completed six years of successful implementation. Facts: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana(PMJDY): It was launched in 2014 to ensure universal access to financial services namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner through the use of technology.… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana(PMJDY) completes six years
Just 24% of Indian households have internet to access e-education: UNICEF
News: United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has released a report titled “Remote Learning Reachability report”. Facts: Purpose: The report outlines the limitations to remote learning and exposes deep inequalities in access. Key Takeaways: At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren which works to around 463 million could not access remote learning since schools have been… Continue reading Just 24% of Indian households have internet to access e-education: UNICEF
Five members of Great Andaman tribe test positive
News: Survival International has called for urgent action following reports that at least five members of the Great Andamanese tribe have tested positive for Covid-19. Facts: Great Andamanese: They are an indigenous people of the Great Andaman archipelago in the Andaman Islands.They are classified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group(PVTG). Language: They speak Jeru dialect among… Continue reading Five members of Great Andaman tribe test positive
National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System Launched
News: Union Commerce and Industry Minister has launched the ‘National GIS-enabled Land Bank’ system. Facts: National GIS (Geographic Information System) enabled land bank system: The system aims to help investors to get real-time information about the availability of industrial land and resources. The system has been developed by integrating the Industrial Information System(IIS). IIS portal… Continue reading National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System Launched
Explained: Contingency Fund of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
News: The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has retained a whopping amount of Rs 73,615 crore within the RBI by transferring it to the Contingency Fund(CF) of the central bank. Facts: How much has RBI transferred to the Government? The RBI has approved the transfer of Rs 57,128 crore as surplus or dividend to the Central… Continue reading Explained: Contingency Fund of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
