News: Cabinet Secretary has ordered a revamp of the e-SamikSha platform to ensure that various milestones and targets put in place since 2014 are being met. Facts: e-SamikSha Platform: It is a real time, online system for monitoring follow-up action on the decisions taken during the presentations made by different Ministries/Departments to the Prime Minister.… Continue reading Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba orders eSamikSha revamp
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State notifies Tillari forest as conservation reserve
News: Maharashtra government has declared the Tilari forest area as a conservation reserve area. Facts: Tillari Conservation Reserve: It will be the seventh wildlife corridor in the state to be declared as a ‘conservation reserve’. The reserve connects the Mhadei sanctuary in Goa and Bhimgad in Karnataka. Conservation Reserves: Conservation reserves and community reserves are… Continue reading State notifies Tillari forest as conservation reserve
Hul Divas celebrations off for Covid
News: Hul Divas celebrations in Jharkhand have been called off due to COVID-19 pandemic. Facts: Hul Divas: It is observed annually in memory of tribals — Sidhu and Kanhu who led the Santhal Hul(rebellion) in 1855 at Bhognadih in Sahibganj district. Santhal Rebellion(1855-56): The Santhals of Rajmahal Hills led by Sidhu and Kanhu revolted against… Continue reading Hul Divas celebrations off for Covid
World Bank to give $750 million funding support to MSMEs
News: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $750 million MSME Emergency Response program for India. Facts: MSME Emergency Response program: It aims to support increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which are severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Impact: It will address the… Continue reading World Bank to give $750 million funding support to MSMEs
‘Accelerate Vigyan’ to strengthen scientific research mechanism
News: Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB) has launched a new scheme called ‘Accelerate Vigyan’(AV). Facts: Aim: To give more thrust on encouraging high-end scientific research and preparing scientific manpower which can lead to research careers and knowledge-based economy. Components: The scheme has two components ABHYAAS and SAMMOHAN. Mission ABHYAAS: It is an attempt to boost… Continue reading ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ to strengthen scientific research mechanism
Clean Energy Can Support India’s Economic Recovery post-Covid-19
News: NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute(RMI) has released a report titled “Towards a Clean Energy Economy: Post-Covid-19 Opportunities for India’s Energy and Mobility Sectors”. Facts: Aim: To highlight emerging challenges and opportunities for India’s transition to clean mobility and power systems in the context of Covid-19. Additional Facts: National Institution for Transforming India(NITI Aayog):… Continue reading Clean Energy Can Support India’s Economic Recovery post-Covid-19
Ministry reconstitutes Central Zoo Authority
News: Union Environment Ministry has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to include an expert from the School of Planning and Architecture,Delhi, and a molecular biologist. Facts: Central Zoo Authority: It is a statutory body established in1992 under the Wildlife Protection Act,1972. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Objective: To regulate zoos… Continue reading Ministry reconstitutes Central Zoo Authority
RBI announces special liquidity scheme for NBFCs and HFCs through SPV
News: Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has operationalised the Rs 30,000 crore special liquidity scheme for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and Housing finance companies(HFCs). Facts: Aim: To improve the liquidity position of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies(HFCs). Under the scheme, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been set up to manage a Stressed… Continue reading RBI announces special liquidity scheme for NBFCs and HFCs through SPV
UN rolls out COVID-19 communication tool in Africa
News: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA) has launched COVID-19 communication tool in Africa named Africa Communication and Information Platform(ACIP) for Health and Economic Action. Facts: ACIP: It is a mobile-based tool to support the country’s assigned National COVID-19 Taskforce to enhance its ability to implement necessary responses and to direct resources to mitigate and… Continue reading UN rolls out COVID-19 communication tool in Africa
India accounts for 45.8 million of the world’s ‘missing females’, says UN report
News: United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) has released the State of World Population Report 2020. Facts: Title of the report: ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality’. Focus of the report: The report focuses on the problem of child marriage, son preference, gender biased sex selection(GBSS) and female genital… Continue reading India accounts for 45.8 million of the world’s ‘missing females’, says UN report
