News:Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation have launched the ‘Innovate for Accessible India’ campaign. Facts: About the campaign: Launched in partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD), Department of Science & Technology(DST) and ERNET (National Research and Education Network under MeitY). Aim: To empower people with disabilities with the technology and tools required for… Continue reading “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign
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RBI announces Rs 10,000 crore Open Market Operations(OMO)
News:The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has announced Rs 10,000 crore open market operations in a bid to increase liquidity and enhance confidence in the market amid the coronavirus crisis. Facts: About Open Market Operations(OMO): Open market operations is the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI or the central bank of… Continue reading RBI announces Rs 10,000 crore Open Market Operations(OMO)
RBI releases new guidelines for payment aggregators
News:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines for regulating activities of Payment Aggregators(PAs) and Payment Gateways(PGs) in the country. Facts: About:Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has defined Payment Gateways and Payment Aggregators as those entities who: provide technology infrastructure to route and / or facilitate processing of an online payment transaction and perform other… Continue reading RBI releases new guidelines for payment aggregators
Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)
News: INCOIS has said that the Oceansat Satellite data are used to prepare the Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories on the potential rich fishing areas and provide to the sea faring fishermen in all states. Facts: About Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ): Potential fishing zones (PFZ’s) are those regions where the fishes aggregate due to an abundance… Continue reading Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ)
Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars
News:The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has proposed to restructure & formulate a scheme namely Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars. Facts: About the Scheme: Implementation: It will be implemented in the selected cities having large concentrations of Beggar community during the financial year 2020-2021. Coverage: It will cover persons engaged in the act… Continue reading Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Beggars
Greenco Rating System
News:GreenCo Rating has been acknowledged in India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution(INDC) document submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) in 2015. Facts: About GreenCo Rating: GreenCo Rating has been developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). Aim:To facilitate companies to make a substantial improvement in their environmental performance thereby saving both natural… Continue reading Greenco Rating System
Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal
News:Environmental organisations from across the central and eastern Europe Countries have criticised the proposed Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal project. Facts: About Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal: The Danube-Oder-Elbe canal intends to connect the three rivers Danube, Oder and Elbe. This will provide an alternate route of navigation from Black Sea to Baltic Sea and North seas. However, several environmental organizations… Continue reading Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal
Wasp 76b – Iron rain on exoplanet
News:Recently,Astronomers have observed an exoplanet (planet which orbits a star outside the solar system) named Wasp-76b where they suspect it rains iron instead of water. Facts: About Wasp-76b: Wasp-76b is an exoplanet that is twice the width of our Jupiter.Its name comes from the UK-led Wasp telescope system that detected it four years ago. It… Continue reading Wasp 76b – Iron rain on exoplanet
Initiatives taken by Government to curb Fake Currency
News:The Minister of State for Finance has informed Lok Sabha about the initiatives taken by Government to curb Fake Indian Currency Network(FICN) Facts: About FICN Coordination Group(FCORD): FICN Coordination Group(FCORD) has been formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA). It aims to share intelligence/information among the different security agencies of the state/centre to counter the… Continue reading Initiatives taken by Government to curb Fake Currency
Innovations for Defence Excellence(iDEX) framework
News:The Government of India has set up a Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework to boost India’s indigenous defence sector. Facts: About IDEX Framework: Innovations for Defence Excellence(iDEX) was launched by the Government of India in 2018. It is funded and managed by the Defence Innovation Organization(DIO). It primarily aims at creation of an ecosystem… Continue reading Innovations for Defence Excellence(iDEX) framework
