News:United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tested the MDH sambar masala which showed positive for salmonella. Facts: About Salmonella: Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can cause food-borne illnesses known as salmonellosis. Salmonella bacteria typically live in animal and human intestines and are shed through feces.Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated water… Continue reading Salmonella
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312 Sikh foreigners removed from post-militancy ‘adverse list’
News:Government has removed the names of 312 Sikh foreign nationals from the local adverse lists commonly known as ‘Black Lists’. Facts: About Black list: Black list is maintained by Indian Embassies in different countries and posts abroad. It contains a list of Indian-origin people who have taken asylum i.e right to international protection in this… Continue reading 312 Sikh foreigners removed from post-militancy ‘adverse list’
Regulatory Sandbox
News:Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has launched the Regulatory Sandbox system for innovative technology-led entities. Facts: About Regulatory Sandbox: Regulatory sandbox(RS) is an infrastructure that helps financial technology (FinTech) players live test their products or solutions before getting the necessary regulatory approvals for a mass launch. IRDAI Regulatory sandbox: For the regulatory… Continue reading Regulatory Sandbox
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana
News: Prime Minister has launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana It is a scheme under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare Aim: To provide social security to all landholding Small and Marginal Farmers. Features: It is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana
News: Prime Minister has launched the Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana 2019. Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana It is a pension scheme for retailers and small traders. It assures a minimum monthly pension of ₹3000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after attaining the age of… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana
Water found for first time on potentially habitable planet
News: data from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18b. Facts: About K2-18b It is an exoplanet eight times the mass of Earth. The planet orbits dwarf star K2-18. K2-18 is located about 110 light years from Earth in the Leo constellation in Milky Way. The… Continue reading Water found for first time on potentially habitable planet
Jeevan Kaushal programme
News:Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development has launched the Curriculum for Life Skills(JeevanKaushal) programme. Facts: About the Jeevan Kaushal programme: The Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) programme has been designed by the University Grants Commission(UGC). The programme is aimed at inculcating emotional and intellectual competencies in higher education students and help them overcome… Continue reading Jeevan Kaushal programme
Eurasian Economic Forum
News:The Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) has organized the Eurasian Economic Union meeting. Facts: About the meeting: India had skipped the meeting as the event was organized to discuss and deliberate upon China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The meeting had also promoted the revival of the ancient Great Silk Road in Eurasia in a new, modern format.… Continue reading Eurasian Economic Forum
NATGRID
News:The National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID) project wants to link social media accounts to the huge database of records related to immigration entry and exit,banking and telephone details among others. Facts: About National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): It is an integrated intelligence grid connecting databases of core security agencies to collect comprehensive patterns of intelligence that can be… Continue reading NATGRID
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed Antitank Guided Missile
News: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Facts: About the missile: Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile(MPATGM) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. The missile is low weight and fire and forget missile.It was launched from… Continue reading DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously developed Antitank Guided Missile
