Page-201 of GKToday Archives: 2020
‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ launched in Gujarat, replacing PMFBY
The Gujarat government has launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ as a temporary replacement of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for a year. The main reason has been cited as the high premiums quoted by insurance firms in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Defence Minister laid foundation for a Missile-seeker facility and Warhead production unit
The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation for a missile-seeker facility and a warhead production unit at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) at Hyderabad, as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ being celebrated by the company. The foundation laying ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Indira Van Mitan Yojana launched in Chhattisgarh: Highlights
On the occasion of the World Tribal Day, Chhattisgarh government has decided to launch Indira Van Mitan Yojana in order to make the forest dwellers in the state self-reliant. The idea is that the tribal people will be utilized for ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Indian flag to be hoisted at New York’s Times Square
For the first time, a leading diaspora group in the US will hoist India’s National Flag at the Times Square in New York. This is the first occasion on which the tricolour will be unfurled at the iconic location in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Punjab to launch scheme to distribute smartphones
The Punjab government has decided to start distribution of smartphones to students free of cost, on August 12. In order to avert any kind of large gatherings, the government has decided to launch the scheme at 26 different locations in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 523
12345 1. Consider the following differences between Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and El Nino: 1. While the El Nino causes the warming of the surface of Pacific Ocean, IOD causes warming of the Indian Ocean 2. While the El Nino ..
Rajasthan to provide free food grains till November
The Rajasthan government has announced that it is going to provide free foodgrains to the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Mission till November 2020. The beneficiaries will be provided five kg of wheat per person and one kg of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Covid-19 infections will hit 20 million this week:WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated that the total number of infected patients of the deadly COVID 19 disease will hit the 20 million mark within this week and that includes around 7.5 lakh deaths, so far, due to this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
US provides military airwaves for 5G wireless networks
The US Defence Department has planned to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves so that high-speed internet services can be provided in the country. The move is aimed at giving a fillip to the 5G network infra ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Union Government to launch two-month outreach on Education policy
The Union Government is planning to launch a two-month-long national outreach program on the new National Education Policy (NEP) to bring on board all the stakeholders, including states and institutions so that they can understand the details of the policy ..