Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan identifies 8 crores of migrants as intended target

The Government of India has no data on actual migrants spread all over the country. Therefore, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DoFPD) has taken up a liberal figure of 8 crores of migrant workers. This has been fixed ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Indian Air Force SASO conference inaugurated

On July 2, 2020, the Indian Air Force Senior Air Staff Officers (SASO) conference was inaugurated by Chief of air staff and air chief marshal. Highlights The conference was conducted through video conferencing. It is the first time the Air ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

GoI: 19 lakh tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mision during Lock Down

On July 2, 2020, the Government of India announced that around 19 lakh tap connections were provided during lock down under Jal Jeevan Mission Jal Jeevan Mission The Mission aims to provide clean drinking water supply to all the households ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

GoI launches “Urban Forest” system

On July 2, 2020, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar inaugurate urban forest at Comptroller Auditor General Office in Delhi. Highlights Around 1200 saplings of 59 indigenous species were planted. The main objective of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Defence Ministry approves procurement of 12 Sukhoi fighter jets and 21 MiG-29 from Russia

On July 2, 2020, the Defence Ministry approved the procurement of 21 MiG-29 and 12 Sukhoi fighter jets at a cost of Rs 38,900. The procurement is being made to strengthen combat compatibility of Indian Armed forces, especially when the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-3 July 2020

Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-3 July 2020 INDIA India’s first plasma bank for Covid-19 patients becomes operational at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi Drug Discovery Hackathon jointly launched by Union Ministers Dr Harsh ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 483

12345 1.  Which of the following form a part of Consolidated Fund of India? Personal income tax Excise duty Customs duty Cess  Select the correct option from codes given below: 1 & 3 Only 1, 2 & 3 Only 2, ..

Sunil Chhetri, PV Sindu to launch Fit India talks

On July 2, 2020, the flagship programme of Indian Government, Fit India announced that it is to launch Fit India Talks. It is an interactive session of top sports stars of India with school children. Highlights The Fit India talks ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

European Union Report: North Korea, the most dangerous places in the world

On July 2, 2020, a research centre INFORM operating under European Commission released its report, “Shared Evidence for Managing Crises and Disasters”. Highlights The report ranks the countries based on “INFORM Risk Index” that is calculated considering humanitarian crises and ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

GoI launches Drug Discovery Hackathon for COVID-19

On July 2, 2020, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of HRD Ramesh Pokhriyal launched “Drug Discovery Hackathon”, 2020. Highlights The event was jointly launched by the All India Council for Technical ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020