23 additional Minor Forest Produce included in Minimum Support Price List

On May 29, 2020, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs announced that 23 additional Minor Forest Produce of Minimum Support Price has been included. Highlights Also, the minimum support price for the existing forest produce was reduced for 50 items. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Current Affairs: May 30-31, 2020

Army Commanders’ Conference held in New Delhi

On May 29, 2020, Army Commanders Conference was held in New Delhi. The event was held in two phases. Highlights The Conference was chaired by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The existing and developing security challenges were discussed in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-30th May 2020

1.Which Indian state is the first to run inter-state electric bus services? Answer: Maharashtra 2.Which country recently launched The Space Domain Mission Unit to monitor and counter threats against their satellites? Answer: Japan 3.Neeraj Kabi, recently in focus due to ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 May 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-30 May 2020 INDIA Free online career skills training for registered job-seekers launched on National Career Service portal by Labour Ministry in partnership with TCS ion National Geographic channel and Drinking Water & Sanitation Ministry release film ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 449

12345 1. Which of the following sites are closely related to Buddhism?  Sravasti Borobudur Amaravati Select the correct option from the codes given below: 1 & 2 Only 3 Only 2 & 3 Only 1, 2 & 3 2. With ..

“AGNEEPRASTHA”, the Missile Park: Foundation Stone laid

On May 29, 2020, foundation stone for a missile park called “Agneeprastha” was laid at INS Kalinga. Highlights The Missile Park aims to provide information about the history of INS Kalinga. The main attraction of the park is the P-70 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Rozgar Setu Scheme launched by Madhya Pradesh for skilled workers

On May 28, 2020, the Madhya Pradesh Government launched Rojgar Setu Yojana to help migrant workers. The scheme provides employment to the migrant workers. Key Features of the Scheme The Rozgar Setu scheme will provide employment to migrant workers that ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

US joins G7 partnership on Artificial Intelligence

The Leaders of Group of the seven wealthiest countries in the world had set up Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence. Highlights The United States was not a part of the partnership initially. However, US is now joining the group to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

GoI lifts ban on Paracetamol API exports

On May 28, 2020, the Government of India lifted the ban on export of paracetamol Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Highlights The removal of ban will now allow the export of pharmaceutical ingredients used for COVID-19 treatment. In order to achieve this, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020