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Digital Ocean Application of INCOIS, Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Digital Ocean Applications were launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to share information on marine data and forecast services. The applications have been launched under the Digital Ocean Platform developed by INCOIS. The Indian National Centre for Ocean ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Minister Harsh Vardhan nominated to GAVI Board
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan was recently nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI as a member of GAVI board. The term of the minister as a member in the GAVI ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
The United Kingdom and Vietnam recently signed an agreement on trade. The agreement is to eliminate 99% of tariffs within seven years. Highlights With the elimination of 99% of tariff, Vietnam is to benefit from tariff savings of 114 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
RBI Trend and Progress Report, 2020
The Trend and Progress report of Reserve Bank of India provides information about performance of the banking sector. This includes non-banking Financial Institutions and cooperative banks. The report also offers perspectives on the evolving outlook of financial sector of India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 30, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines for December 30, 2020. India PM inaugurates Bhaupur-Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor On December 29, 2020, the PM Modi inaugurated 351-km of Bhaupur-Khurja section and an operation control centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Vistadome Coach
The Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal recently announced that Indian Railways has successfully completed the trial run of new Vistadome tourist coaches. These coaches were manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. About Vistadome Tourist Coaches Currently there ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Gujarat Solar Power Policy, 2021
On December 29, 2020, the Gujarat government announced the new solar power policy, 2021. According to the policy any developer or person or industry can set up a solar project in Gujarat. The policy mainly aims to reduce the power ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
WHO COVID-19 App
The World Health Organization recently launched a COVID-19 mobile application. The application provides users with the latest updates on covid-19. The application is called the “WHO COVID-19 app”. About the application The mobile application launched by the World Health Organisation ..