Page-13 of Current Affairs - July, 2020

RBI to extend $400 million Currency Swap Facility to Sri Lanka

July 25, 2020

The Reserve Bank of India has signed all the necessary documents for extending a $400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s draining foreign exchange reserves on account of the coronavirus pandemic around the world. ..

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No Fees for Govt. Schools in Punjab for This Year

July 25, 2020

Punjab Government has announced that the government schools in the state will not charge any admission, re-admission and tuition fees for this session because of the COVID 19 crisis. The state government has also decided to move the court against ..

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Wrist Band to detect COVID 19 Symptoms to be launched by IIT Madras Startup

July 25, 2020

Muse Wearables, a startup incubated in IIT Madras, is on its way to launch a wearable wrist tracker to detect COVID 19 symptoms at an early stage. This is expected to be available in the market within the next month. ..

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Plasma Donation Program to be launched in Dharavi, Mumbai

July 25, 2020

Maharashtra government will launch a plasma donation program following the ‘Plasma Daan Sankalp Abhiyan’ for primary screening of recovered COVID 19 patients in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. This comes after Dharavi set an example of controlling the Coronavirus spread ..

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India-EU Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement Renewed till 2025

July 25, 2020

India and the European Union have renewed its agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation for a period of the next five years (2020-2025) and this has been done now by the exchange of Note Verbale between two sides. The initial ..

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Affordable and Portable Device to Detect COVID 19 Developed by IIT-Kharagpur

July 25, 2020

A team of researchers from the IIT Kharagpur has developed an affordable and portable test in order to detect COVID 19 infection. The test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialized laboratory equipment. The ..

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Haryana to Host the Khelo India Youth Games 2021

July 25, 2020

The Ministry of Sports has announced that Haryana is going to host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Games in 2021. Star Sports will be the official broadcast partner of the games for this year also just like the ..

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Super Duplex Stainless Steel developed by SAIL

July 25, 2020
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The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been able to achieve the capability of developing Super Duplex Stainless Steel in SS 32205 grade at its Salem Steel Plant. This marks a major technological breakthrough for the company and with ..

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