S&P Cuts India’s Growth Forecast to 9.5%

Global rating agency, S&P, has cut India’s growth forecast for fiscal year 2021-2022 to 9.5 per cent. Earlier, it was kept at 11 per cent. Highlights Rating agency has warned of risk to the growth rate from upcoming waves of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

World Bank sanctions funds for Andhra’s SALT programme

According to Education Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Adimulapu Suresh, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has sanctioned funds of Rs 1,860 crore to implementation of SALT programme. What is SALT Programme? SALT programme stands for “Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation” ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Warren Buffett exits from the Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett, chairman & chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, resigned as a trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Who is Warren Buffett? Buffett had been a big contributor to the Gates Foundation. He is an American business magnate, investor, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Kerala’s Kaval Plus programme

Department of Women & Child Development in Kerala has decided to expand Kaval Plus programme to five districts, after the success of this pilot project in two districts of Kerala. What is Kaval Plus Programme? It is an ambitious programme ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

United Nations Public Service Day 2021

United Nations Public Service Day is observed on June 23, to recognise value and virtue of public service to community. Key Points The day emphasizes on the importance of public service in advancement phase. It recognises work of public servants ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

India-Bhutan: Tax Inspectors Without Borders Initiative

India and Bhutan have jointly launched the “Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB)” on June 23, 2021. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) TIWB is a joint initiative of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

India to provide CoWIN technology to other countries

India has decided to make CoWIN platform an open source for other countries in order to enable them to use this technology to run their own vaccination drives. Which countries to join? Countries including Vietnam, Iraq, Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

CEOS COAST: ISRO- NOAA Project endorsed by UN Body

Recently, UN body has endorsed a multinational project called “Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Coastal Observations, Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST)”. About CEOS COAST CEOS COAST programme is co-led by ISRO and NOAA from US. This programme aims to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021