Page-39 of Current Affairs - June, 2021

India Q4 GDP Data

June 1, 2021

Central Statistics Office (CSO) released India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data for January-March quarter of financial year 2020-21. According to it, Indian economy is likely to expand in positive territory from December quarter. Highlights Before second wave of Covid-19, India’s ..

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FICCI’s Business Confidence Survey

June 1, 2021

FICCI has published its quarterly “Business Confidence Survey”. According to it, Business confidence of Indian companies has come down to its lowest in three quarters in May. In last survey, confidence was at decadal high. Key findings of Survey Business ..

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Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 1, 2021. INDIA – There is digital divide: SC tells Centre on mandatory CoWIN registration for Covid-19 vaccination – SC protects Telugu channels TV5 and ABN from any coercive action ..

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AmbiTAG- India’s first indigenous Temperature Data Logger

June 1, 2021

IIT Ropar has developed “AmbiTAG” which is India’s first indigenous temperature data logger developed for cold chain management. About AmbiTAG AmbiTAG is shaped as USB device. It continuously records temperature of its immediate surroundings. It can detect temperatures “from -40 ..

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OECD estimate growth cut of India to 9.9%

June 1, 2021

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has cut India’s growth projection to 9.9 % for Financial Year 2022. In March, it estimated growth to 12.6%. Rate was cut witnessing covid cases lockdowns which have threatened to stall nascent economic ..

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What is Superworms?

June 1, 2021

A businessman from Kuwait, Jassem Buabbas, is breeding “superworms” for animal feed since years. He is now hoping that, superworms will find their way into diets of Gulf citizens. Highlight He places worm-like larvae of the darkling beetle in a ..

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Vajra Kavach Disinfection System

June 1, 2021

Mumbai-based start-up, Indra water has developed “Vajra Kavach Disinfection System” which removes scourge of viral particles from equipment used by Corona warriors front line workers. About Disinfection System Disinfection System removes any possible traces of SARS-Cov-2 virus from Personal Protective ..

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India to start tests on mixed vaccines

June 1, 2021

According to Dr N K Arora, chairman of Covid-19 working group under National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), India may soon start testing feasibility of mixing two different doses of Covid vaccines to check whether it helps in boosting ..

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Odisha’s Bahuda Rookery Olive Ridley Nesting Site

December 28, 2018

The Odisha forest department is all set to add another Olive Ridley mass nesting site to its wildlife map at the Bahuda river mouth in Ganjam district to lure the endangered sea turtles to come over for mass nesting in ..

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Indian Coast Guard launches Operation Oliva to safeguard turtles in Odisha

December 15, 2018

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) recently launched an exercise ‘Operation Oliva’ along the serene sea waters of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles during their mating season. The exercise is part of its ..

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