Page-21 of Current Affairs - March, 2020
Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of 83 Tejas Fighter Jets
On March 18, 2020, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of indigenously built 83 Tejas fighter aircrafts for Indian Air Force. The proposal is to be placed under Cabinet Committee on Security. The proposal is considered as a major ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Top GKToday’s News Headlines-19 March 2020
Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 19 March, 2020 INDIA NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh among 37 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 saved Rs 12,447 crores per annum since implementation
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers recently reported at the Parliament that the DPCO, 2013 (Drugs Prices Control Order, 2013) has helped to save Rs 12, 447 crores per annum. What is DPCO 2013? The DPCO is an order that ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
GOI: Draft New Industrial Policy and National E-Commerce Policy to be released soon
On March 18, 2020 the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced in the parliament that New Industrial Policy and National E-Commerce Policy are to be released soon. The policies are to be framed by the Department of Promotion of Industry ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Ayushman Bharat to help fight against COVID-19
On March 18, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has included Ayushman Bharat or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to fight against Corona Virus. So far India has recorded 168 confirmed cases of Corona Virus. OF these, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
GM Crop: White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials begins
The National Botanical Research Institute developed pest resistant cotton variety. The cotton variety is to be field tested at the Center of Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. Need In 2015, the whiteflies devastated more than two-third cotton crops in Punjab. Of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
March 18: Ordnance Factory Day
On March 18, 2020, 219th Ordnance Factories Foundation Day was observed. Every year India observes March 18 as Ordnance Factory Day. The first Ordnance Factory was established in Kolkata in 1801. There are 41 ordnance factories in the country. History ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
GoI: Left Wing Extremism has declined by 38% in last five years
On March 18, 2020, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs replied in Rajya Sabha about the decline in Left Wing Extremism in the last five years. This has been possible mainly due to the implementation of “National Policy ..