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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 7, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 7, 2021 SVAMITVA – PM distributes e-property cards to 1,71,000 beneficiaries under the SVAMITVA scheme in MP – SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) ..

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Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is observing the “Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week”, starting from October 5, 2021. Highlights The campaign will culminate on October 10, 2021. October 10 is also marked as the “World Mental health ..

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‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ integrated with Digi Locker

Department of Ex-servicemen welfare working under ‘Ministry of Defence’ has integrated ‘Electronic Pension Payment Order’ (EPPO) with the Digi Locker. Key facts Electronic Pension Payment Order is generated by Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) Pension, Allahabad. EPPO has been ..

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What is Heli-borne Survey Technology?

Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh, launched state-of-the-art Heli-borne survey technology on October 5, 2021. Highlights Heli Survey Technology was launched for ground water management. In the first phase, the States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana are being taken up ..

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Nobel Prize 2021 for Physics

The Nobel Prize 2021 for physics was awarded to three scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Goran Hansson, announced the winners on October 5, 2021. Key facts Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann ..

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Road Transport Ministry’s scheme for ‘Good Samaritans’

Ministry of road, transport & highways launched a scheme for “Good Samaritans” on October 4, 2021. Key facts Scheme will be effective from October 15, 2021 and will run till March 31, 2026. Under the scheme, a cash award of Rs 5,000 will ..

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Delhi: Health Information Management System (HIMS) project

Delhi Cabinet has given its financial nod for ambitious “Health Information Management System (HIMS) project”. HIMS health card Under the HIMS project, each citizen will be provided with a health card, that will act as a repository of their medical ..

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State of the Education Report for India-2021

On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)” released its “State of the Education Report (SOER)-2021 for India: No Teachers, No Class”, on October 5, 2021. Key Facts This report is the annual ..

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