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J&K announces New Universal Health Insurance Scheme
Recently, the Jammu & Kashmir government has announced a Universal health Insurance scheme on the lines of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat. The scheme will cover the entire population of the Union territory (UT). The annual expenditure of the scheme is ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
IPFT develops new Disinfectant Sprays
Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) has developed two new technologies namely “Disinfectant spray for surface application” and “Disinfectant spray for Vegetables & fruits” at a time when Covid-19 pandemic has created a lot of damage globally. Disinfectant spray for ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board
The government has recently decided to corporatize the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It means converting a subordinate office of Ministry of Defence (MoD) into 100 per cent Government owned corporate entities. Highlights For this purpose, Government has created an Empowered ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Beijing Imposed New Restrictions on US Diplomats
Beijing has imposed “reciprocal restrictions” on all American diplomats in China and Hongkong. This step was taken by China in response to restrictions imposed on its embassy staff in the United States. The ministry said that unspecified countermeasures will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Ranking of States on Support to Start-up Ecosystems
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had conducted the second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise. The key objective of the exercise was to foster competitiveness and work proactively towards uplifting the startup ecosystem. States’ ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
JK-IGRAMS: New Grievance Redress System unveiled in J&K
The Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Jammu and Kashmir has launched the ‘Jammu and Kashmir- Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System'(JK-IGRAMS). Key Points The system will create an interface with the public. It will focus on governance issues in the Union Territory. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Andhra Pradesh Launches YSR AASARA SCHEME
The chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched the YSR AASARA scheme on September 11, 2020. It is a part of implementation of “Nava Ratnalu”. The scheme has been launched with the commitment of alleviating the poverty in both rural and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Top Current Affairs – September 12, 2020 (Morning Digest)
GKToday presents daily digest of Top Current Affairs covering major news updates of the day. Here are the morning updates for Current Affairs of 12 September 2020: 33 Bills lined up for upcoming monsoon season of Parliament 22 of the ..