[Video] Current Affairs Today [#941] – Current Affairs – May 19, 2021 | Current Affairs by GKToday

In this video, we discuss GKToday’s Top Current Affairs MCQs for May 19, 2021. The Current Affairs Questions in this video are based on GKToday’s Current Affairs 2021 quiz Series on Academy App here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gktoday.academy

Five govt schemes for MSME in handloom and handicraft center

Comprehensive handloom cluster development scheme is an initiative to develop mega handloom clusters in Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Each cluster is to have at least 15,000 looms. The center provides funding for ..

UDID Project

The UDID projected is being implemented since the year 2016 by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India. The UDID or Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities project is being implemented to create National Database ..

Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant

Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants are provided to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution.  Near about a third of the total revenue collected by the Centre is directly transferred to states as their share in the divisible pool. ..

Al Badr

Al Badr is an Islamic terrorist group operating in the Kashmir region and has been proscribed by the Government of India on April 1, 2002, under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance-2001, which became the Prevention of Terrorism Act on April ..

DDoS Attack

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to make an online service unavailable to users by disrupting the normal traffic of a targeted server/website, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with ..

Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, 2020

The draft of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) has been uploaded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This policy will replace the Science Technology and Innovation Policy of 2013. STIP has been drafted with the ..

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Today, the intangible assets are becoming increasingly important. These assets which are the result of human intellectual creative activity such as invention, design, know-how, and artistic creation are known as “intellectual property.” Among the forms of intellectual property specifically entitled ..

Plague

Plague is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by rod shaped bacteria called Yersinia pestis. It is found in animals such as rodents. As their population is increasing, the spread of the disease is also increasing. This means, Yes, the plague ..

Global Report on Food Crises

The Global Report on Food Crises is produced by the Global Network against Food crises which also includes the World Food Programme.  This is the fifth edition of the Global Report on Food Crises and it makes some grim reading. ..