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NSO’s Report on Digital Divide
National Statistical Organisation (NSO) recently published the report on ‘household social consumption’ in its 75th round of the survey which was conducted between 2017-2018. The report shows that how digital divide have increased across States, cities and villages, and income groups. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Top Current Affairs – September 9, 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 9 September 2020: Centre claims 42 crore poor benefited from PMGKY According to the Central Government, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Top Current Affairs – September 8, 2020 (Evening Digest)
GKToday presents daily digest of Top Current Affairs covering major news updates of the day. Here are the evening updates for Current Affairs of 8 September 2020: eSanjeevani services crosses 300,000 tele-consultations Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s eSanjeevani telemedicine ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
ADB provides loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor
To build a high-speed 82-km Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor, India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 500-million-dollar loan on September 8, 2020. This will improve regional connectivity and mobility in the Delhi-NCR region. The corridor connects Sarai ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Logo for National Bamboo Mission released
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States namely Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. A logo for the National ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
What is ‘eSanjeevani’ telemedicine service?
Recently, ‘eSanjeevani’ telemedicine service completed about 3 lakh tele-consultation (online cosultations) . eSanjeevani is the platform of the Union Health Ministry that provides tele-consultations. There are two components of teleconsultation services- eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD. About eSanjeevani The eSanjeevani is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Indira Gandhi peace prize awarded to Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough, who is a naturalist and broadcaster, will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. An international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee selected him for the 2019 prize. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
KV Kamath committee recommends 26 sectors for Loan Restructuring Scheme
The Reserve Bank have accepted the recommendations of the KV Kamath Committee on ‘Resolution Framework for Covid19-related Stress’ which was submitted by panel on September 4, 2020. Key Facts The Committee has recommended the financial ratios for 26 sectors which ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
World Bank’s loan for Himanchal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Projects
World Bank and the government of Himachal Pradesh signed $82 million loan for the implementation of Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project. Key facts The project will strengthen the transport and road safety institutions of Himachal Pradesh. It aims at ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate
A report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ was published by the National Statistical Office (NSO). It surveyed around 1.13 lakh households across 8,000 villages and 6,000 urban blocks. The data for the report were collected during 2017-18 for the age ..