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Why did the World Bank suspend the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ report?
The “Ease of Doing Business” report was jointly created by Simeon Djankov and Gerhard Pohl, two leading economists at the Central and Eastern Europe sector of the World Bank Group. The project started in November 2001. The immense process of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
How helpful is Sovereign Gold Bond scheme in decreasing India’s Gold import?
India is country where since time immemorial people especially women have been highly fascinated towards gold, be it wearing in the form of jewellery or storing it in the house as an asset which can be used in the form ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
How does Poshan Maah contributes to our society?
Poshan Abhiyan is India’s flagship programmes to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescents, pregnant woman and lactating mothers by the full utilization of technology, and a targeted approach. First started in the year 2018, by the Prime Minister on the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
What is a ‘Halo’ that was detected by NASA’s Hubble Telescope?
Recently NASA’s Hubble Telescope for the first time ever signalled the presence of a giant halo of gas found surrounding the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbour – the Andromeda galaxy. Halo is nothing but a huge scattering of gas which ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
How different is modern method from the traditional method of locust control?
Desert locust attack had been a lifelong problem for farmers residing in subcontinent primarily in India, and Pakistan. Traditionally, when technology was not developed, the farmers used to destroy the breeding ground itself, if any left from this, they use ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Spice jet steps into medical device industry
Spice jet an airline which is known for its business diversification recently announced the launch of portable ventilators, oximeters which is up for sale on the company’s ecommerce portal. In Brief Unsurprisingly, Spice jet is widely known for bringing variation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Qutub Minar lights up to celebrate solidarity movement
Marking 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement, Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi illuminated Qutub Minar in Poland’s national flag colours, white and red. About the solidarity movement In the year 1970 Poland’s government raised food ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Adani to acquire Mumbai airport
Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), which is a subsidiary and flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, is all set to acquire Mumbai International airport subject to approval. In Brief Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, erstwhile known as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
First ever RORO service flagged off
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa recently flagged off first-ever Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) service of South Western Railway between Nelamangla in Bengaluru and Bale near Solapur in Maharashtra through video-conferencing. What is RORO service? Abbreviated form of Roll On Roll Off ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Census improbable in 2020
Indian census which is considered to be the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the world seems improbable this year. This year the first phase of the census to update the National Population Register (NPR) was scheduled which got postponed ..