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Rafale to join fleet of IAF
First Five Rafale aircraft is all set to join the fleet of IAF (Indian Air Force) at the Ambala Air Base on 10th September this year. The induction ceremony will be graced by Florence Parly, the French counterpart of Rajnath ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Six years to PMJDY: Journey so far
Launched on 28 August 2014, Central government’s flagship programme; Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana completed its journey of six years today. It is one of the word’s biggest financial inclusion initiatives, the Ministry of Finance quoted in a series of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Kerala to build country’s first International Women Trade Centre
In association with United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (WTC), at Angamaly (a city in Kochi, Kerala). Objective The recent move aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
11 Ordinances in queue for Parliament Monsoon Session
Keeping in view the current global pandemic there is no clarity as to when the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament will start. There is a total of 11 ordinances in the centre’s high list of a priority out of which ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Amazon to explore health tracking industry
World’s most customer-centric company Amazon.com Inc. founded by Zeff Bezos recently launched a wearable fitness gadget called the Halo Band. The company is entering the health wearable market for health monitoring devices which is already dominated by Apple Inc. and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Indian Railway to become energy self-reliant by 2030
Contributing towards National Solar Mission, Indian Railway under the chairmanship of Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal is all set to become self-reliant and self-sufficient in terms of energy for all its operational work by 2030. Objective ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
78 new routes added under UDAN Scheme
The fourth round of regional connectivity scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) has seen major growth in terms of development this year. Recently Civil Aviation Ministry under the Udan scheme approved a total of 78 additional routes. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Who are conferred with ‘Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakti Puraskar’ award?
Recently, the nominations of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for the year 2021 have been invited by the Ministry of Women and Child Development from children, individuals, and institutions. The award The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
What are the features of RCS- UDAN 4.0?
Under the fourth version of the government’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN 4.0, a total of 78 additional routes have been approved by the aviation ministry. It will further boost regional connectivity in remote areas of the country. Features The prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
How important is ‘Privacy’ in the new National Digital Health Mission?
The draft of NDMH’s Health Data Management Policy that looks forward to inducting all necessary data privacy measures as part of the digitization of the healthcare system has been released recently by the National Health Authority (NHA) for public opinion. ..