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S&P Cuts India’s Growth Forecast to 9.5%

June 25, 2021

Global rating agency, S&P, has cut India’s growth forecast for fiscal year 2021-2022 to 9.5 per cent. Earlier, it was kept at 11 per cent. Highlights Rating agency has warned of risk to the growth rate from upcoming waves of ..

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WHO: Delta variant may become dominant lineage

June 24, 2021

World Health Organisation has warned that; Delta variant, which is significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a dominant lineage if current trends continue. Warming came after WHO reported in 85 countries & continues to be detected ..

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Cabinet approves PMGKY 4.0

June 24, 2021

Union government has approved PMGKY 4.0 to allocate additional food grain for another period of five months from July 2021 to November 2021. Key Points Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Phase IV will be launched from July 2021 to November ..

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Moody’s: India’s growth projection at 9.6 per cent for 2021

June 23, 2021

Moody’s Investors Service has reduced India’s growth forecast to 9.6 per cent for 2021 from the earlier forecast of 13.9 per cent. According to it, growth will restrict to 7 % in 2022. Highlights Growth forecast was published in its ..

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Delhi launched Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana

June 23, 2021

Delhi government has launched “Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana” to provide financial assistance to the families who lost a member due to Covid-19 pandemic. Why scheme was launched? According to notification by Social Welfare Department, Rs 50,000 ex-gratia will ..

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ZyCoV-D: World’s first DNA-based Vaccine

June 23, 2021

Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila is soon going to apply Central Drugs Regulator (DGCI) for emergency approval of the corona vaccine ZyCoV-D. If approved, it will be the world’s first DNA-based vaccine. With this, the number of vaccines available in ..

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UN Annual Report on children and armed conflict

June 22, 2021

United Nations published its “Annual Report of Secretary-General on Children & Armed Conflict (CAAC)”. As per the report, about 19,300 children, including boys and girls, have suffered from one or more incidents of grave violations in 2020. Key Findings of ..

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Throat Gargle Sample Test for Children

June 22, 2021

As per the recommendations of a 13-member expert committee headed by cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty, detection of COVID-19 can be done through throat gargle for children. Key points Committee, set up by state government to assist in controlling the potential ..

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