ESIC extends Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
News: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation(ESIC) has extended the ‘Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna’ for another one year to provide relief to workers in view of the Covid pandemic. Facts: Atal …
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1.Centre forms National Council for Transgender Persons News: The Central Government has constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. Facts: Aim: To …
Read MoreNHAI launches ‘Harit Path’ to monitor plantation along national highways
News: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a mobile App called ‘Harit Path’. Facts: Purpose: To facilitate creation of Green Highways across the country by monitoring the location, …
Read MoreKerala’s ‘Namath Basai’ programme brings tribal children back to school
Facts: Namath Basai: It is a Kerala government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue. Implementation: It is implemented by the Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK). Significance: The …
Read MoreFSSAI kick-starts Eat Right Challenge
News: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI) has launched the Eat Right Challenge. Facts: Eat Right Challenge: It is an annual competition for districts and cities across the …
Read MoreExplained: China twist in India-Bangladesh Teesta river challenge
News: Bangladesh is discussing an almost $1 billion loan from China for a comprehensive management and restoration project on the Teesta river. Facts: Teesta River: It is a tributary of …
Read MoreExternal Affairs minister attends 6th Round Table of AINTT
News:Union External Affairs Minister has attended the sixth roundtable of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks(AINTT). Facts: ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks(AINTT): It was established at the 7th ASEAN-India Summit in …
Read MoreKerala to host dragonfly festival
News: World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies(SOS) and Thumbi Puranam for the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala called Thumbi …
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1.RBI suggests action plan to promote financial education News: Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has launched the National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025(NSFE).It is the second NSFE , the first one …
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1.Union Minister e-launches tertiary processing centres of Trifood Project News: Union Tribal Affairs Minister has e-launched the tertiary processing centre of “Trifood Project”. Facts: Trifood Project: It is an initiative of …
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