Export Of Organic Millets: In a major boost to exports of organic products from the country, the first consignment of millets grown in the Himalayas would be exported to Denmark. APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority) has sourced ragi (finger millet), and jhingora (barnyard millet) from farmers in Uttarakhand for exports. At […]
Intellectual Property (IP) Protection For Covid-19 Vaccines
Support For Waiving Intellectual Property (IP) Protection For Covid-19 Vaccines: The United States has announced the support for waiving Intellectual Property (IP) protection for Covid-19 vaccines. The decision is a breakthrough in India and South Africa’s attempts to get World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries to agree to such a waiver to fight the pandemic […]
Maratha Reservation Struck Down by Supreme Court
Maratha Reservation Struck Down: SC: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has struck down the Maharashtra law granting reservation to the Maratha community in admissions and government jobs in the state. In November 2018, the Maratha community was given the reservation under the Maharashtra State Socially and Educational Backward Act. The special act […]
IDBI Bank Disinvestment
IDBI Bank Ltd: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment along with transfer of management control in IDBI Bank Ltd. The extent of respective shareholding to be divested by GoI and LIC shall be decided at the time of structuring of the transaction in consultation with RBI. The […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th May 2021
Today Current Affairs: 5th May 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
The Common Yoga Protocol (CYP)
The Common Yoga Protocol (CYP): The Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) lies at the heart of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2021 observation. The Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) is a specified sequence of Yogasanas of 45 minutes duration. It was developed by some of the most accomplished yoga gurus of India in 2015. It was […]
UCO (Used Cooking Oil) Based Biodiesel
UCO (Used Cooking Oil) Based Biodiesel: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas flagged off the first supply of UCO (Used Cooking Oil) based Biodiesel blended Diesel under the EOI Scheme from Indian Oil’s Tikrikalan Terminal, Delhi. To create an eco-system for the collection and conversion of UCO into Biodiesel, the Minister of Petroleum and […]
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana: More than 28.68 crore loans for an amount of Rs. 14.96 lakh crore has been sanctioned by banks, NBFCs, and MFIs since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). About Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY): It was launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans up to Rs. 10 […]
What is Purchasing Managers Index?
Purchasing Managers Index: The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 55.5 in April 2021, little changed from March’s reading of 55.4. It is a survey-based measure that asks the respondents about changes in their perception of key business variables as compared with the previous month. The purpose of the […]
Asiatic Lions Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Asiatic lions: Recently, eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. It is the first known case of the human infecting the felines and making them sick in India. Earlier in 2020, Tiger being infected with Covid-19 was reported in New York (Bronx Zoo). The Asiatic Lion (also […]
