Marburg Virus: West Africa’s first case of the extremely contagious and deadly Marburg virus was confirmed in Guinea. Its first case was first identified just two months after the country was declared free of Ebola. Both the Marburg case and this year’s Ebola cases were detected in Guinea’s Gueckedou district. The first cases of […]
Category: Current Affairs
NMEO-OP: National Edible Oil Mission – Oil Palm
National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm: The Prime Minister has announced a new national initiative on palm oil production to help increase farm incomes. The scheme, called National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), for self-reliance in edible oil involves investment of over Rs. 11,000 crore (over a five year period). Aims: To harness domestic edible […]
Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021
Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021: The present draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 was circulated on 10th June, 2021 for stakeholders’ comments, prior to the 18th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) scheduled on 24th June 2021. The draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 proposes to leave the management and administration of the major ports to […]
Gogra : India – China Border
Gogra: After the talks on July 31, India and China have taken one more step towards restoring peace and normalcy on the LAC by disengaging at Gogra. It has taken 12 rounds of military-level talks to see both sides disengage and put in place buffer zones in the Galwan Valley, the site of the June […]
When is World Lion Day Celebrated?
World Lion Day (August 10): The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted all those passionate about lion conservation on World Lion Day (August 10). Lions, listed as “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, have lost a vast majority of their habitat — and resultantly their population […]
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)
National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE).: Union Minister for Power informed Rajya Sabha about the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). NMEEE consists of four initiatives to enhance energy efficiency in energy intensive industries which are as follows: Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme aims at reducing Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) i.e. energy […]
SMILE Scheme For Beggars
Schemes For Beggars: The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment informed Parliament about SCHEMES FOR BEGGARS. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes sub scheme – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the […]
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) – 9th Instalment
9th Instalment Of Financial Benefit Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN): The Prime Minister released the 9th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). Further, the Prime Minister also interacted with farmer beneficiaries during the event. PM-KISAN: Under the scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year, […]
World Tribal Day, 2021 : Theme
World Tribal Day, 2021: World Tribal Day or International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9th August every year. It is aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of the world’s indigenous population and to acknowledge the contributions that indigenous people make towards world issues such as environmental protection. The day recognizes […]
India Plastics Pact
India Plastics Pact The India Plastics Pact, the first in Asia, will be launched in September in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Recently, a report published on closing the plastic circular Gap, suggested that there is a dire need to make large scale global interventions to […]
