‘Infrastructure Status For Exhibition And Convention Centres: The Finance Ministry has granted ‘Infrastructure’ status for exhibition and convention centers, a move that is expected to ease bank financing for such projects. ‘Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre is included in the Harmonised Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors by insertion of a new item in the category of Social and […]
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Cryptocurrency: Reason for Crashing
Cryptocurrency: Crashing As Much As 30% Within 24 Hours: The cryptocurrency market saw a big correction with prices of major currencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, and others crashing as much as 30% within 24 hours. China announced: This came in the backdrop of Chinese regulators announcing a crackdown on cryptocurrencies. China has barred financial institutions […]
What is Single-Use Plastic?
Single-Use Plastic: A report was published which gave details of who makes single-use plastic, 130 million tons a year at last count, and who makes money from it. The report was published by Minderoo, a nonprofit organization based in Australia along with academics at the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Environment Institute. Major […]
Snow Leopard : WWE Report
Snow Leopard: WWE Report: The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a report titled “Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research — A spatially explicit review of the state of knowledge in the snow leopard range”. Key findings: More than 70 per cent habitat of the snow leopard, over 12 Asian countries, remains […]
US Global Entry Program
US Global Entry Program: Indian security agencies in the past two years checked the antecedents of more than 9,000 Indians who wanted to enroll for the US’ Global Entry Program. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) is being used for antecedent verification. Key Points Global Entry is a US Customs and Border […]
Electoral Bonds : Latest Data
Electoral Bonds: The Electoral Bonds worth Rs. 695.34 crore were sold during elections to the Assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala. The amount sold was the highest-ever for any Assembly elections since the scheme started in 2018. Electoral Bond is a financial instrument for making donations to political parties. The bonds […]
Medicine From The Sky Project : Telangana
Medicine From The Sky Project: Telangana: The Telangana government has selected 16 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) for pilot testing the ambitious ‘Medicine from the sky’, the first-of-its-kind project. The project involves the delivery of medicines through multiple drones. The project is being launched following the approval granted by the Civil Aviation Ministry. The Ministry has […]
Change In The Storage Of Covid Vaccines
Change In The Storage Of Covid Vaccines: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended a change to the approved storage conditions of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which changes the way these vaccines are handled in vaccination centers across the European Union (EU). With the new recommendations, an unopened thawed vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can be […]
Naming Of Coronavirus Variants : WHO
Naming Of Coronavirus Variants: WHO: The World Health Organization (WHO) would unveil a system of the naming of coronavirus variants drawn from the way tropical storms are named, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan says. The initiative, similar to how hurricanes are labeled, seeks to remove the stigma. It will also be easier for the lay […]
Customs Rules Changes 2021
Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules: Changes: The Government has brought changes in the existing Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, IGCR 2017 to boost trade facilitation. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced changes through the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate […]
