Road Accident Victims: The Supreme Court has held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of deceased road accident victims who are aged below 40 years and are self-employed while calculating compensation. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the additional amount should be included in the […]
Tag: 14th May 2021
Sovereign Gold Bonds
Sovereign Gold Bonds: The Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued in six tranches from 17th May to September 2021. The Bonds will be sold through Scheduled Commercial banks (except Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks), Stock Holding […]
COVISHIELD Vaccine : Extension of Gap
COVISHIELD Vaccine: The COVID Working Group chaired by Dr N K Arora has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of COVISHIELD vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of COVISHIELD vaccine is 6-8 weeks. Based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from UK, the COVID-19 Working […]
SWAMIH Scheme
SWAMIH: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs handed over possession to homebuyers as the Government of India’s Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completes its first residential project. The residential project – Rivali Park, located in suburban Mumbai, was the first housing project in India to have received funding under the SWAMIH […]
K P Sharma Oli : Nepal Prime Minister
K P Sharma Oli :Nepal Prime Minister: K P Sharma Oli was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered his oath of office. He was re-appointed as the Prime Minister as the opposition couldn’t prove their majority Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli recently lost […]
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the eighth instalment of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under the Scheme, the Government of India transfers Rs 6,000 to the account of small and marginal farmers. These funds are transferred in three instalments. The first instalment of Rs 2,000 is made between April […]
What is a Blood Moon?
Blood Moon: Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021: A Blood Moon occurs when the Moon of the Earth is on a total lunar Eclipse. During this time, the moon looks red or ruddy brown. Thus it is called Blood Moon. The next Blood Moon is to occur on May 26, 2021. The […]
African Swine Fever
The African Swine Fever: The African Swine Fever has stuck Meghalaya. Earlier, it had struck Mizoram. The African Swine Fever has killed 1,700 pigs in Mizoram in a month. It has now spread to Meghalaya and has killed three hundred pigs here so far. The Philippines Government recently placed the country under a State of […]
National Bamboo Mission
National Bamboo Mission: The National Bamboo Mission recently launched the Management Information System to strengthen the domestic Agarbatti industry. It will collect data about Agarbatti production, availability of raw materials, location of stick making units, production capacity, functioning of units, etc. The system will act as an intermediary between the production units and the Agarbatti […]
What is Ocean Rewilding?
Ocean Rewilding: Ocean Rewilding is expected to come up in COP26. A network of 68 European organizations are working together to find ways to reinvigorate the marine life of the earth. A growing number of conservationists reject the notion that mass tree planting is a “catch-all” solution to all of our climate problems. On land, […]
