The Tianzhou-2 Cargo Spacecraft: China: China took another step towards completing the construction of its first space station by the end of next year following the launch and docking of a cargo spacecraft. The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, described by as “the delivery guy for China’s space station”, was launched on a Long March-7 rocket from […]
Tag: 31st May 2021
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme: On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic to businesses across various sectors of the economy, Government has further enlarged the scope of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme as under. ECLGS 4.0: 100% guarantee cover to loans up to Rs.2 crore to hospitals/nursing homes/clinics/medical […]
Monsoon Forecast: India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Monsoon Forecast: India Meteorological Department (IMD): The arrival of the southwest monsoon over Kerala has been delayed to June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency had last month forecast that the onset would be on May 31. Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, however, said the monsoon had arrived. This was because two […]
PM CARES For Children
PM CARES For Children: The scheme has been launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children. All children who have lost both parents or surviving parents or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid 19 will be supported under the scheme. Features of the scheme: Fixed Deposit in the name of the child: A corpus […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is attempting to mediate to solve the crisis in Mali. Since 1960, when Mali gained independence from France, there have been five coups — and only one peaceful transition from one democratically elected president to another. Recent coup: Nine […]
Centre Extends Powers Related To Citizenship Application
Centre Extends Powers Related To Citizenship Application: The Central Government issued a notification granting powers related to citizenship applications under existing rules to authorities of five states. The order has been issued under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship Rules, 2009 and not under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 since its rules have not […]
Statehood Day of Goa 2021: 30th May
Statehood Day of Goa: 30th May: On the Statehood Day of Goa (30th May), the Prime Minister greeted the people of the state. Goa is located on the southwestern coast of India within the region known as the Konkan and geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. Capital: Panji. Official Language: Konkani […]
Chief Secretary Transfer Issue
Chief Secretary Transfer Issue: The Central Government may initiate disciplinary action against the West Bengal Chief Secretary after he failed to report to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in New Delhi as ordered earlier. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the “placement of services” of the Chief Secretary, as per […]
Bell of Faith Scheme of Kerala
The ‘Bell of Faith’ scheme: Kerala: The ‘Bell of Faith’ scheme will now be implemented for senior citizens staying alone in villages. Previously, this scheme was successfully implemented in a number of urban households in Kerala. It is a safety project conceived under Kerala’s Community Policing Scheme. It will help elderly citizens attract the attention […]
Suryakiran : Indian Air Force
The Suryakiran: The Suryakiran aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which has enthralled crowds across the country with their hair-raising maneuvers with their aircraft in red and white, has just completed 25 years. One of the few nine aircraft display teams in the world and the only one in Asia, the team […]
