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World Bank cuts India’s growth projection to 6% Context : The World Bank declares India’s growth rate is projected to fall to 6%. World bank Report : In the first quarter of 2019-20, the economy experienced a significant and broad-based growth deceleration with a sharp decline in private consumption on the demand side and the weakening of growth in both industry and services on the supply Read More…
NASA’s satellite – ICON Context : NASA launched a satellite named ICON ,to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. About “ICON” : The refrigerator-size ICON satellite will study the airglow formed from gases in the ionosphere and also measure the charged environment right around the spacecraft which is at a level of 580 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. Read More…
National Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Survey Context: National Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Survey report for 2015-19 has been released. The survey – conducted during 2015-2019 by Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi) and released by the health ministry. Key findings: Prevalence of diabetes in India has been rRead More…
MoUs signed between India and Foreign Broadcasters Context : The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs between India and Foreign Broadcasters in the field of Radio and Television. Benefits: The MoUs with the Foreign Broadcasters will help: Public broadcaster in exploring new visions; New Strategies to address the demands of new techRead More…
Proposed oil refinery project in Mongolia Context : ceremony for commissioning the infrastructure facilities constructed to support the proposed oil refinery project in Mongolia. In news : India has announced an additional US $ 236 million Line of Credit from India to Mongolia beyond the committed US$ 1 billion. The EngineersIndia Ltd, Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of PeRead More…
Indo Mongolian Joint Exercise Nomadic Elephant- XIV Context : 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic Elephant–XIV commenced . The Mongolian Army is being represented by officers and troops of the elite 084 Air Borne Special Task Battalion while Indian Army is being represented by a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES Regiment. Objective : The joint exercRead More…
“Green Crackers” Context : India launches “Green Crackers” in its bid to curb air pollution.Green logo and QR coding system also launched to track manufacture & sale of counterfeit crackers. Green crackers are environment freindly as compared to the traditional crackers. To develop reduced emission/green fireworks, eight labs participated,CSIR–NEERI, CEERI, IITR, IICT, NCL, CECRI,Read More…
Youth Co:Lab Context : AIM NITI Aayog, UNDP India Jointly Launch “Youth Co:Lab” to accelerate youth-led social entrepreneurship and innovation in India . What it is ? In a latest initiative to recognize young people as critical drivers of sustainable development, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched Youth Co:Lab which aiRead More…
“PRAKASH” portal Context : PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) portal has been launched for transparency and better coordination in coal supplies to power plants. Aim : The Portal aims at bringing better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders viz – Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Coal India, Railways and power utilities. This is an importantRead More…
Paryatan Parv 2019 Context : The Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting inaugurated the nationwide “Paryatan Parv 2019″ . Objective : To encourage Indians to visit various tourist destinations of the country and also to spread the message of ‘Tourism for All’ . The idea of Paryatan Parv is to propagate the message of ‘Dekho ApnaRead More…
