The World Health Organization (WHO) has named B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 of COVID-19 first identified in India as ‘kappa’ and ‘delta’ respectively. *Its main purpose is to help people debate the VOCs and VOIs. *It has been reported that this naming will not change existing scientific names. *The Government of India […]
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The 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council convened under the chairmanship of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The council has recommended a ‘general amnesty scheme’ to reduce late payments by small taxpayers and medium-sized taxpayers (total revenue up to Rs 5 crore) for outstanding income. Relaxation […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new scheme called ‘PM CARES Fund'(Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) for children affected by COVID-19.All parents or legal guardians / foster parents who have lost or survived their parents due to COVID-19 will be supported under the BM-Cars […]
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has introduced the world’s first nano urea liquid for farmers at its 50th Annual General Body Virtual Meeting. Nano urea liquid production is expected to start by June 2021. *Nano urea fluid is usually formulated to replace urea and can reduce the demand for […]
In May 2021, the National Commission for the Protection of the Rights of the Child under the Ministry of Women and Child Development (NCPCR) launched an online monitoring portal called “Paul Swaraj”. The portal also helps to track children who have lost their parents to COVID-19. NCPCR is the official […]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced plans to send its first mobile robot Volats Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon by 2023. This is part of the Artemis project. Main Objective: Its main purpose is to explore and map land resources on the lunar surface and especially […]
Bangalore-based aerospace company Bellatrix Aerospace has successfully tested India’s 1st Hall-Effect Thruster, a highly efficient electric propulsion system for microsatellites. *The experiments were carried out at the Spacecraft propulsion Research Laboratory (Asia’s largest privately funded laboratory) set up by Bellatrix at the Society for Innovation and Development-Indian Science (SID-IISc), Bangalore, […]
Federal Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has approved a cash assistance scheme for 11.8 crore students through the ‘Nishank’ (MDM) and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBD) scheme.1200 crore has been allotted to the State Governments / UTs for this. *The scheme will benefit 11.20 lakh students in classes 1-8 studying in government […]
The Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a laboratory of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), manufactures key components such as the Adour engine (which powers the Jaguar attack aircraft) and the Kaveri engine’s discs, shafts and flicks Has developed an indigenous isothermal Forging technology to do so. With this, […]
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ‘Services e-Health Assistance and Telephone Counseling – Outpatient Department (Sehat OPD)’ portal (https://sehatopd.in/). This portal is an online medical counseling service for Armed Forces personnel, Armed Forces veterans and their families. Main Objective: *Providing health services to patients in their homes through this […]
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant G) launched the Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities (SASCM), a special scheme to provide financial assistance to families who have lost breadwinners to the COVID-19 pandemic. *The J&K government has developed a ‘special program’ under the ‘Department of Social […]
India is set to launch a mobile technology platform, ‘UNITE AWARE’, to enhance the security of UN peacekeepers in line with their duty. It is reported that this will begin during the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in India in August 2021 (the presidency of the UNSC […]