Category: National Current Affairs

BIS-Care mobile app launched by Consumer Affairs Minister

July 28, 2020

• Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launched a mobile app BIS-Care, consumers can use for checking the authenticity of ISI and hallmark quality certified products.
• The minister also launched three portals of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on standardization, conformity assessment and training, which consumers and stakeholders can login through www.manakonline.in.

“Mausam Application” launched by GoI to Forecast Weather

July 28, 2020

• Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a mobile application named ‘Mausam’ that will not only provide city-wise weather forecasts and warnings but also provide information such as humidity, temperature, wind speed, direction for around 200 cities.
• The application is jointly designed and developed by International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).

World’s first-ever Electrified Rail Tunnel capable of running Double Stack Container Trains to come up in Haryana

July 28, 2020

• The Indian Railways is in the process of building the world’s first electrified tunnel which is capable of running double stacked container trains.
• The tunnel when complete will be around 1 kilometre long and is situated near Rewari and Dadri in Haryana

‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest launched by DRDO

July 28, 2020

• A contest named ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’launched with an aim to promote innovators in the fields of defence and emerging technologies in India by DRDO.
• The main objective of the Contest is to promote the individuals and start-ups for innovation in defence and aerospace technologies in the country after the call of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Award money, up to Rs 10 lakh for start-up and Rs 5 lakh in individual category, will be given to the winners.

‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ inaugurated in Anand, Gujarat

July 27, 2020

•  India’s first ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ inaugurated in Anand, Gujarat through Video Conference by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
• The objective of establishing this lab is to increase the income of farmers and helping the Bee-keeping enterprises

High Throughput COVID-19 Testing Facilities launched in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata

July 26, 2020

• High throughput COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata by PM Narendra Modi to fight against coronavirus in West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.
• The facilities will be able to test over 10,000 samples in a day.

Anandiben Patel appointed as the Governor of MP

July 25, 2020

• Smt. Anandiben Patel is appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh by the President of India after the sudden demise of MP’s former Governor Lal Ji Tandon.
• She is also acting as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

According to DBS, India’s GDP to contract 6% in FY21

July 25, 2020

• Singaporean brokerage firm DBS Bank Ltd has estimated that the Indian economy will contract by 6 percent in FY21 (2020-21).
• In its previous forecast, DBS had estimated – 4.8 percent growth for FY21.

A digital saving account named ‘Insta Click Savings Account’ launched by Bank of Baroda

July 25, 2020

• A paperless digital self-assisted online savings account named ‘Insta Click Savings Account’ recently launched by Bank of Baroda.
• Insta Click Savings Account uses a new form of digital KYC (know-your-customer) with Aadhaar-based OTP and it will offer all range of products and services to its customers.

‘RestartIndia’ advisory portal for MSME sector

July 25, 2020

• The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs), Shri Nitin Gadkari launched a mentoring platform ‘www.restartindia.in’ for MSME which is jointly developed by Muthoot Fincorp and INKtalks.
• The main objective of the Portal is to help the sector in restarting businesses across the country, to address the questions and provide information on various schemes and initiatives of the government.