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Category: National Current Affairs

Delhi Govt to establish up ‘Plasma Bank’ at ILBS, the First Plasma Bank in India

June 29, 2020
arvind kejriwal
  • Delhi government on 29th June planned for introducing up of a plasma bank for the treatment of COVID-19 sufferers. Delhi was one of the first states to have provided a go-ahead for plasma therapy in April.

Madhya Pradesh to start ‘Kill Corona campaign’ from July 1 to screen the entire population

June 29, 2020
shivraj singh chauhan
  • Madhya Pradesh’s government will start a ‘Kill Corona campaign’ from July 1 to screen the whole population of the state in a fortnight. This was planned at a meeting led by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

India holds the position of the 3rd-largest economy on PPP basis for 2017

June 28, 2020
Money
  • India has fixed its spot as the third-largest economy after China and the US in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2017, stated the government citing the World Bank data.

NCAER forecasts India’s GDP growth at 1.3% in FY21

June 28, 2020
GDP
  • National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) announced the Indian economy could be developing at 1.3% in FY21 as a base case scenario. This prediction is based on the incorporation of the monetary and fiscal stimulus measures undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the central government.

India slides down at 77th place in estimating money in Swiss banks

June 28, 2020
Swiss National Bank
  • India has rolled down three spots to 77th rank in terms of money deposited by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019, while the UK has maintained its top position, as per the recent data from Switzerland’s central bank. India was placed 74th in the previous year.

‘Sankalp Parva’ on the call of Prime Minister by Ministry of Culture from 28th June to 12th July 2020

June 28, 2020
Plantation
  • The Union Ministry of Culture has declared on 27th June 2020 that on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Ministry has selected to commemorate a 2-week long tree plantation campaign called ‘Sankalp Parva’ from 28th June to 12th July 2020. This was told by the Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Joshi.

Indians’ money in Swiss Banks down 6% at Rs 6,625 Crore in 2019

June 28, 2020
Swiss National Bank
  • Funds deposited by Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches, sank nearly 6 percent in 2019 to 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore), annual data from Swiss National Bank revealed on 25th June.

Yes Bank pairs-up with UDMA to release ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app

June 27, 2020
Yes Bank
  • Private lender Yes Bank has tied hands with UDMA technologies to release digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’. This new product from the lender will support the customers with contactless payments. The digital wallet is published under minimum KYC regulations to Yes Bank.

NGT Forms Committee chaired by Justice BP Katakey to investigate Assam Gas Leak

June 27, 2020
fire
  • The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has exacted an interim fine of Rs 25 crore on PSU major Oil India over its failure to control fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well resulting in harm to the atmosphere. Well, number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, has been spreading gas uncontrollably for the last 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters at the site.

Maharashtra govt declares Maha Parwana plan to draw fresh investments in industries

June 27, 2020
Maharashtra CM
  • In an effort to draw fresh industrial investments in Maharashtra, the state government declared a unique project called ‘Maha Parwana’, which will extend various incentives and offer a single-window clearance system for project execution.