Category: National Current Affairs

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan starts mobile app ‘eBloodServices’ to order blood

June 27, 2020

• Union health minister Harsh Vardhan started the ‘eBloodServices’ App in cooperation with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this crucial time of COVID-19 pandemic. The app is produced by the ERaktkosh team and will bring ‘transparency’ in the blood donation program.

Tripura govt starts Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme to give nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women

June 27, 2020

• Tripura govt on 24th June declared Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar, an aspiring scheme to give nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women. Pregnant women would be examined four times in nearby Primary Health Centers

AP govt. starts YSR Kapu Nestham scheme, to give Rs 15,000 for eligible women

June 26, 2020

• Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on 25th June started ‘YSR Kapu Nestham’ at his camp office for the welfare of the women from Kapu community. The government will give Rs 15,000 per year for all the eligible women aged between 45 and 60 years for a period of five years.

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to be the first in India with this new tech at both ends of runway

June 26, 2020

• Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport receives Aviation Weather Monitoring System. For the first time in India, an Aviation Weather Monitoring System has been established at the Bangalore airport at both edges of the runway.

Indian Railways inks MoU with RailTel for VSS work at 6049 stations

June 26, 2020

• Indian Railways has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for providing Video Surveillance System (VSS) work at 6049 stations of Category A1, A, B, C , D& E of Indian Railways.

India’s NTPC gets PMC job for 500-MW solar project in Mali

June 25, 2020

• Indian power producer NTPC Ltd has acquired a project management consultancy (PMC) contract for the construction of a 500-MW solar park in the Republic of Mali.

Govt to give 2% interest subsidy to ‘Shishu’ borrowers under Mudra Yojna

June 25, 2020

• The government on 24th June planned to give 2% interest subvention to borrowers under the ‘Shishu’ section of the flagship Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY). Collateral free loans of up to ₹50,000 are provided to beneficiaries.

Adani Power to obtain US-based AES’ 49% stake in Odisha Power for Rs 1,019cr

June 25, 2020

• Adani Power will buy a 49 percent investment stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) for $135 million (around Rs 1,019 crore) from US-based The AES Corporation’s, the company declared on June 23.

Cabinet permits declaration of Kushinagar airport in UP as the international airport

June 25, 2020

• The Union Cabinet 24th June permitted the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer increased connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site.

Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company begins Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment in MP

June 25, 2020

• In Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company has begun the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment in one of its variety of initiatives. In this scheme, women Self-Help Groups at Gram Panchayat level will serve as Nishtha Vidyut Mitra.