Category: National Current Affairs

500-yr-old temple comes up from Mahanadi water

June 17, 2020

• An ancient temple, sunk in river Mahanadi, has reappeared after 11 years in Nayagarh district (Odisha). An archaeology survey team of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) stumbled upon ‘mastaka’ of the temple submerged in Mahanadi waters at Padmabati village under Bhapur tehsil.

A short film made in Odisha village gets award in COVID-19 International film festival

June 16, 2020

• Martyapura Re Jamaraj (‘Yamaraj on earth’), a short film released by a group from the Ankushpur village of Odisha’s Ganjam district has honored with a special jury award at the COVID-19 International Film Festival 2020.

Airtel Payments Bank starts ‘Suraksha Salary’ account for MSMEs

June 16, 2020

• Airtel Payments Bank started a salary account for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).
• Through the ‘Suraksha Salary’ account, MSMEs and other organizations will allow them to make cashless payments and also give financial security blanket to their employees.

India with 12 countries heads “Verified” initiative of the United Nations to counter misinformation on COVID-19

June 16, 2020

• India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here targeted at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus, with over 130 nations supporting the global call to fight the “infodemic” associating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

First nationwide online ‘Gas Trading Platform’ started by IGX

June 16, 2020

• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan started the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. IGX will be a delivery-based trading platform for the delivery of Natural Gas. The trade on the platform began in his auspicious presence.

India ranks 12th on the Nature Index 2020

June 15, 2020

• India has placed on 12^th position, globally in science research output as per the newly-released Nature Index table 2020.
• Globally the top-rated Indian institutions in this table are CSIR, a group of 39 institutions at the 160th position and IISc Bangalore at the 184th.

Govt starts Aarogya Path portal for healthcare supply chain

June 15, 2020

• The central government digitally started AarogyaPath on June 12, 2020. It is a web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain portal. It will give real-time availability of significant healthcare supplies for manufacturers, customers, and suppliers.

Indian Railways makes new world record by successfully running first Double-Stack Container Train in OHE electrified territory

June 15, 2020

• Indian Railways has made a new world record by successfully running the first Double-Stack Container Train in a high-rise in Over Head Equipment(OHE) electrified territory on Western Railway.

NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 releases

June 15, 2020

• The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology defined by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, to rank Indian institutes of higher education in the nation. The NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 has been declared by the HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on June 11, 2020. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi has topped the list with 80.5 score out of 100.

India stands 56th among 200 countries on Covid-19 safety assessment

June 14, 2020

• India has been ranked 56th out of 200 countries in a comprehensive report on security and risk assessment of nations fighting COVID-19.
• Switzerland is the safest country in the world for COVID-19, followed by Germany and Israel. South Sudan is the most dangerous.