Category: National Current Affairs

Mohandas Pai to lead IBBI advisory committee on service providers

June 1, 2020

• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has managed its advisory committee on service providers and it would now be led by Manipal Global Education Services Chairman T V Mohandas Pai.

Gujarat to be the first state to complete the migration of workers to their native state by Shramik Special trains

June 1, 2020

• According to sources, Gujrat is the first and the only state which had run more than 1,000 shramik special trains for sending 15 lakh 18 thousand migrant workers to their native state.

Prime Minister declares “My Life My Yoga” Video Blogging contest

June 1, 2020

• Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India on 31st May urged one and all to participate in the “My Life – My Yoga”(also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest, a mutual effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), through the course of his monthly Mann Ki Baat address to the nation.

Meghalaya schemes to give tap connection to all rural households by December 2022

June 1, 2020

• Meghalaya on 1st June put forward the Annual Action Plan to accomplish 100% household tap connections by December 2022 to National Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti for permission.

Govt. Rs 812 Crore signed for Odisha under “Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)”

June 1, 2020

• Odisha state put forward their Annual Action Plan before the National Committee supervised by Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti for consideration and permission for 2020-21. Govt of India sanctioned Rs 812 Crores for implementation of the Mission in the State for the financial year.

Petroleum Minister gives to the nation, 56 CNG stations

May 31, 2020

• Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan committed to the nation, 56 CNG stations scattered over 11 States and Union Territories. These stations are in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

MP govt begins ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers

May 30, 2020

• Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared the launch of the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme.
• This scheme would help to secure employment for skilled workers who have come back to the state in the COVID-19 situation.

U’khand govt starts “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants

May 30, 2020

• Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants. The scheme will extend credit facility through nationalized banks, scheduled commercial banks and cooperative banks.

Finance Minister releases facility of Instant Allotment of PAN

May 29, 2020

• The facility for instant allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) has been formally released by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on a near to real-time basis.
• The PAN applicants who have a legal Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar will be able to get of the facility.

NPCI releases AI virtual Artificial Intelligence assistant PAi

May 28, 2020

• An Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chatbot “PAi” has been released by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).
• This chatbot has been launched to spread awareness around NPCI’s products such as FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real time basis, hence growing the digital financial inclusion in India.