Category: National Current Affairs

Covid FYI, digital directory for all services and helpline launched

April 20, 2020

• For providing one stop solution to all queries related to services and helplines , digital directory COVID FYI have been launched.

“National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India” started

April 20, 2020

• The “National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India” has been started by the Union Minister for Culture (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel.
• The “National List of ICH of India”, which is a part of the Vision 2024 of the Ministry of Culture, spreads awareness about the diverse cultural heritage elements from different parts of India at national as well as international level.

Wardbot for Corona patients developed by IIT Ropar

April 19, 2020

• To help the COVID-19 patients in isolation wards, IIT Ropar has developed Wardbot, that is like a robot that will deliver basic items like food or other items to patients
• This device will be very beneficial in reducing the pace of virus as it will reduce human to human interaction 

WWF India’s new ambassador is Viswanathan Anand

April 18, 2020

• Indian Chess player Viswanathan Anand has joined World Wide Fund India as its ambassador for the environmental program.

Pusa Sanitizing tunnel inaugurated in New Delhi

April 17, 2020

•  Union minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Kailash Chaudhary has inaugurated Pusa sanitizing tunnel in New Delhi.
• This pusa sanitizing tunnel has been developed by the Division of Agricultural Engineering and Indian Agriculture research institute.

DST starts integrated geospatial platform “Sahyog”

April 16, 2020

• The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has started an Integrated Geospatial Platform known as “SAHYOG”.
• Benefit: This integrated geospatial platform targets to assist in decision making during the present COVID-19 outbreak and support with area-specific strategies in order to handle the socio-economic impact in the recovery phase.

Ministry of Tourism starts its “DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series on April 14

April 13, 2020

• Ministry of Tourism has started its “DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series on April 14 to present information on the many destinations and the sheer depth and expanse of the culture and heritage of our Incredible India.

Ahmedabad station to be 1st station to get sanitizing tunnel

April 13, 2020

• Ahmedabad railway station at Kalupur, Gujarat becomes the 1st station of Indian Railways (IR) to set up a “Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel”.
• This Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel is set up to make sure the safety of staff and passengers in the view of the COVID-19.

Ministry of HRD initiates web portal ‘YUKTI’

April 13, 2020

• Ministry for Human Resource Development has initiated a web-portal named YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) in New Delhi.
• The web portal and dashboard will help to check and record the efforts and initiatives of the Ministry of HRD.

Double-Layered Khadi Masks produced by KVIC

April 12, 2020

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has prepared a double-layered Khadi mask to check the spread of COVID-19.
• KVIC has also bagged large orders for the supply of a double-layered Khadi mask in vast quantities.