Category: All Current Affairs

AYURAKSHA programme launched by All India institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)

May 2, 2020

• AYURAKHSA programme has been launched by All India Institute of Ayurveda(AIIA) laong with AYUSH ministry and Delhi Police to boost immunity of people during the period of pandemic COVID-19.
• The slogan is ““Corona Se Jung: Delhi Police Ke Sang”. Free immunity booster kits will be distributed to delhi police as well.

Manipur and Gorakhpur, UP gets new GI tags

May 2, 2020

• Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh’s terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Chak-Hao, a scented glutinous rice has been in cultivation in Manipur over centuries. It has also been used by traditional medical practitioners as part of traditional medicine. 
• The terracotta work of Gorakhpur is a centuries-old traditional art form, where the potters make various animal figures like, horses, elephants, camel, goat, ox, etc. with hand-applied ornamentation.Some of the major products of craftsmanship include the Hauda elephants, Mahawatdar horse, deer, camel, five-faced Ganesha, singled-faced Ganesha, elephant table, chandeliers, hanging bells etc. 

Arvind Kumar Sharma appointed as secretary to MSME ministry.

May 2, 2020

• 1988 batch IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma has been appointed as secretary to Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises.(MSMEs).
• Prior to this he was serving as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.

ICC bans Deepak Aggarwal for breaching Anti-corruption code

May 2, 2020

• International Cricket Council (ICC) has booked Deepak Aggarwal, Cricketer from Sonipat, Haryana from all forms of cricket for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code for a period of 2 years.
• He  came on Dubai’s ICC anti-corruption unit’s radar because of his suspicious movement during a game in Abu Dhabi.

Vikas Abhaya loan scheme launched by KVG Bank

May 2, 2020

• Karnataka Vikas Grameena bank (KVG Bank) has launched Vikas Abhaya Scheme to support Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India that have been affected due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• The loan will be for the existing MSME customers who have been regular as on February 29. A maximum loan of up to ₹1 lakh will be provided and no collateral security will be insisted upon. The loan is repayable within 36 months, 

E-book “Prof. B.B. Lal: India Rediscovered” released by Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel

May 2, 2020

• One the birth anniversary of great archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal, Union Culture Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel released an e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” in New Delhi. 

Giridhar Aramane appointed as secretary to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

May 2, 2020

• 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh, Giridhar Aramane has been appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and HIghways. Proir to this he was serving as additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat.
• He has replaced Sanjeev Ranjan who has been appointed as secretary in the Ministry of Shipping.

Chhattisgarh tops in providing employment during lockdown

May 1, 2020

• Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the whole country to provide the highest number of employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the lockdown period due to COVID-19.

YASH launched by NCSTC and DST for COVID-19

May 1, 2020

• Year of awareness on Science & health(YASH) has been launched by National council for Science and technology communication (NCSTC) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) to fight against COVId-19 

Jharkhand becomes the first state to bring back its migrant workers

May 1, 2020

• Jharkhand has become the first state in the whole country to bring its workers. students ad labourers by train who were stranded in other states and were not able to make there way back home due to nation-wide lockdown imposed because of COVID-19.