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GoI to launch the largest market of Tribal products

Government of India(GoI)
  • The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda is to launch the largest handicraft and organic product market place called “Tribes India E-MarketPlace”. The market place is an initiative of TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India).

GoI & UNICEF launched YuWaah Platform

YuWaah Platform
  • To make young people career ready the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have signed a SoI (Statement of Intent) to launch YuWaah-Generation Unlimited (GenU), which is a global multi-stakeholder platform in India.

Centre approves 78 new routes under 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme

Ministry of Civil Aviation
  • The Civil Aviation Ministry approved the 78 new routes under the 4th round of Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN). It is a Regional Connectivity Scheme that aims at further enhancing the connectivity to the regional and remote areas of the country.

GOI extends line of credit worth 18 million to Maldives

Maldives
  • The Line of credit worth 18 million US dollars extended by the Indian government to the Maldives comes with a repayment tenor of 20 years with a grace period of 5 years for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO).

GOI notifies changes in FDI norms on civil aviation

FDI
  • Government notifies changes in FDI norms on civil aviation by permitting NRIs to own 100% stake of Air India.The government for the third time extended the deadline to bid for Air India. The deadline was extended by two months till August 31, 2020. The divestment process for the national.

“Mausam Application” launched by GoI to Forecast Weather

Mausam Application
  • Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a mobile application named ‘Mausam’ that will not only provide city-wise weather forecasts and warnings but also provide information such as humidity, temperature, wind speed, direction for around 200 cities.
  • The application is jointly designed and developed by International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).

Government of India (GoI) has helped North Korea with $1 million of medical assistance

Government of India (GoI) has helped North Korea with $1 million of medical assistance
  • As per the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), Government of India (GoI) has helped North Korea with an amount of $1 million for anti-tuberculosis medicine.

Cabinet approved the Central Sector Scheme of funding facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

Cabinet Approval
  • The Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed a new pan India Central Sector Scheme under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
  • The foremost goal of the scheme is to produce a medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.

Union HRD Minister and Sports Minister start ‘Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’ under Fit India campaign for school children

Fit India campaign
  • Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju talked to students here under the Fit India drive by the Government of India. Olympic medal winner badminton player Ms. P.V Sindhu and Indian football team Captain Shri. Sunil Chhetri was also there at the launch of the “Fit Hai To Hit Hai India” program arranged under the Fit India campaign.

Union HRD Minister and Union Health Minister started Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020 (DDH2020)

Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020
  • Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the Union Minister of HRD(Human Resource Development) and Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Science and Technology started the Drug Discovery Hackathon (DDH2020)  to recognize drug applicants against SARS-CoV-2 by in-silico drug discovery and follow up by chemical synthesis and biological testing