• President Ram Nath Kovind has decided to forgo 30% of his salary for the whole year apart from directing officials to adopt other austerity measures in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Constitutional Provisions: • Article 59 (2):…
• The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal launched a week-long ‘Bharat Padhe Online’ campaign for crowdsourcing of ideas for improving the online education ecosystem of India. About: • Union Minister said that this campaign aims to invite…
• Amid the coronavirus gloom is a positive news on the road construction front as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday announced it has completed constructing 3979 km of highways in the financial year 2019-20. About: •…
• The Reserve Bank of India has formalised guidelines for regulating the activities of payment aggregators (PAs) given the important functions of these intermediaries in the online payments’ space. Key features of new guidelines: • Payment Aggregators (PAs) are entities…
• Minister for Home Affairs introduced the National Forensic Sciences University Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha. About: • The bill seeks to establish a National Forensic Sciences University as an institution of national importance by upgrading the Gujarat Forensic…
• The World Water Day 2020 was observed on 22nd March with theme “Water and Climate Change.” About: • World Water Day is an annual UN observance day observed on 22 March. • To advocate for the sustainable management of…
• The Union Cabinet has approved a Production Incentive Scheme (PLI) for large-scale electronics manufacturing entity. Key highlights: • The scheme proposes production-linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components…
The Ministry of Defence signed the capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons Industries for procurement of 16,479 Light Machine Guns (LMGs) at a cost of Rs 880 crore with the approval of Defence Minister. About: The contracted Negev 7.62X51 mm…
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has given its approval to the proposal of Department of Fertilizers to remove ambiguities in the Modified New Pricing Scheme -III (NPS-III) for determination of fixed costs for the urea units. Key highlights:…
• Information Commissioner Bimal Julka was appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on Friday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. Key highlights: • President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Julka as CIC in the Central Information…
• QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking by Subject were released for 2020. Key Findings: • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and University of Cambridge have secured top three positions in the Engineering and Technology category. IIT Bombay…
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched “Suposhit Maa Abhiyan” to provide nutritional support to pregnant women and adolescent girls in Kota. About: • Keeping newborn and pregnant women healthy is the main objective of the ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan ‘.…
