Kerala to build country’s first International Women Trade Centre

In association with United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (WTC), at Angamaly (a city in Kochi, Kerala). Objective The recent move aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

11 Ordinances in queue for Parliament Monsoon Session

Keeping in view the current global pandemic there is no clarity as to when the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament will start. There is a total of 11 ordinances in the centre’s high list of a priority out of which ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Amazon to explore health tracking industry

World’s most customer-centric company Amazon.com Inc. founded by Zeff Bezos recently launched a wearable fitness gadget called the Halo Band. The company is entering the health wearable market for health monitoring devices which is already dominated by Apple Inc. and ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Indian Railway to become energy self-reliant by 2030

Contributing towards National Solar Mission, Indian Railway under the chairmanship of Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal is all set to become self-reliant and self-sufficient in terms of energy for all its operational work by 2030. Objective ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

78 new routes added under UDAN Scheme

The fourth round of regional connectivity scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) has seen major growth in terms of development this year. Recently Civil Aviation Ministry under the Udan scheme approved a total of 78 additional routes. ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Who are conferred with ‘Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakti Puraskar’ award?

Recently, the nominations of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for the year 2021 have been invited by the Ministry of Women and Child Development from children, individuals, and institutions. The award The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is the ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

What are the features of RCS- UDAN 4.0?

Under the fourth version of the government’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN 4.0, a total of 78 additional routes have been approved by the aviation ministry. It will further boost regional connectivity in remote areas of the country. Features The prime ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

How important is ‘Privacy’ in the new National Digital Health Mission?

The draft of NDMH’s Health Data Management Policy that looks forward to inducting all necessary data privacy measures as part of the digitization of the healthcare system has been released recently by the National Health Authority (NHA) for public opinion. ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Why do online sellers file Anti-trust cases against Amazon in India?

E-commerce giant Amazon is going to face a legal battle as an anti-trust case has been filed with the Competition Commission of India against Amazon India by a group of about 2,000 online sellers. Issues The members of the All ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 28, 2020

1. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared which region as free of Polio disease? [A] Asia[B] Africa[C] Australia[D] Europe Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Africa] Notes:The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced that the African continent is completely free ..