Page-9 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Good Governance Day: December 25
Every year Good Governance Day is celebrated on December 25 to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Good Governance Day was established in 2014. Atal Bihari Vajpayee He served as Prime Minister between 1998 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
India’s first Lithium refinery
The first Lithium refinery of India is to be set up in Gujarat. One of the largest power trading and renewable energy company, Manikaran Power Limited is to invest Rs 1000 crores to set up the refinery. About the Refinery ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Central Investment Clearance Cell
The Government of India recently announced that the Central Investment Clearance Cell is to be launched by April 2021. The Centralised Investment Clearance Cell was announced as an integral part of the single window system. The Single Window System is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Coal Import Monitoring System
The Government of India is to implement Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS). The system will require the importers to submit advance information online and obtain an automatic registration number to handle coal imports in the country. About the Coal Import ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Naegleria fowleri: Brain Eating Amoeba
Naegleria fowleri is a single celled amoeba. It is also called the brain-eating Amoeba. The amoeba is now rapidly spreading in the US. The news comes after a mysterious disease called Eluru was discovered in the districts of Andhra Pradesh. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UNICEF’s COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard
The UNICEF has recently launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard as the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent. About the Dashboard It is an interactive tool for countries and industries to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Himachal Pradesh Integrated Drug Prevention Policy
The Himachal Pradesh Government has recently announced that Integrated Drug Prevention, Treatment, Management and Rehabilitation Programme is to be framed soon. Integrated Drug Prevention Policy The following are the Key Features of the policy: The policy will be named as ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana recently completed 1.5 crore treatments. The Government of India recently announced that it is to rationalise the health package in Health Benefit Package 3.0. Key Highlights Ayushman Bharat, the flagship programme of Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 25, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines for December 25, 2020 India Swachhata Abhiyan App launched On December 24, 2020, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched a mobile application “Swachhata Abhiyian”. The application was developed to geotag the data ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
PM Kisan Scheme
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to release Rs 18,000 crores under Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Samman Nidhi. Around nine crore farmers are to be benefitted from the funds. PM-KISAN It was first implemented as Rythu Bandhu Scheme by the Government of ..