Page-9 of GKToday Archives: January, 2021
India to Launch ‘Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme’
The government has announced for the launch of Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) on January 29, 2021. Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) The scheme will be launched with a corpus of Rs 945 crore. The scheme was launched ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Economic Survey 2021- Key Highlights
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha on January 29, 2021. Highlights The Economic Survey 2021 presented an estimation of the progress that the Indian economy has made in the last 12 months. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
CSIR-Ladakh inks MoU for S&T Development
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the union territory of Ladakh recently signed an agreement for the development of the Union Territory through Science and Technology (S&T) interventions. About the MoU The agreement was signed by CSIR-IIIM Director ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
What is STARS Project?
The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education, and the World Bank have signed the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) project on January 28, 2021. The project is a financial support agreement. STARS ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
India’s Rank on Covid-19 Response Index
The Covid-19 Response Index was provided by Sydney-based Lowy Institute, recently. The study was based on the number of key indicators such as confirmed cases, cases per million people, deaths and deaths per million people. Key findings of the index ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
India- Japan 5th Act East Forum Meet
The fifth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum was held between India and Japan on January 28, 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the Ambassador of Japan to India, Suzuki Satoshi. Highlights ..