Swasthya Sathi Scheme: Key Highlights

Swasthya Sathi scheme is a health insurance scheme of the West Bengal government. It was launched in 2016 and it has now been expanded to cover the state’s entire population. It provides basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to 5 lakh INR per annum per family. Both state-run and private hospitals are ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Assembly Elections • Duare Sarkar • Health insurance • Mamta Banerjee • Swasthyasathi • West Bengal

Why did RBI direct HDFC bank to stop its Digital Launches?

The Reserve Bank of India recently asked the HDFC bank to temporarily stop all its launches under its Digital 2.0 programme. Why did RBI take action against HDFC bank? The RBI issued the order with regard to outrages against the bank. The order were issued with regard to incidents of outrages in mobile banking, internet ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Banking • Banking Regulation Act • HDFC • Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Annual Ranking of Police Stations

The Ministry of Home Affairs recently released the annual ranking of police Stations in India. The annual ranking is being done since 2015. Key highlights of the ranking Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district of Manipur was ranked as the best performing police station in the country. The All Women Police Station of Suramangalam ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Annual Ranking of Police Station • Indian Police • Police Forces • Police in India • police infrastructure • Police ranks • Police Reforms • Police Training • Police Welfare • United Nations

West Bengal Public Finance Management Investment Programme: Key Facts

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank have recently signed an agreement under which the bank will provide 50 million USD of laon. It is a policy-based loan. The loan is to be utilised to improve financial management procedures, promote informed decision making, improve operational efficiencies that aim at achieving more fiscal savings ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Asian Development Bank (ADB) • India-ADB • Public Finance Management • Public Finance Management System • West Bengal

Chardham Highway Project: Recent Developments

On December 2, 2020, the Supreme Court asked the committee monitoring the Char Dham Highway project to consider the applications from Defence Ministry. The Defence Ministry in its application is seeking to widen roads up to seven metres in the Indo China border area within 2 weeks. On September 8, 2020, the Supreme Court asked ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Badrinath • Bhagirathi Eco Sensitive Zone • Chardham • Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana • chardham pariyojana • Chardham Yatra • Gangotri • Indo-Tibetan Border Police • Kedarnath • Line of Actual Control • Supreme court • Yamunotri