India Nation & States Current Affairs
ROPAX Jetty Project on River Dhamra
The Government of India recently approved Rs 50 crores to develop an all-weather ROPAX in Odisha. The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 110 crores. The project aims to launch Roll-on or Roll-off Passenger Jetty connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak district and Talachua in Kendrapara district. About the project The project will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Bhitarkanika Mangroves • Bhitarkanika National Park • Crocodile • dhamra river • Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary • IUCN Red List • jetty • Odisha • Olive ridley sea turtle • ROPAX • wheeler island
COVAXIN: Transfer of Technology from Bharat Biotech to Haffkine
The Government of India recently approved the transfer of technology from Bharat Biotech to Hafkine Institute. COVAXIN COVAXIN is one of the two drugs that is currently administered in India. It is manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research. The COVAXIN is produced by making the Corona Virus incapable ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Bharat Biotech • COVAXIN • COVID-19 vaccine • Covishield • ICMR • Moderna • Pfizer • WHO
PM CARES Fund: Oxygen Plant for 100 new hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently announced that around hundred new hospitals are to have their own oxygen plant under the PM CARES Fund. PM CARES Fund is Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. What is the plan? The Government of India has sanctioned 162 Pressure Swing Adsorption Plants ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Companies Act 2013 • Corporate social responsibility (CSR) • COVID-19 • Oxygen • PM CARES Fund
Facebook Inclusive Internet Index
The Economist Intelligence Unit along with Facebook recently released the Inclusive Internet Index. According to the index, India is at the 49th spot when it comes to internet inclusion and gender equality in accessing the internet. The Facebook Inclusive Internet Index looked at 120 countries. These countries represented 96% of global population and 98% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) • Inclusive Internet Index • Internet • Internet access • Internet connectivity • low income countries • middle income countries
Online Grievance Management Portal of NCSC launched
The Union Minister for Communication and IT and Law and Justice recently launched the “Online Grievance Management portal of NCSC”. NCSC is National Commission of Scheduled Castes. About the Portal The portal was launched on the occasion of 130th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. The Scheduled Caste community in the country can register ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ambedkar • Article 338-A • Constitution • National Commission for Scheduled Castes • Scheduled Castes