Current Affairs – April 8, 2021 [Daily News Digest]
GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs April 8, 2021.
India-Japan: MoU signed for Academic and Research Cooperation
The Union Cabinet recently apprised a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between India and Japan. The MoU was signed between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) that o…..Read Here
INS Sarvekshak: Joint Hydrographc Survey in Mauritius
The INS Sarvekshak is on a deployment to Mauritius for undertaking Hydrogrpahic surveys along with Mauritius. It will also provide training to the Mauritian personnel on advanced hydrog…..Read Here
IRDAI Guidelines on Trade Credit Insurance
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) recently issued draft guidelines for general insurance companies. The guidelines mainly focus on credit insurance pro…..Read Here
S Ramann: New Chairman and Managing Director of SIDBI
The Government of India recently appointed S Ramann as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries and Development Bank of India. About the Appointment The appointment is for…..Read Here
What is Jordan Crisis?
Jordan is a unitary state that is ruled under a Constitutional Monarchy. Unitary state is a state that is governed as a single entity where the central government is ultimately supreme……Read Here
G-sec acquisition programme – G-SAP 1.0
The Reserve Bank of India recently announced a Government Security Acquisition Programme, GSAP 1.0. Under the programme, the central bank will purchase government bonds of worth Rs 1 tr…..Read Here
RBI Consumer Confidence Index
The Reserve Bank of India recently released the report of Consumer Confidence Survey. The survey was conducted in major cities of the country over 5,000 respondents. Key Highlights of t…..Read Here
MCA: 60% Eligible for pre-pack turnaround Scheme
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently announced that six out of ten active Indian companies are eligible for the new pre-packaged bankruptcy scheme. This is because out of th…..Read Here
World Bank-IMF launch Climate Change platform for poor countries
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have launched a platform to advise the poor countries on funding for conservation and climate activities. Both the financial organizations…..Read Here
RBI: Inflation Forecast Model Amended
The Reserve Bank of India recently revised its Inflation Forecast Model. The new model will capture how fiscal and monetary policy interact with real economy elements in a better way. A…..Read Here
IMF: Solidarity Tax on Pandemic Winners
The International Monetary Fund recently announced Solidarity Tax on Pandemic Winners. That is, the companies that prospered during COVID-19 crisis should pay additional tax to show sol…..Read Here
PM FME Scheme: Ministries Converge
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, earlier launched an all India Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) Scheme. The scheme is to be implemen…..Read Here
Madhukranti Portal and Honey Corners launched
The Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Madhukranti portal and Honey Corners of NAFED to promote the Honey Mission in India. Madhukranti portal The Madhukranti…..Read Here
Anamaya: Tribal Health Collaborative
The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister recently launched the Tribal Health Collaborative called “Anamaya”. Key Features of Anamaya It is a multi-stake holder initiative. It wa…..Read Here
Robo Plant: Technology to interact with plants
The scientists from Singapore have developed a technology to interact with plants. The technology has been named as “Robo Plant”. About the Robo Plant Technology The technology help…..Read Here
MoU signed between Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of AYUSH
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying operating under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of AYUSH signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…..Read Here
Related Posts
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021