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Flipkart: New Startup Programmes

January 19, 2022

LEAP is the new start up programme of Flipkart. It is also called Leap Ahead. It aims to help the start ups in India. Under this LEAP programme, Flipkart is to implement two programmes. They are FLIN and FLA. FLIN ..

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What is ‘Great Resignation’?

January 18, 2022

In 2020, resignation rates in United States increased amid the fear and uncertainty caused by the covid-19 pandemic. One year later, the workforce experienced a collective burnout, as a result they left their jobs at unprecedented rates. This phenomenon of ..

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World Employment and Social Outlook Report

January 18, 2022

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its report titled “World Employment and Social Outlook”. In the report, ILO has projected global unemployment of 207 million in 2022. Key findings of the report Global unemployment will reach to 207 million in 2022. It is almost ..

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National Technical Textiles Mission- New Projects

January 18, 2022

On January 17, 2022, Ministry of textiles cleared 20 strategic research projects, worth Rs 30 crores, in the areas of specialty fibres and geotextiles. Key Points These projects fall under government’s flagship programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission.’ Out of 20 ..

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Standards for Charging Infrastructure for EV

January 18, 2022

The Ministry of Power recently released revised guidelines for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.  The ministry has released these guidelines to increase the adoption of EVs and also to fasten the adoption. About the Guidelines It allows the entities or individuals ..

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US Bill on Rare Earth supplies

January 17, 2022

The United States Government has recently proposed a bill to end China’s “chokehold” on rare – earth metal supplies. Why the bill? The rare earth metals are used almost in every latest technology starting from electric batteries to fighter jets. ..

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India’s Retail Inflation in December 2021

January 17, 2022

The retail inflation in India increased to 5.59% in December 2021. This is the highest in the last five months. The inflation data was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. About the increase in retail inflation The ..

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Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme

January 17, 2022

Under “Chip to Start-up (C2S) Programme”, central government is seeking application from 100 start-ups, MSMEs, R&D organisations and academia to train 85,000 engineers in very-large-scale integration (VLSI) and embedded system design areas. Chip to Start-up (C2S) Programme The C2S programme ..

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Oxfam India’s ‘Inequality Kills’ Report

January 17, 2022

According to Oxfam India “Inequality Kills” report, wealth of India’s richest families reached to a record high in 2021. Key findings of report Report states that, 84 per cent of Indian households witnessed an income decline amid covid-19 pandemic. Richest ..

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Delhi’s first DTC Electric Bus

January 17, 2022

On January 17, 2022, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off the first electric bus of the Delhi Transport Corporation. The E – buses are to run on 27 – km long route. These buses were manufactured by the ..

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