Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 July 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 July 2020 INDIA Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for coronavirus Saffron grown in Kashmir gets Geographical Indication certification India-European Union Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation renewed for next five years (2020-2025) ECONOMY & CORPORATE Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) allows exemption of Rs 220 cr to Tata ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Today's News Headlines

RBI to extend $400 million Currency Swap Facility to Sri Lanka

The Reserve Bank of India has signed all the necessary documents for extending a $400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s draining foreign exchange reserves on account of the coronavirus pandemic around the world. This agreement will remain available till November 2022 In April 2020, RBI said in a ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Currency Swap Agreement • India-Sri Lanka • RBI • Reserve Bank of India

No Fees for Govt. Schools in Punjab for This Year

Punjab Government has announced that the government schools in the state will not charge any admission, re-admission and tuition fees for this session because of the COVID 19 crisis. The state government has also decided to move the court against the fees charged by the private schools in the state. The Chief Minister of Punjab ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: States Current Affairs

Topics: Government of Punjab • Government Schools • Punjab • Punjab Chief Minister

Wrist Band to detect COVID 19 Symptoms to be launched by IIT Madras Startup

Muse Wearables, a startup incubated in IIT Madras, is on its way to launch a wearable wrist tracker to detect COVID 19 symptoms at an early stage. This is expected to be available in the market within the next month. The startup has raised a funding of Rs 22 crores for the purpose. The company, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • IIT-Madras • Muse Wearables • Startup • Wearable Wrist Band

Plasma Donation Program to be launched in Dharavi, Mumbai

Maharashtra government will launch a plasma donation program following the ‘Plasma Daan Sankalp Abhiyan’ for primary screening of recovered COVID 19 patients in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. This comes after Dharavi set an example of controlling the Coronavirus spread and that is why the local MP has now organized a plasma donation camp there. ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: States Current Affairs

Topics: Chief Minister • Dharavi • Maharashtra • Mumbai • Plasma Donation