US to pay $2 Billion approx. to Pharma Companies for COVID 19 Vaccine

The US Government has decided to pay Pfizer and BioNTech SE $1.95 billion to procure 100 million doses of their COVID 19 vaccine being experimented in order to provide the medicine free of cost to the Americans. This comes on the backdrop of the rising number of cases of the deadly virus in the USA ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: BioNTech • COVID-19 • COVID-19 vaccine • Pfizer • USA

Air India Forms Panel to Identify Employees to be sent on Leave

The government-owned airline carrier Air India has formed a committee in order to kick-start the process of identifying the employees who can be sent on leave without pay for a period of maximum 5 years. The committee is mandated to find out employees who are redundant or surplus in the organization and they will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

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

Topics: Air India • Leave Without Pay • National Carrier

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-23 July 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-23 July 2020 INDIA 700 MW Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 (KAAP-3) in Gujarat achieves criticality; can now generate power Trials of helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile Dhruvastra held in Odisha; earlier called Nag missile (HELINA) Actor Sonu Sood launches ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app to help workers find jobs ECONOMY & CORPORATE Govt. extends work-from-home ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Today's News Headlines

SEBI Constitutes Committee for Financial and Regulatory Technology

The securities market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a high-level committee in order to recommend required changes in the financial and regulatory technology in India. It is going to examine the aspects of technology and unstructured data analysis for surveillance functions and market development. This committee is mandated to make ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Financial and Regulatory Technology • High-Level Committee • SEBI • Securities and Exchange Board of India

Airtel Payments Bank and NSDC Come Together to Skill Rural Youth

The National Skill Development Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Airtel Payments Bank in order to arrange for skill-based training to the youth in the rural areas. The focus will be on enabling them to find suitable opportunities for employment in the financial services industry. It has been forged in order to bring together ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Airtel Payments Bank • Digital Financial Services • National Skill Development Corporation • NSDC