Page-50 of Current Affairs - October, 2021

MeitY plans Tech repository for Digital services

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is planning to find a “customer relationship management (CRM) as well as enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions” on the basis of “Free and open-source software (FOSS)”. Key Points These solutions would be planned ..

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Icra report: India’s electricity demand to grow 8-8.5% in FY22

According to rating agency ICRA Ltd., India’s electricity demand is expected to increase by 8-8.5 % in Financial Year 2022. Key facts As per report, all-India electricity demand increased by 12.7% to 707 billion units (BU) on year-on0year basis, during ..

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First consignment of Kashmir walnuts flagged off

Under the “One District, One Product (ODOP) initiative” of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, first consignment of Kashmiri walnuts was flagged off from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, recently. Key Points Truck carrying 2,000 kgs was despatched from ..

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Molnupiravir: New drug to treat COVID-19

On October 1, 2021, Pharmaceutical company “Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics” announced the early results of Phase-3 trials of its anti-viral drug called molnupiravir. As per the results, Molnupiravir has reduced the chances of hospitalisation by half among COVID-19 patients with ..

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Centre notifies new Electricity Rules

Union Ministry of Power has notified new Electricity rules called “Electricity (Rights of consumers) Rules” in India, laying down the rights of power of consumers. Key Points These rules will empower the consumers of electricity. Rules originate from the conviction ..

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Kamdhenu Deepawali 2021 campaign launched

Former Cabinet Minister and former chairman of rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog launched the “Kamdhenu Deepawali 2021 campaign” on October 3, 2021. Highlights This campaign was launched for manufacturing and marketing about 100 Crore Deepak lamps & Laxmi-Ganesh Idols made up of ..

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