NASA Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope

NASA marked April 24th as the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into the low earth orbit in 1990. Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the largest space telescopes and is named after American ..

Sanjay Kothari Appointed as New Central Vigilance Commissioner

The government recently appointed Sanjay Kothari as the Central Vigilance Commissioner after the retirement of K V Chowdary from the post last year. CVC The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex governmental body that functions as the anti-corruption watchdog ..

2020 World Immunization Week Observed on Theme ‘Vaccines Work for All’

The World Immunization Week was observed between April 24th and April 30th on the theme of ‘Vaccines Work for All’. About The World Immunization Week is an initiative by WHO to create awareness about the importance of vaccination. It is ..

World Malaria Day Observed on April 25th

World Malaria Day was observed recently on April 25th by the WHO. On the occasion, the ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ campaign was promoted. Malaria Malaria is a mosquito borne disease caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. It is an ..

Andhra Pradesh Launches YSR Zero Interest Loan Scheme

The Andhra Pradesh government recently re-launched the YSR Zero Interest Loan Scheme for women SHGs in times of the COVID-19 crisis. About the Scheme The YSR Zero Interest Loan Scheme seeks to provide bank loans at a 0% interest rate ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Franklin India Mutual Funds Closed Down 6 of its Debt Schemes

Franklin India Mutual Funds recently decided to close down 6 of its debt schemes in India due to redemption pressures. About the Closing Franklin India Mutual Funds closed down 6 of its credit managed yield oriented funds. These schemes had ..

1 Trillion INR Package for MSME

The government is working on a 1 trillion INR package for aiding the MSME sector. In addition to this, the GST refunds and the change in definition of MSME are to be expedited. About the Package The Union Minister of ..

Portal Launched by Odisha for Registering Migrant Workers

The Odisha government has launched a portal covid19.odisha.gov.in for registering migrant workers returning to the state after the lifting of the lockdown in May. About the Portal The portal covid19.odisha.gov.in will enable the registration of migrant workers returning to Odisha ..

COVID-19 Test Kit from IIT Delhi gets ICMR Approval

A test kit developed by Kusuma School of Biological Sciences under the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi became the first real time test kit from an academy to get approval from ICMR. About the Kit The test developed by IIT ..

E-karyalay- an application for file sharing launched by CISF

The Central Industrial Security Force has launched the e-karyalay- an e-office app designed by its technical team for movement of files. About the e-karyalay The e-karyalay is an electronic office app launched by the CISF. It will enable the transfer ..