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Punjab government launched an automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR) under universal new-born hearing screening programme.
Punjab has become the first state in the country to introduce the AABR system to manage hearing loss in new-born and young children. This is done under the Universal new-born hearing screening programme.

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The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).
The DRDO also successfully flight tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface to air missile, from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha.

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The Gujarat High Court has become the first high court to begin live-streaming of court proceedings. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana launched the first live broadcast of the court functioning.
The Chief Justice also announced that the Supreme Court will start the live broadcast soon. This is seen as a step towards ensuring transparency and openness in the Indian judiciary. He also released the Gujarat High Court (Live Streaming of Court Proceedings) Rules, 2021.

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As per a recent data produced in the Lok Sabha on fish consumption in India, people from Lakshadweep ate 105.6 kg fish per person in 2019-20. They eat 300 gm of fish every day, while the people of Haryana need a year to consume as much.
The national average was at around 6.46 kg a year. Andaman and Nicobar Islands came second with an annual per capita fish consumption of 59 kg. Tripura was at third position with 25.45 kg. During 2019-20, the quantity of fish caught in the country was 141.64 lakh tonne, 30% of which is produced from Andhra Pradesh.

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The non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans of banks were worth Rs 8.34 lakh crore, at the end of March 31, 2021.
‘Gross Loans and Advances – Outstanding’ of Scheduled Commercial Banks rose to Rs 113.99 lakh crore as of March 31, 2021. NPAs have declined by Rs 61,180 crore from Rs Rs 8.96 lakh crore carried at the end of March 2020. Rs 9,33,779 crore was the NPA of the banks in 2019.

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The Union Government has decided to set up a National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics. It will be set up in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
The Centre aims to create a world-class talent pool in India in the field of Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics. India has also entered into audio-visual co-production treaties with as many as 15 countries.

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The Agriculture Ministry has commenced the project of creating ‘Agristack’, which is a digital ecosystem of agriculture in the country. It aims to help the government in effective planning towards increasing the income of farmers and improving the efficiency of the agriculture sector.
Recently, the Agriculture Ministry also announced that the Government is aiming to create a National Farmers Database using digitised land records, to provide personalised services to farmers.

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Jammu & Kashmir’s mountainous Kishtwar district has been affected by a cloud burst which is followed by a severe flash flood.
The state’s Disaster Response Force has been swung into action, but the hilly region and difficult terrain are posing challenges in the rescue operations, since the upper areas of the districts are not accessible by road.

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Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee selected Asha Bhosle for the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021. It was announced by Amit Deshmukh, the cultural affairs minister of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Bhushan is the highest civilian award of Maharashtra. It is given for the outstanding achievement in the fields of literature, art, sport, science, social work, journalism and public administration. It is presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra. It was first awarded in 1996. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first person to won this award.
Cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a memento and citation is given to the winner of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award.

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Under the ADIP Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Government of India), a “Samajik Adhikarita Shivir” is to be organised at FDDI, Imlikheda Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh on July 31, 2021. It will be organised for the distribution of aids and assistive devices to Handicapped people (Divyangjan). The camp will be organised by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) in association with ALIMCO and District Administration of Chhindwara.