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PM SVANidhi Scheme: API Integration with SBI Portal
On October 7, 2020 Government of India launched the API (Application Programming Integration) between State Bank of India portal and PM SVANidhi Portal. Highlights In simple terms, action programming interface is the connection between two or more applications that allows them to to exchange data. Here in the new application programming interface established by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Data • data exchange • E-commerce • PM SVANidhi • SBI • Street Vendors
GOI launches three AYUSH based Researches
On May 6, 2020, the Ministry of AYUSH launched three studies related to COVID-19. The researches will help in studying impacts of AYUSH based prophylactic interventions in preventing COVID-19. (Prophylactic means intended to prevent diseases). Task Force The interdisciplinary AYUSH R&D Task Force has framed a protocol for prophylactic studies. The task force consists of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ayurveda • Ayush • COVID-19 • Data • mobile application • Research • Research and Development
WHO: Other Countries will follow China in revising their death toll
On April 18, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that many countries are to follow China in updating their death tolls due to COVID-19. This will happen after they bring the spread of the virus under control. Highlights The major epicenter of COVID-19, Wuhan, recently raised its death toll due to COVID-19 by 50%. According ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China • COVID-19 • Data • Death toll • Disease Outbreak • Outbreak • WHO
Integrated Geospatial Platform to complement Arogya Setu
On April 15, 2020, the Department of Science and Technology launched Integrated Geospatial Platform to complement Arogya Setu and integrate data from several other initiatives. The platform will help in planning area-specific strategies to handle socio-economic impacts of COVID-19. The platform aims to provide map based data about the COVID-19 affected region in the country. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Arogya Setu • Data • Department of Science and Technology (DST) • Geospatial Technology • Health Infrastructure • Portal • sahyog
Exercise NCC Yogdan launched to fight COVID-19
On April 2, 2020, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) launched “Exercise NCC Yogdan” to offer a helping hand to the authorities fighting against COVID-19. Highlights Under the exercise, the NCC cadets are envisaged to work in call centres and helpline centres formed exclusively for COVID-19, community assistance, distribution of relief materials, medicines and other essential ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Bio-Disasters • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Data • Disaster Relief • Disaster Relief exercise • food insecurity • NCC