Funds Current Affairs, GK & News
RBI creates Payment Infrastructure Development Fund
On June 5, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India created Payment Infrastructure Development Fund of Rs 500 crores. Highlights The apex bank has made an initial contribution of Rs 250 crores towards the funds. The rest of the fund is to come through the card issuing banks. The fund has been created to increase point ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Funds • Payment Infrastructure Development Fund • POS • RBI • RBIs Vision Document (2019-2021) • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • Vision Document
Union Cabinet approves change of definition of MSMEs
On June 1, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the changes made to the definition of MSMEs. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman had announced about the changes being made to MSMEs while she announced the economic package allocated to Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Definition According to the new definition, MSMEs with investment till Rs 1 crore ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • COVID-19 • Funds • Kharif Crops • MSME • nirmala sitaraman • street vendor • Union Cabinet
State Health Register to be launched by Karnataka Government: First of its Kind
On May 27, 2020, the Karnataka State Government announced that it will launch a “State Health Register” to collect data of all its citizens. The register is first of its kind in the country. Highlights The register will hold names of all the citizens of the state. The need to maintain such a register has ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Topics: ASHA • B.S. Yediyurappa • Funds • Health care • Karanataka • Natural resource management
Corona Virus Global Response International Pledging Conference held
On May 5, 2020, around 40 countries took part on an online summit called Global Response International Pledging Conference. Highlights The Conference was initiated by European Union. US and Russia did not take part in the conference. China where the virus originated was represented by its ambassador. The main aim of the conference was to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Conferences • COVID-19 vaccine • European Union (EU) • Funds • WHO • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline submits its report
On April 29, 2020, the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline has submitted its final report to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. The report has been prepared for the year 2019-25. Highlights The summary of the report prepared by the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline had already been released in December 2019. The Finance Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Finance Minister • Funds • infrastructure • National Infrastructure Pipeline • nirmala sitaraman • Task Force • Union Budget