1.CSIR-CMERI has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur. The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp. It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green…
1. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:Completes six years of successful implementation. Announced on 15th August 2014, PMJDY is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance,…
1.Department of Food &Public Distribution issues directions to States/UTs to include all eligible disabled persons under the National Food Security Act 2013. The objective of the act is to provide for food and nutritional security in human life…
1.The Punjab Chief Minister asked the Central government to be cautious on the contentious Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, saying it has the potential to disturb the nation’s security. The Satluj Yamuna Link Canal is a proposed 214-kilometer long…
1.Saral Jeevan Bima: It is a standard individual term life insurance product unveiled recently by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI). It will be a non-linked, non-participating individual pure risk premium life insurance plan providing for payment of…
1.October 12 marks 15 years since the implementation of the Right to Information Act. This act was enacted in order to consolidate the fundamental right in the Indian constitution ‘freedom of speech’. It replaced the former Freedom…
1.The initiative under PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi or PM SVANidhi Scheme will help these vendors grow their business which was severely hit and are still struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a special micro-credit…
1.Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission (ASIIM) launched: launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Objective is to promote entrepreneurship among the SC Youth with special preference to Divyangs. 2.The Finance Ministry has said…
1.State Bank of India has raised ₹7,000 crore by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. Basel guidelines refer to broad supervisory standards formulated by group of central banks- called the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). The set…
1.Cabinet approves establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). PMSSY was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable…
1.127th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s in Chicago. The Parliament of World’s Religions, held for the first time in 1893, from September 11 to September 27, saw eminent personalities from around the world at the same forum. 2.…
1. 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states announced recently by the Department of Industrial Promotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The top states under State Reform Action Plan 2019 are: 1. Andhra Pradesh,…