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Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 4.0

In News Recently ,the Centre has enhanced the scope of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (now termed ECLGS 4.0) owing to disruptions caused by the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. Major Highlights of ECLGS 4.0 3-trillion ECLGS :  The government has expanded the Rs 3-trillion Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to help […]

Water Animals to be part of ISS Cargo

In News NASA is preparing to send around 5,000 tardigrades, also called “water bears” and 128 glow-in-the-dark baby squid into the International Space Station for research purposes. About The water animals will be launched aboard SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission to the ISS. They are part of experiments that could help scientists design improved protective […]

BRICS On High Performance Computing (HPC)

In News Under the Science, Technology, and Innovation track, the Fifth BRICS Working Group meeting on High Performance Computing (HPC) and Information Communication Technologies (ICT) was held recently. About All five BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, participated. This meeting is part of BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Calendar of Activities 2020-21 […]

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

In News Recently, the 74th World Health Assembly has declared 30th January as the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day. It was attended by the officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation along with representatives from pharmaceutical industries and national governments, at London’s Royal College of […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Jaishankar meets Blinken, other top officials; US underlines Covid cooperation, India help (Health /IR ) Vaccine cooperation between the India […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   10 Govt. puts off decision on tax relief for COVID-19 supplies   Special GST meet on States’ compensation (Polity and Governance) Know about the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting and its key highlights. What were the major […]

Facts in News

  Facts in News National AI Portal (INDIAai) (Government Scheme) Recently, the first anniversary of the ‘National AI Portal’ has been celebrated. National AI Portal (INDIAai) A joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD), and NASSCOM. Launched in: 2020 Objective: It will create and nurture a unified AI […]

Veer Savarkar Jayanti

In News Recently, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his 138th  birth anniversary. About Vinayak Damodar Savarkar  Early Life  He was born in a Hindu Marathi family in Nashik, Maharashtra on May 28, 1883.  He was nicknamed ‘Veer’ for his courage from an early age . He , popularly known as […]

Begum Sultan Jahan

In News  Recently, the death anniversary of Begum Sultan Jahan was observed. Begum Sultan Jahan  She was a Philanthropist, Prolific writer, Feminist, Symbol of Women Empowerment.  Born in 1858, Begum Sultan Jahan ascended the throne in 1901.  She was the fourth female ruler of Bhopal. The last Begum of Bhopal was Begum Sultan Jahan.  She […]

Odisha’s Blackbucks Doubled

In News Odisha’s blackbuck population has doubled in the last six years, according to figures from the latest population census released recently by the Chief conservator of forest (wildlife). About  The census was carried out by the State forest department in February 2021. Blackbucks are confined to Balukhand-Konark coastal plain / wildlife sanctuary in Puri […]

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