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Aug 20, 2021

🌟 Government Launches SUVIDHA- 100 Percent Bio-Degradable Sanitary Napkins (Important) 

The government, announced the launch of 100 percent biodegradable sanitary napkins, to be called “Suvidha” , under the under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana. This step taken by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to ensure Affordable and Quality Healthcare for Al…

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HealthEnvironmentGovernment Schemes/Projects

KalamSat - World՚s Smallest Satellite Built by Indian Teen to be Launched by NASA 

An 18-year-old boy in India՚s southern city of Chennai has developed a satellite lighter than smartphone, which National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch on June 21.

Highlights

  • KalamSat, named after the former India President Dr …

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Science & Technology

Deep Ocean Mission and Resource Management: Problem of Ghost Gear-Fishing 

Drawn up of a 5-year plan to explore the deep ocean. Drawn up by the Central government. Exercise coordination- Ministry of Earth Sciences. The blueprint of “Deep Ocean Mission” has been recently unveiled by the MOES. Mission proposes to explore the deep ocean similar to the spac…

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HealthEnvironment

🌟 What is Coconut Development Board (CDB) ? India Leading in Coconut Production & Productivity 

Annual coconut production is 2395 crore from 20.82 lakh hectare and the productivity is 11505 coconuts⟋hectare. In the year 2016 - 17, coconut products worth ₹ 2084 crore has been exported.

  • In the year 2014, ₹ 409.01 lakh was sanctioned …

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Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities

Vizag Gas Leak 

Vizag Gas Leak

  • In addition to gas leak in Vizag on 7th May, two boilers also exploded at NLC India Limited՚s thermal power station at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu.
  • On 6th May, a gas leak accident took place at a paper mill in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
  • What՚s common in these accidents is that th…

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EnvironmentBased on Down-to-Earth

18 Biosphere Reserves in India 

Biosphere Reserve (BR) is an international designation by UNESCO for representative parts of natural and cultural landscapes extending over large area of terrestrial, coastal, or marine ecosystems or a combination.

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Environment

🌟 UGC Solved Paper 1 29th June 2014 Set X Part 5 of 10 

Examrace under Examrace UGC Paper 1 Series covers the complete topics and subtopics that were asked in the June UGC paper 1 examination. In this section we will discuss questions 21 to 30 from Set X for 29th June 2014 UGC NET examination. All the questions discussed will contain …

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🌟 Appointment of Shri Shaktikanta Das as Governor, RBI 

India՚s former economic affairs secretary & current member of 15th Finance Commission Shaktikanta Das is to be appointed as next RBI Governor. He will be 25th Governor of apex bank of country.

About Shaktikanta Das

  • Shaktikanta Das is 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil N…

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Economics

Shaktikanta Das, Point-Man for Demonetisation, is New RBI Governor 

Former finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das as governor of the Reserve Bank of India, a day after former central bank boss Urjit Patel resigned abruptly. According to a government statement released, he will be given a three-year-tenure.

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Policies & GovernanceAppointments

COMMIT Program for State Government Officials 

Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I⟋C) launched a new training programme Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) for State Government officials.

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  • Pr…

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Policies & Governance