Current Affairs 2020
Government banks pay out ₹16,031 crore to MSMEs

Recently, the Finance Ministry said that public sector banks have disbursed ₹16,031.39 crore till June 12, under the ₹3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector, adversely affected following COVID-19. Public sector banks (PSBs) have sanctioned loans worth ...

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New fish species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. The fish species is named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis. Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat discovered the new fish species from genus Schizothorax. ...

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Government launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)

India’s first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has launched by the government in an e-ceremony. As there will be a market driven pricing mechanism, India Gas Exchange (IGX) will play a bigger role towards realizing a free market for gas. Daily ...

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NASA’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost

NASA has described the Gateway as key to the new era of lunar explorations both in the orbit and on the surface of the Moon. It has recently finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The contract, which is worth $187 million has been awarded ...

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India set up first mobile Covid-testing lab

India has set up its first mobile testing laboratory in a bid to meet the growing demand to conduct coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests. The mobile laboratory, with on-site Elisa, RtPCR & Bio-chem analysers, was created within eight days by a team from Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited. ...

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India-China violent face-off in Galwan Valley

According to govt source, at least 20 Indian Army personnel were killed, including a colonel, in the violent face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley on 15 June, 2020. This unprecedented escalation at the border is the first between the two sides along the India- China border ...

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