The World Bank and the Government of India signed the $750 million agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The World Bank’s MSME Emergency Response Programme will address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million ...

In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. The assessment audit and ranking of the NHs is aimed to take corrective recourse, wherever needed, to improve ...

Mylab Discovery Solutions has launched ‘Compact XL’ - India’s first machine to automate the manual processes of molecular diagnostic tests such as RT-PCR tests for Covid-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Compact XL is a compact bench-top machine that will automate lab ...

When a person carrying a pathogen tests negative as reported several times during the Covid-19 pandemic. These results have come up during nasal swab testing of patients who have seemingly recovered from the disease but have later been found to be still carrying the virus. Daily Current Affairs ...

The World Bank and the Government of India has signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river. The Second National Ganga River Basin Project will help stem pollution in the iconic river and strengthen the management of the river ...

Government is taking all possible measures to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices for their produce. With the implementation of the two new ordinances and other legal reforms in agriculture sector, farmers can now sell their produce anywhere in the country at remunerative prices and all ...

The 15th Finance commission has held a detailed meeting with representatives of the World Bank, Niti Aayog and member of the Commission’s High level group (HLG) on the health sector for a better understanding of the contours of India’s Health Sector and in view of the Union Government’s need and ...

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 6th July, 2020. The purpose of this MoU to conserve the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Genetic Resources (MAPGRs) at designated space of ICAR-NBPGR ...

The agritech sector of India has seen sharp growth during the covid-19 crisis. Investments from venture capital firms in agritech startups are expected to exceed $500 million in the next two years as many have come together to help farmers connect with buyers, automate supply chains and build the ...

Mylab Discovery Solutions in Pune has launched the ‘Compact XL’ system for conducting a wide range of tests, including RT-PCR tests for covid-19. The system can test 32 tests at a time on one system and there are options to connect multiple systems on one network, the company said in a press ...

Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year. Google’s platforms will provide $19 million, or $3 out of every $4 that the misinformation sites get in ad revenue. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

According to the Google Covid-19 Community Mobility report that maps mobility trends across six location types — retail and recreation, grocery and pharmacy, transport hubs, parks, workplaces, residential areas — there has been a gradual improvement in activity levels from 1 June. India started ...