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WORLD BANK APPROVES $ 1 BILLION FOR INDIA TO FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
16, May 2020 | Schemes
Why in News? The Government of India is getting $1 billion loan from the World Bank to support its COVID-19 relief measures and financial assistance…
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ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE – III
16, May 2020 | Agriculture, ignorance, subsidy, marketing
Why in News? In the third tranche of the COVID-19 economic package, the government announced a slew of measures for agriculture sector, including a ₹63…
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ECONOMIC STIMULUS-II PACKAGE
16, May 2020 | Growth, Development, National
Context: The Union Finance Minister has recently announced the short term and long-term measures for supporting the poor, including migrants, farmers, tiny businesses and street…
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FOOD SYSTEMS
16, May 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? As per the recently released Global Nutrition Report 2020, food systems should be inclusive, local and diverse to address food security and…
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MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN INDIA
16, May 2020 | Economics
Why in News? Union Finance Minister announced the 3rd Tranche of measures to strengthen Infrastructure Logistics, Capacity Building, Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture, Fisheries…
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KEEPING ASIA-PACIFIC AFLOAT
16, May 2020 | Environment
Why in News? The marine environment in the Asia Pacific region is getting strained, Jeopardising lives and Livelihoods. Highlights: Before 1972, humans around the word…
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND Z-SCAN METHOD
15, May 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? IIT Dhanbad and CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (Kolkata) have developed the Z-scan method to monitor the origin as well as the…
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Y2K BUG
15, May 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? Y2K bug was recently mentioned by the Prime Minister while addressing the nation on Covid-19 related issues. The letter K, which stands…
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ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX
15, May 2020 | India and WEF
Why in News? The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently released the annual rankings of the global Energy Transition Index. About Energy Transition Index: It…
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US-ISRAEL TALKS ON WEST BANK ANNEXATION
15, May 2020 | Places in News
Why in News? Recently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel's plans to annex parts of the…
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FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS AND THEIR EXTRADITION
15, May 2020 | G3 – Policies
Why in News? The UK High Court rejected a plea of Fugitive Economic Offender Vijay Mallya to move the Supreme Court against the dismissal of…
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