CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 22, Apr 2021

Economic forecasters are at it once again. Amid rising Covid-19 infections, localised lockdowns and curfews in select states, GDP growth estimates are being revised downwards at breakneck speed. The Indian economy is now expected to grow by 10-11% this fiscal as against the 12-13.5% p

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

Today is Civil Services day. Every year, the day is observed by all Civil Services to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people. The day provides an unique opportunity for introspection as also for working out future strategies to deal with the challenges being p

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

Bharat Biotech has expanded its manufacturing capacity across multiple facilities in Hyderabad and Bangalore to produce 700 million doses of Covaxin annually. The government on Monday approved a payment of about 4,500 crore rupees as advance to vaccine makers including Bharat Biotech

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

Central Government has waived the import duty on Remdesivir to provide affordable medical care to the Covid-19 patients. The step will increase the supply of this drug and reduce the cost which will benefit the patients. In a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, import duty

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

Central government has extended the insurance scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for health workers for a period of one year. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harshvardhan said that Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package has provided a safety net to the dependents

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

India and US will coordinate their efforts for stability in Afghanistan. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Anthony Blinken have agreed that the two nations will coordinate on efforts to promote stability

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 21, Apr 2021

News on the country’s economic performance in these stressful times has generally been bleak. The one silver lining on the horizon is the steady rise in farm output. Food grains production, according to the Union agriculture ministry, is estimated to rise 2% for crop year 2020-2

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 20, Apr 2021

In the World youth Boxing championships, four Indian women advanced into the semi-finals in Kielce, Poland. All the four boxers have secured at least a bronze medal for the country.Asian champion Vinka blanked her Colombian opponent Camilo Camela 5-0 in the 60kg category, while the

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 20, Apr 2021

Indian Railways is geared up to run Oxygen Express trains in response to its fight against Covid-19. Mumbai Division has built a ramp  at Kalamboli goods yard to facilitate loading and unloading of tankers in and from flat wagons. The Ro-Ro service with seven empty tankers depart

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 20, Apr 2021

Everyone above the age of 18 years will now be administered  COVID-19 vaccine from 1st of May. Centre yesterday announced a liberalised and accelerated phase three strategy of Covid-19 vaccination. A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nar