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Dec 2016

Mar 27, 2020

IIT Madras to host India's first 'Global Hyperloop Pod Competition'

  •  Indian Institute of Technology Madras is organizing India's first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition to increase awareness and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India. The competition is open globally and the final round will take place in the IIT Madras campus in July 2020.
  • Called the 'Indian Hyperloop Pod Competition' the objective is to encourage student teams in India and abroad to develop a Hyperloop Pod and compete to build the fastest, most innovative and efficient design and prototype of the relevant technologies in the field. This competition is open to all the engineering colleges across the world, to ideate, design and implement their ideas for the Hyperloop Pods.

Ten key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amid COVID-19 lockdown

  •  An insurance cover worth Rs. 50 lakh per person for sanitation workers, ASHA workers, doctors, nurses and paramedics who are on the frontlines of the corona battle.
  • Each household will receive 5 kg of rice or wheat per month free of cost, in addition to the existing 5 kg ration. They will also get 1 kg of preferred dal free of cost for the next three months.
  • Farmers will get first installment of  Rs. 2,000 of PM Kisan in the first week of April. The measure will benefit around 8.69 crore farmers.
  • MNREGA wages will be increased from Rs. 182 to Rs. 202 which is likely to benefit 5 crore families.
  • Women holding Jan Dhan account holders will get an ex-gratia amount of  Rs. 500 per month for the next three months.
  • Free LPG cylinders will be given to Ujjwala beneficiaries for three months which in effect will benefit 8.3 crore BPL families.
  • Under the Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission, women self-help groups (SHGs) will be provided collateral-free loans up to Rs. 20 lakh from previous benchmark of  Rs.10 lakh.
  • For the organised sector, the government will pay provident fund contribution of both the employer and the employee, amounting to 24 per cent together, for the next three months. This is for the establishments with up to 100 employees, of which 90 per cent receive a salary of less than Rs. 15,000 per month.
  • The EPFO regulation will be amended so that workers can withdraw up to 75 per cent of the amount for their contingency expenditure. This will benefit 4.8 crore workers.
  • For 3.5 crore construction workers, state governments have been directed to use the welfare fund for building and construction labourers which has about Rs. 31,000 crore to help those who are facing economic disruption due to the lockdown.

Maharashtra To Use Indelible Ink To Mark People Suspected Of Coronavirus

  •  The state government of Maharashtra has decided to stamp the left hand of those who have been kept under quarantine amid coronavirus scare in the country. Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of cases of COVID-19.
  • According to the state health minister Rajesh Tope, the left hand of those under home quarantine will be stamped to identify them easily.

Commerce Ministry Sets Up Help Desk To Resolve Import, Export Issues

  • The commerce ministry has set up a help desk to resolve export- and import-related issues arising due the coronavirus outbreak.
  • It was operationalised by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
  • It said all issues related to the Department of Commerce or DGFT can be forwarded at this help desk.
  • In this regard, it said a proforma spreadsheet listing coronavirus-related import and export issues can be sent to ''[email protected]''.
  • Exporters and importers can also call at toll-free number 1800-111-550.

Mar 26, 2020

NPR, First Phase Of Census Postponed Due To The 21-Day Lockdown

  •  The updating of the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 have been postponed due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Both the exercises were supposed to be carried out from April 1 to September 30.
  • In a statement, the home ministry said Census 2021 was scheduled to be conducted in two phases -- house listing and housing census during April-September and population enumeration during February 9 to 28.
  • The updating of NPR was also proposed to be done along with the Phase I of Census 2021 in all the states and union territories, except Assam.

NPR, First Phase Of Census Postponed Due To The 21-Day Lockdown

  •  The updating of the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 have been postponed due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Both the exercises were supposed to be carried out from April 1 to September 30.
  • In a statement, the home ministry said Census 2021 was scheduled to be conducted in two phases -- house listing and housing census during April-September and population enumeration during February 9 to 28.
  • The updating of NPR was also proposed to be done along with the Phase I of Census 2021 in all the states and union territories, except Assam.

Mar 25, 2020

Disaster Act invoked for the 1st time in India

  •  The 21-day national lockdown imposed by the Narendra Modi government to combat the spread of Covid-19 , and which starts at 12.01 am Wednesday is the first time provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, are being invoked.
  • In an order issued by the home ministry, the home secretary as chairperson of the National Executive Committee of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines for the national lockdown for 21 days. The guidelines allow for essential services such as food, utilities, health care, and law and order. Many parts of the country were already under a lockdown till March 31.

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami Hikes Pension For Temple Priests, Announces New TV For Shrines

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced a hike in the pension of village temple priests to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000 and said a television channel dedicated to shrines will be launched.
  • Announcing new initiatives under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR and CE), he informed the Assembly that the pension will be hiked. "The pension of retired village temple priests will be increased to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000," he said.
  • The beneficiaries are those who have completed 20 years of service and completed 60 years of age and served at temples not under the ambit of HR and CE. He said that the additional expenditure of Rs 4.64 crore for the move will be met from government funds.
  • Palaniswami said renovation work will be carried out in 55 ancient temples at a cost of Rs 50 crore from government and temple fund. "A television (channel) will be launched in the name of Thirukkoil at an estimated cost of Rs 8.77 crore," he said.

TN CM Announces Rs 1,000 Cash Assistance For Ration Card Holders

  • Telangana chief minster K Chandrasekhar Rao declared complete lock-down of the state till March 31, 2020 in order to contain the spread of new coronavirus even as the total number of cases jumped to 26.
  • Along with the lock-down decision, which includes the closure of interstate borders, chief minister Rao also announced an economic package worth of Rs 3,520 crore to provide relief to 8.8 million families having white (below poverty line) ration cards. He announced Rs 1,000 cash assistance for ration card holders to compensate for livelihood loss due to coronavirus outbreak.

Invest India Launches A Global Platform For Ventilators, Sanitisers, Masks

  •  India has launched a platform to match the demand and supply of crucial products including masks, sanitisers and ventilators, and help businesses and investors get real-time updates on the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • The Invest India Business Immunity Platform is ascertaining government's needs for masks, sanitisers, ventilators and wipes, among other things and then matching them with companies who can produce them.

Mar 24, 2020

Delhi's Shaheen Bagh Cleared Of CAA Protesters, Some Detained

  • Protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh were removed and some detained, more than 100 days after they started the agitation, amid a lockdown in the national capital over the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Police said they have taken all the tents and billboards agitators had put up in Shaheen Bagh, which has been placed under heavy security.


Shivraj Singh Chouhan Returns As Madhya Pradesh CM For The Fourth Time

  •  Shivraj Singh Chouhan returned as Madhya Pradesh chief minister for the fourth time after the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislative party picked him for the top job in a meeting held in Bhopal.
  • Chouhan was sworn in by governor Lalji Tandon in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan. He was the only leader to be administered the oath in view of the health protocols necessitated by the Coronavirus outbreak.
  • The legislative party meeting was held three days after the resignation of Congress chief minister Kamal Nath. Chouhan lost power to Nath in December 2018 after the BJP failed to return to power in the state for the fourth consecutive time.

Rajya Sabha Passes Six Bills On Last Day Of Session

  • In the Budget session that began on January 31, the Upper House passed only 12 Bills, six of which were passed, the last day of the curtailed session.
  • The six Bills include Finance Bill, 2020 which was passed without any discussion in both Houses of Parliament.
  • The last day of the session saw many vacant seats. Members of the Trinamool Congress, NCP, SP, BSP, Shiv Sena among others were absent. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu read out the leave application of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was absent due to ill-health.

Bihar Diwas 2020

  • Bihar Diwas, or Bihar Day, is observed on 22 March every year. It marks the formation of the state of Bihar when the state was carved out from the Bengal Presidency by the British in the year 1912.

Supreme Court To Go On Digital Mode For Social Distancing

  • The Supreme Court decided to further restrict its functioning on account of the COVID-19 scare and resort to the digital mode to maintain social distancing and prevent spread of infection. The court premises would be completely shutdown.
  • In a meeting among judges, lawyers and the government through the Solicitor General, it was decided that only extremely urgent cases would be taken up by a Bench(es) through a video app.
  • The Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to lift the limitation period for all cases across tribunals and courts in the country until further notice.

Mar 23, 2020

Entire Nation Observed Janata Curfew Voluntarily Following PM's Appeal To Check Spread Of Corona ...

  • The entire country is observed Janata Curfew following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for people to voluntarily stay indoors to check the spread of Corona virus. In his address to the nation on 19th March of this month, he urged public to avoid stepping out of their homes.
  • Prime Minister said the steps we take now will help in the times to come.  People's restraint and determination will defeat the epidemic.
  • Mr Modi asked everyone to express gratitude towards doctors, nurses, hospital staff, sanitation workers, airlines employees, government staff, police personnel, media people, people associated with train-bus-auto rickshaw services and home delivery agents.
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