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Kappa Variant: Covid-19 Recently, two cases of the Kappa variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in Uttar Pradesh (UP). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kappa is one of the two Covid-19 variants, the other being Delta, first identified in India. Earlier a new variant Lambda was reported from Peru. Key Points About: As […]

BharatNet Project Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ordered the scrapping of a Rs 1,950 crore tender for the BharatNet project in Tamil Nadu. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade It comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It was established in 1995 and

NATRAX-High Speed Track Recently, the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track in Pithampur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Key Points About: It is one of the state-of-the-art automotive testing and certification centre under National Automotive Testing and Research and development (R&D) Infrastructure Project (NATRIP), NATRIP is the largest and most

PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme   Recently, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. The Scheme is expected to generate a total investment of 35,000 crore and 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled

Henley Passport Index 2021  India has been ranked 85th in the most powerful passport report ‘Henley Passport Index 2021’. Key Points About the Index: The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’spassports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior  visa Originally created by Dr. Christian H. Kaelin (chairman of Henley &Partners), the ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the

National Statistics Day  Every year, the Statistics Day is celebrated on 29th June, the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, to recognise his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. Key Points Aim: To popularise the use of statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how statistics help in shaping and framing policies. Theme for 2021: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-