by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 4, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted a four-member committee on November 4, 2020, to review the guidelines on television rating agencies in India. The committee is headed by Prasar Bharati CEO, Shashi S Vempati, and its other members include Dr....
by Spectrum | Feb 8, 2021 | Current Affairs
It was reported in November 2020 that the National Institution for Transforming India, (NITI) Aayog is exploring the prospects of technological and commercial viability of the virgin hyperloop technology for ultrahigh-speed travel in India. NITI Aayog appointed an...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 30, 2021 | Current Affairs
In April 2020, the central government suspended the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) scheme for two years to divert the funds towards Covid-19 management efforts. Opposing the government’s stance, a public interest litigation (PIL) was...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 27, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Farmers Participatory Action Research Programme (FPARP) has appreciated a team of scientists from sugarcane breeding institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Coimbatore, for developing a small and user-friendly device, named, Soil Moisture...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 10, 2021 | Current Affairs
On December 10, 2020, Bhutan Queen Mother Guyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuk was awarded the United Nations Population Award, 2020, in the individual category for her contributions to addressing the challenges of sexual health and gender violence. HelpAge India that...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 26, 2020 | Current Affairs
As per news reports in December 2020, the placement-linked skill development programme for rural youth launched in September 2014 under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) has helped 6.27 lakh (58 per cent)...
