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Govt launches PM-KISAN Mobile App on 1st anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
Govt launches PM-KISAN Mobile App on 1st anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
- The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) was launched on February 24, 2019 to provide annually Rs 6,000 to each eligible farmer. The first anniversary of the scheme was observed on Feb 24, 2020.
- On this occasion, a mobile app named PM-KISAN Mobile App was launched by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to broaden the reach of this programme.
- Using the app, farmers can view the status of their application, update or carry out corrections of their Aadhaar cards and also check history of credits to their bank accounts.
- All the states except West Bengal have implemented this scheme. The total number of beneficiaries to be covered under the scheme is about 14 crore.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs launches SPICe+ web form
Ministry of Corporate Affairs launches SPICe+ web form
- ‘SPICe+’ Web Form (pronounced ‘SPICe Plus’) has been launched by Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA) to offer 10 services by 3 Central Government Ministries/ Departments and of State Government of Maharashtra in a single web form.
- The three department/govt ministries are- Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. Apart from this, the forms of Maharashtra State Government would also be available on the SPICe+ web form.
- Registration for EPFO and ESIC shall be mandatory for all new companies to be incorporated through SPICe+ and no EPFO & ESIC registration nos. shall be separately issued by the respective agencies.
- ‘SPICe+’ Web Form has been launched by which ministry?- MCA
- Which state government is associated with ‘SPICe+’ Web Form?- Maharashtra?
- How many govt dept./ministry is associated with ‘SPICe+’ Web Form?- 3
Abhay Kumar Singh appointed CMD of NHPC
Abhay Kumar Singh appointed CMD of NHPC
- Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of NHPC Limited.
- NHPC is an Indian Hydropower generation company headquartered in Faridabad and was established in the year 1975. It is a Mini Ratna company.
India Finishes Third with 20 Medals at 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
India Finishes Third with 20 Medals at 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
- The 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi from February 18 to February 23.
- China was not allowed to participate in the competition due to coronavirus outbreak.
- India won total 20 medals including 5 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze to be placed at third spot in the medal table.
- Japan stood first with 16 medals (8-4-4) while Iran was second with 17 medals (7-3-7).
- The Championship was held in three categories:
- Men’s freestyle
- Men’s Greco-Roman
- Women’s freestyle
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya- 57 kg – Men’s freestyle
- Sunil Kumar- 87 kg – Men’s Greco-Roman
- Pinki- 55 kg – Women’s freestyle
- Sarita Mor – 59 kg- Women’s freestyle
- Divya Kakran – 68 kg – Women’s freestyle
- Bajrang Punia- 65 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Jitender Kumar- 74 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Gourav Baliyan- 79 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Satyawart Kadian- 97 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Nirmala Devi- 50 kg- Women’s freestyle
- Sakshi Malik- 65 kg- Women’s freestyle
- Rahul Aware- 61 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Deepak Punia- 86 kg- Men’s freestyle
- Arjun Halakurki- 55 kg- Men’s Greco-Roman
- Ashu- 67 kg- Men’s Greco-Roman
- Aditya Kundu- 72 kg- Men’s Greco-Roman
- Hardeep Singh- 97 kg- Men’s Greco-Roman
- Vinesh Phogat – 53 kg- Women’s freestyle
- Anshu Malik- 57 kg- Women’s freestyle
- Gursharan Preet Kaur – 72 kg- Women’s freestyle
Sweden Creates Food Planet Prize worth USD 1 Million for Sustainable Food Solutions
Sweden Creates Food Planet Prizes worth USD 1 Million for Sustainable Food Solutions
- Sweden has created two new prizes named ‘Food Planet Prizes’, to be awarded for solutions to feed billions of people, as climate change threatens the world’s food supply and a growing population requires sustainable food systems.
- Food Planet Prizes will be worth USD 1 million each, and will encourage people to work towards sustainable food production..
- The prizes will be awarded annually in two categories:
- an existing scalable solution for sustainable foods
- innovative initiatives that could transform the global food sector
- The first edition of prizes is scheduled to be awarded in 2020 ending.
