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The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) celebrated its 8th anniversary on 8th April 2023. The PMMY was launched on 8th April 2015 by Prime Minister with the aim to facilitate easy collateral-free micro credit of up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small and micro entrepreneurs for income generating activities. Key points
The Prime Minister released the summary report of All India Tiger Estimation (5th cycle) on 9th April 2023. Key highlights
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the program ‘Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger’at Mysuru University in Mysuru, Karnataka on April 9. International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA)
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), ground-level ozone (O3) has started to emerge as Delhi’s lead pollutant during the day regularly, particularly after good spells of rain. Ground-level ozone
A class of polyesters considered a promising alternative to common plastics, were it not for limitations like brittleness and thermal instability, have now been made more mechanically tough and thermally stable.
A High-Level Conference on Accelerating Rail Digital Transformation in Asia and Pacific region was held in New Delhi, India on 5 and 6 April 2023.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument into the geostationary orbit from Florida on April 7 to track air pollution over North America. TEMPO salient features
The Centre has identified and documented distinctive features of more than one lakh villages across the country under the ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar‘ (My Village My Heritage) programme of the National Mission for Cultural Mapping (NMCM). About National Mission for Cultural Mapping (NMCM) (Source: The Hindu)
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav-2023 at the Kaziranga National Park on April 7, 2023. Elephant is the National Heritage Animal of India.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch a secured web-based centralised portal named ‘PRAVAAH’ (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation) to simplify and streamline application processes. Key points
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 6th April released an amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, to regulate “online real money games” where users have to risk money to play. Key amendments
The Union Cabinet on April 6 approved a project to build an advanced gravitational-wave detector in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore. Key points About LIGO Gravitational waves
The Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Indian Space Policy (ISP) 2023 on April 6. Key points Importance of space policy
India has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission for a four-year term. India won in the just-completed UN Statistical Commission election, securing 46 out of 53 votes, ahead of South Korea (23) China (19), and the UAE (15). About UN Statistical Commission
The Parliament passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha also approved it on April 3. Key provisions