Current Affairs 14 May 2020

🔘 68.2% of under-5 deaths in India due to child, maternal malnutrition; UP topped: Global Burden of Disease Study 2000–17

🔘 PM Modi announces Rs 20 lakh cr special economic package and Lockdown 4.0

🔘 Registration Committee recommends banning use of TB drug on crops

🔘 4 new products from three states receive Geographical Indication (GI) tag

🔘 ICMR, NCDC to initiate a population-based serosurvey in selected districts to monitor coronavirus prevalence

🔘 New initiative by the Railways and postal department for delivery and pick up

🔘 In a 1st, PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad included in the meteorological forecast list of IMD

🔘 India ranks 74th, Sweden tops: WEF’s global Energy Transition index 2020

🔘 BRICS’ New Development Bank provides USD 1 billion loan to India to fight COVID-19

🔘 CDC of the United States promises 3.6 million USD to India to combat COVID-19

🔘 World Airport Awards 2020: Bengaluru’s Kempegowda honoured as best regional airport in India & Central Asia; Singapore Changi crowned as World’s Best

🔘 Manoj Ahuja appointed as new CBSE chief and ASI gets V Vidyavati as Director General

🔘 Akhil Kumar re-inducted into NADA disciplinary panel

🔘 MSME Ministry launches CHAMPIONS Portal

🔘 TVS Group, IIT-M develop automated respiratory assist device “Sundaram Ventago”

🔘 Astronomers of the University of Canterbury discovered new one in a million Super-Earth

🔘 South African & US scientists use MeerKAT telescope to solve the mystery of ‘X galaxies’

🔘 Former National TT champion Manmeet Singh Walia passed away at 58

🔘 Grammy winning-singer Betty Wright passes away at 66

🔘 Uttarakhand CM launches ‘HOPE’ a portal to help unemployed youths

🔘 Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan re-launched  Sambal Yojana for dalits tribals and poor

🔘 ‘United We Fight’ musical creation released by ICCR to Fight COVID-19

🔘 77 new mandis from 10 States & UTs integrated with the e-NAM platform for marketing of Agricultural produce

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Atal Pension Yojana

Atal Pension Yojana (or APY, previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganised sector. It was mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata.

History

Swavalamban Yojana was a government-backed pension scheme targeted at the unorganised sector in India. It was applicable to all citizens in the unorganised sector who joined the National Pension Scheme (NPS) administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act 2013.

Under the scheme, the Government of India contributed ₹1,000 (US$14) per year to each NPS account opened in the year 2010-11 and for the next three years, that is, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14. The benefit was available only to people who joined the NPS with a minimum contribution of ₹1,000 (US$14) and maximum contribution of ₹12,000 (US$170) per annum. The scheme was announced by the Finance Minister in Budget 2010–11. It was funded by grants from the Government of India.

This scheme has been replaced with Atal Pension Yojana, in which all subscribing workers below the age of 40 are eligible for pension of up to ₹5,000 (US$70) per month on attainment of 60 years of age. The scheme was named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India.

करेंट अफेयर्स 13 मई 2020

• अंतरराष्ट्रीय नर्स दिवस जिस दिन मनाया जाता है-12 मई

• हाल ही में जिस देश ने FIDE Chess.com ऑनलाइन नेशंस कप खिताब अपने नाम किया- चीन

• केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर ने हाल ही में किसानों को ऑनलाइन पोर्टल के माध्यम से अपनी फसल की उपज बेचने की सुविधा प्रदान करने हेतु राष्ट्रीय कृषि बाजार (ई-एनएएम) के साथ जितने नई मंडियों का एकीकरण किया-177

• केंद्र सरकार ने सभी यूनियन टेरिटरी और राज्यों द्वारा आधार नंबर से राशन कार्ड को लिंक करने की डेडलाइन जिस तारीख तक के लिए बढ़ा दी गई है-30 सितंबर

• हाल ही में जिस राज्य के पुलिस ने घर बैठे हुए ही प्राथमिकी दर्ज करवाने के 'एफआईआर-आपके द्वार' योजना की शुरुआत की है- मध्यप्रदेश

• हाल ही में पश्चिम बंगाल वन विभाग  ने बताया कि सुंदरबन क्षेत्र में बाघों की संख्या वर्ष 2018-19 में 88 से बढ़कर वर्ष 2019-20 में जितने तक पहुँच गई है-96

• भारत सरकार और एशियाई इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक ने COVID-19 से निपटने हेतु जितने मिलियन डॉलर की ‘COVID-19 आपातकालीन उपाय एवं स्वास्थ्य प्रणाली तैयारी परियोजना’ संबंधी समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किये हैं-500 मिलियन डॉलर

• हाल ही में भारतीय रक्षा मंत्री ने जिस राज्य में 80 किलोमीटर की सड़क को देश को समर्पित किया जो लिपुलेख दर्रे से होकर कैलाश मानसरोवर यात्रा के लिये एक नवीन मार्ग है- उत्तराखंड

• भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (RBI) द्वारा जारी नवीनतम आँकड़ों के अनुसार, वित्तीय वर्ष 2019-20 के दौरान स्वर्ण भंडार में जितने टन की वृद्धि दर्ज़ की गई है-40.45 टन

• केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने हाल ही में जितने राज्यों को राजस्व घाटा अनुदान के रूप में 6,195 करोड़ रूपये जारी किये हैं-14

Current Affairs 13 May 2020

🔘 Harsh Vardhan addressed a digital conference RE-START to celebrate the National Technology Day

🔘 SRS Bulletin released: National infant mortality rate at 32, MP worst performer; Kerala achieved SDG target

🔘 Atal Pension Yojana completed 5 yrs on May 9, 2020 with 2.23 crore enrolment

🔘 Department of Consumer Affairs partners with Safejob and Seekify to power Suraksha Store Initiative

🔘 MP becomes 1st in the country to launch ‘FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana’

🔘 Gujarat based Macpower produces India’s 1st indigenous Seam Sealing Machine for PPEs

🔘 Jitendra Singh addresses Indo-Bangladesh Virtual Conference organised by ASSOCHAM

🔘 SC orders to set up high-powered committee headed by Secretary of MHA to restore 4G internet services in J&K

🔘 WHO released first “State of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020” stating a global shortfall of 5.9 mn nurses

🔘 Covid-19: United Nations and partners to raise $ 6.7 billion for vulnerable nations

🔘 Indian Tennis ace Sania Mirza becomes 1st Indian to win Fed Cup Heart award 2020 for Asia/Oceania zone

🔘 Kumar Sangakkara set to serve second term as MCC President

🔘 CSIR-NAL develops BiPAP non-invasive ventilator ‘Swasth Vayu’

🔘 Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launches Central University of Odisha helpline ‘Bharosa’ to help students in distress

🔘 China launches two satellites to test space based communication technology

🔘 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from 17 Feb 2021

🔘 Para-athlete Shot-putter Deepa Malik announce retirement to head PCI

🔘 French cyclist Remy Di Gregorio banned by UCI for 4 years following ‘super-EPO’ positive test

🔘 Comedian and Seinfeld actor Jerry Stiller passed away at 92

🔘 International Nurses Day 2020: May 12

🔘 TN constitutes a 24 member high-level committee headed by ex-governor of RBI C Rangarajan to assess COVID-19 impact

🔘 BBMP, Bengaluru launches “Pranavayu” to track oxygen levels of ILI patients

Quote of the Day

Social Reforms during Modern period

🔘 Atmiya Sabha
• Started in 1815 in Kolkata(then Calcutt(a) by Raja Ram Mohan Roy to make reforms in the Hindu society.

🔘 Wahabi Movement
• From 1820-1828 in Rohilkhand by Syed Ahmed of Rae Bareilly.
• Popularized the teachings of Waliullah; stressed role of individual conscience in religion.

🔘 BRAHMO SAMAJ
• Established in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in Calcutta. It emphasized on human dignity & criticized social evils as Sati.

🔘 Young Bengal Movement (1826-1832)
• Established in Calcutta by Henry Vivian Derozio.
• Opposed vices in the society; believed in truth, freedom & reason; social reform.

🔘 Dharma Sabha
• Dharma Sabha was formed in 1830 in Calcutta by Raja Radhakant Deb.
• The organization was established mainly to counter the ongoing social reform movements led byr protagonist such as
 Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Henry Derozio.

🔘 Kuka/ Namdhari Movement (1872)
• Started by Bhai Balak Singh & Baba Ram Singh in NWFP & Ludhiana.
• Spread the true spirit of Sikhism & opposed to all caste
distinction.

🔘 Prarthana Samaj
• Established by Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 at Bombay.
• Reforming Hindu religious thought & practice in the light of modern knowledge.

🔘 Indian Reform Association
• The Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshab Chandra Sen as president at Calcutta.
• Create public opinion against child marriages & for legalizing the Brahma form
 of (Civil) marriage.
• Promote the intellectual & social service.

🔘 Arya Samaj
• Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875 at Bombay to reform Hindu religion in North India.

🔘 Theosophical Society
• Founded in 1875 at New York by madame HP Blavatsky and Col. H S Olcott.
• Advocated the revival & strengthening of ancient religions of Hinduism, Deccan Zoroastrianism & Buddhism.

🔘Deccan Education Society
• Founded in 1884 by M G Ranade at Pune.
• To contribute to the cause of education & culture in Western India.

🔘 Seva Sadan
• Established by Behramji & Malabari in 1885 at Bombay.
• Campaign against child marriages & enforced widowhood & care for socially exploited women.

🔘 Ramakrishna Mission
• Swami Vivekananda started Ramakrishna Mission in 1887 at Calcutta.
• To carry on humanitarian relief & social work.

🔘 Indian National Social Conference(The social reform cell of the Indian National Congress)
• Established by M G Ranade and Raghunath Rao in 1887
at Bombay.
• To focus attention on matters relating to social reforms.The social reform cell of the Indian National Congress.

🔘 Bharat Dharma Mahamandala
• Established in 1902 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya at Varanasi.
• Organization of the orthodox Hindus, also known as, Sanatandharmis to counter the teachings of the Arya Samaj.

🔘 The Servants of India Society
• The Servants of India Society was established by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 at Bombay.
• To work for social reforms & train "national missionaries for the service of India".

🔘 Poona Seva Sadan
• Founded by G K Devadhar & Ramabai Ranade in 1909 at Pune.
• Establish institutions for the economic uplift & useful employment of women.

🔘 The Indian Women's Association
• Founded by Mrs. Annie Besant in 1917 at Madras.
• Work for uplift of Indian women & ''to secure a larger a free & fuller life for them".