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 Cyclone 'Biparjoy' According to Indian Meteorological Department of India, Cyclone, named 'Biparjoy' which has intensified as very severe cyclone in the Arabian sea around 850 km to the west of Goa , is likely to hit Kutch Coast where it will landfall. The cyclone is expected to affect Oman most. .  Who named the cyclone Biparjoy? Bangladesh.  Category of cyclones                    What is all about 'Children of the Bush' ?      ' Children of the Bush ' is trending these days globally. It is in fact, the name of four indigenous children of Columbia who survived a plane crash in the Amazon forest recently. The Cessna 206 aircraft that was flying from Araracuara, in Amazon province, to San Jose del Guaviare crashed in the Amazon forest due to engine failure. Columbian government has conducted 'Operation Hope' to rescue the plane crash victims. 3D digitization of Museums to be completed by Dec 2023  ...

  'Project Akashteer' 'Project Akashteer' is an initiative of government of India to procure 'Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System' for Indian Navy under the contract signed with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad in March 2023. This Rs. 1982 Cr. initiative is expected to boost the 'Aatmanirbhar' Bharat Abhiyan.       It will enhance manufacturing of indigenous state-of-the-art capability of the Indian Army, which can effectively operate in an integrated manner. Akashteer will enable monitoring of low level airspace over the battle of Indian Army and effectively control the Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System . What is 'Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana' ? Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana is a scheme of Madhya Pradesh government under which Rs. 1000 is given to women of the state every month. Recently, the state government decided to increase this monthly installment to Rs. 3000.   Who are eligible for this s...

  Where is Shanan Hyderopower Project located ? Why has it been in news ?     The 110MW Shanan Hydropower Project is located in Himachal Pradesh's Jogindernagar and is currently under the control of Punjab government. In recent days, it has become a tussle between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. In fact, This project was given to Punjab in lease for 99 years by the then ruler of Mandi, Raja Joginder Singh Bahadur in 1932 . Now that this lease is going to expire in March 2024, Himachal Pradesh government has decided not to renew the lease period of the project, and intends to take over the project as against the will of the Punjab government.   Findings of WHO about Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) If government implemented successfully, the JJM will -  avert 4,00,000 deaths from diarrhoea avoid 14 million Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) from diarrhoea. About Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) launched - Aug 15, 2019  Vision - to provide every rural household a...

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee decisions The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India decided to  keep policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50% project CPI inflation for the current fiscal year to average 5.1%. What is repo rate ? The rate at which the RBI provides short-term loans to Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) against approved securities is called repo rate. What is CPI inflation ? CPI stands for Consumer Price Index. It measures the change in retail prices of both goods and services on monthly basis. CPI focuses on tow homogeneous groups of consumers, i.e, rural households and urban households. Thus, inflation occurred to CPI indexed goods is known as CPI inflation.  What is MPC ? MPC stands for Monetary Policy Committee. It was set up in 2016 to meet the objectives of Monetary Policy Framework Agreement (entered in 2015 between RBI and GOI). The RBI has been entrusted the take of inflation targeting keeping in mind the objective of economic growth. The ...