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1) New Low cost Capsule PUSA Decompose Technology developed by IARI, New Delhi.
A) It is being developed for crop residue management across the country.
B) IARI has licensed this technology to 12 companies for mass multiplication and marketing of PUSA Decomposer.
C) YouTube channel PUSA Samachar also regularly runs the programme on Pusa Decomposer Technology for the benefit of farmers.
2) UNIDO, MNRE and Government of India launched the Global Environment Facility funded loan interest subvention scheme.
A) The scheme provides financial assistance to innovative waste to energy biomethanation projects.
B) Industrial Organic waste to energy bio methanation projects are generally capital intensive and financially sensitive.
C) Loan scheme provides financial assistance to beneficiaries to reduce financial burden on account of interest.
3) The Ministry of State for Social Justice and Empowerment informs parliament about the Scheme for Beggars.
A) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment formulated a scheme “SMILE-Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise.”
B) Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, etc.
C) Ministry has released an amount of Rs 1.50 crore to National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for conducting skill development programmes for the persons engaged in begging.
4) World Lion Day observed on August 10.
A) Lions are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN red list of Threatened Species.
B) The asiatic lions of India are a distant cousin of much bigger African Lions.
C) The Asiatic Lion population has increased steadily in Gujarat’s Gir Forest and larger Saurashtra Protected region.
5) Countdown to launch Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle F-10 EOS-03 mission started by ISRO.
A) Satellite will carry 4 metre diameter Ogive shaped payload for the first time on GSLV Flight.
B) It will be the fourteenth flight of GSLV.
C) GSLV is an expendable launch system of ISRO.
6) India and Saudi Arabia are set to conduct Al-MOHED Al-HINDI 2021 Exercise.
A) It is the first naval exercise between India and Saudi Arabia.
B) India’s guided missile destroyer INS Kochi reached Saudi Arabia.
C) Joint Naval Exercise will.showcase the reflection of growing defence and military cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia.
7) India ranked 122nd among 181 countries in the Global Youth Development Index 2020.
A) Index measures the status of young people among 181 countries across the world.
B) Singapore was ranked first for the first time.
