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1) The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the Lok Sabha about Ethanol blending.
A) Notified National Policy on Biofuels -2018 provided an indicative target of Blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030.
B) Ethanol blending has improved from 1.53% during Ethanol supply year 2013-14 to 7.93% ongoing ESY 2020-21.
2) China reports the first human infection case with Monkey B Virus.
A) Beijing based veterinarian was confirmed with the same after he disemboweled two dead monkeys.
B) Till date only 1 case has been documented of an infected person spreading B virus to another person.
C) Currently there are no vaccines that can protect against B Virus infection.
3) NASA announces its new spacecraft NEA SCOUT has been successfully tucked inside the Space Launch System Rocket.
A) Near Earth Asteroid Scout is a small aircraft, about the size of a Big shoebox.
B) Its main mission is to fly by and collect data from near-Earth asteroids.
C) NEA SCOUT will hitch a ride in Artemis 1.
4) The Minister of Road Transport and Highways informed Rajya Sabha about the status of Green National Highway Corridor Project.
A) Government of India signed a loan agreement with the World Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors(GNHCP).
B) The Projects include upgradation of about 781 km length of various National Highways passing through the state of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
C) Schedule date of Completion is December 2025.
5) Government of India to set up “Indian Institute of Heritage” at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.
A) Institute is being set up as Deemed to be University.
B) It will be a world class university that would focus on conservation and research in India’s rich tangible heritage.
6) 104 startups from different sectors boarded on the Startup India Showcase Platform.
A) It is an online discovery platform for the most promising startups of the country.
B) These innovations span across sectors such as Fintech, Enterprise Tech, Social Impact, Health Tech, Edtech etc.
C) These startups are solving critical problems and have shown exceptional innovation in respective sectors.
7) “Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story” released by OXFAM.
A) Oxfam is a confederate of charitable organizations founded in 1942.
B) The report talks about India’s focus on supporting private healthcare while low spending on public healthcare systems.
C) Report marks Kerala as a success story in the handling of Covid 19 pandemic.
8) The Government of India announces a new category of award National Logistics Excellence Awards.
A) It is being done to turn the spotlight on the logistics sector.
B) It will provide due recognition to various players involved in the logistics supply chain in the country.
C) the awards are divided into two categories namely services providers and User industries.
