1) Andhra Pradesh government approaches BNHS for preventing mass Mortality of spot billed pelicans.
A) Mortality of pelicans is taking place in Naupada swamp at Telineelapuram, Srikakulam district.
B) Telineelapura is a designated Important Bird Area.
C) Pelicans have been succumbing to “Nematode Infestation”.
2) Coal Controller’s Organisation releases “Coal Directory of India 2020-21”.
A) Coal Controller’s Organisation is a subordinate office under the Ministry of Coal.
B) It comprises information on performance of coal and lignite sectors during Financial Year 2020-21.
C) Coal Controller Organisation was established in 1916.
3) The Government of India appoints Dr V Anantha Nageswaran as Chief Economic Advisor.
A) He has been a part time member of the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India from 2019 to 2021.
B) He holds a Post graduate diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad.
C) He has worked as writer, author, teacher and consultant.
4) The Ministry of Heavy Industries notified a scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness in Indian Capital Goods Sector-Phase 2.
A) It will provide assistance to Common Technology Development and Service Infrastructure.
B) Scheme has a financial outlay of Rs 1207 crore.
C) Objective is to enhance Competitiveness of the Capital Goods Sector.
5) Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya launched NIPER Research portal.
A) NIPER stands for National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research.
B) Aim is to disseminate Information about all NIPERs and their research activities.
C) Government has declared NIPERs as Institutes of National Importance.
6) Roswell Biotechnologies develop the first molecular electronics chip.
A) Chip will power advances in diverse fields fundamentally based on observing molecular interactions.
B) Molecular electronics platform comprises programmable semiconductor chip with scalable sensor array architecture.
C) Goal is to put biosensing on an ideal technology foundation for the future of precision medicine and personal wellness.
7) 250 members of Tiwa liberation Army and United Gorkha People’s Organisation (UGPO) laid down arms.
A) They laid down arms before CM Himanta Biswa Sarma at a formal programme in Guwahati.
B) UGPO was formed in 2007 and was mostly active in Bodoland Territorial Region and Biswanath district.
C) Tiwa is an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya in North-Eastern region.
8) MoHUA along with DPIIT and AFD launch The Swachhata StartUp Challenge.
A) Aims to provide an impetus to innovative start ups to come forward and drive catalytic transformation in the sanitation and waste management sector.
B) Challenge seeks to promote an enabling environment for enterprise development under SBM-U 2.0.
C) Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) is a French enterprise.
9) Union Agriculture Minister addresses the 4th National Conference on Agriculture for Summer Campaign 2021-22.
A) New initiatives for cultivation of summer crops such as pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals and oil seeds have been taken by the Government of India.
B) Objective of the Zaid conference is to review and assess crop performance during preceding crop seasons.
C) Zaid crops are summer season crops.
