Daily Current Affairs  – 2 April 2021

                                 Facts in News Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) It was established on 31st July 1970 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Companies Act, 1956. Functions Undertake price support […]

In News Recently, ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021:Towards post-Covid-19 resilient economies’ report was released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Key Findings of the report The report forecasts that on average, developing Asia-Pacific economies are expected to grow 5.9 per cent in […]

In News Recently, NITI Aayog released a Report on ‘Investment Opportunities in India’s Healthcare Sector. The report outlined the range of investment opportunities in various segments of India’s healthcare sector, including hospitals, medical devices and equipment, health insurance, telemedicine, home healthcare and medical value travel. Key Highlights Overview of India’s healthcare sector Healthcare has become […]

In News Recently, Russian scientists have deployed Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in the waters of Lake Baikal, Russia. Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector Its construction started in 2016 and it is one of the three largest neutrino detectors in the world along with the IceCube at the South Pole and ANTARES in the Mediterranean Sea. It will […]

In News According to the Reserve Bank of India, India’s current account deficit narrowed to 0.2 percent of the GDP in the December quarter as against 0.4 per cent of GDP in the year-ago period. Current Account Deficit In simple terms, the current account measures the flow of goods, services, and investments into and out […]

In News Recently, China and Iran signed a 25-year “Strategic Cooperation Pact”. Background The partnership was first proposed by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during a visit to Iran in 2016. The agreement comes amid a major push from China to back Iran which is under the weight of U.S sanctions. Earlier, China and Russia called […]

In News Recently, researchers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital and the Royal Observatory of Belgium have developed CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO). ARIES is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST). About CIISCO It is an algorithm that will detect and track the accelerating […]