15 May 2021 Current Affairs
How much amount was transferred by the central government to Punjab into farmers' accounts so far against the sale of their Wheat crop?
The Centre has said that nearly Rs 22,215 crore in Punjab and Rs 12,384 crore in Haryanahave been transferred directly into farmers' accounts so far against sale of their Wheat crop.
Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths has been appointed as the new Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for a period of five years.
The IIT Madras researcher has collaborated with members of the Mobile Payment Forum of India to develop voice-based solutions in multiple vernacular languages to enable larger adoption of digital money transactions in the country.
Amid a devastating second wave of coronavirus in India, the Japanese government and the UNDP has partnered to provide oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region in India.
The HDFC Bank has cut India's growth projection to 10 per cent from 11.5 per cent for the current financial year, citing the adverse effect of the second Covid-19 wave.
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