12 August 2021 Current Affairs
Which Bollywood actor was recently appointed as Unicef's Celebrity Advocate for their global campaign EVAC (Ending Violence Against Children)?
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana was recently appointed as Unicef's Celebrity Advocate for their global campaign EVAC (Ending Violence Against Children), and he wants to build awareness on a national level about online safety for children in India.
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has unveiled 'Digital Prayaas' an app-based digital-lending platform to facilitate loans to entrepreneurs from low-income groups.
Nagaland has been conferred with seven national awards on the first Van Dhan Annual Awards 2020-21, during the celebration of the 34th foundation day of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED).
Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, became the first State to recognize the Community Forest Resource Rights in urban areas.
The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateral-free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs.