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Environment

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1 - Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles along Odisha coast Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles began at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery, a major nesting site of these marine turtles. The newly born Olive Ridley turtles along the Odisha coast, made their journey back to sea. Mother Olive Ridleys lay eggs in nests dug up in the beach sand. Each nest on average contains around 100 eggs. The eggs hatch in about 45 days. 3,23,063 mother Olive Ridley turtles nested this year at the major nesting 2 - 2019-20 census unveiled increase in Royal Bengal Tigers to 96 As per the 2019-20 census by the West Bengal’s forest department, the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sunderbans has climbed to 96, up by eight from last year. The census was conducted between November, 2019 and January, 2020. Highlights Sundarbans has mangrove cover in 2,125 sq km in India. The whole tract of forest reaches about 100-130 km inland. Out of 96 tigers, 23 were identified as male and 43 as female, while the sex of 30

Defence

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1 - Rajnath Singh apprructure Scheme Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the launch of Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs 400 crore for creating state of the art testing infrastructure. It would run for five years and envisages to setup 6-8 new test facilities in partnership with private industry. The projects under the Scheme will be provided with up to 75% government funding in the form of ‘Grant-in-Aid’. The remaining 25% of the project cost will have to be borne by the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) whose constituents will be Indian private entities and State Governments. 2 - Landing Craft Utility Ship 'INLCU L57' commissioned into Indian Navy Landing Craft Utility Ship 'INLCU L57' was commissioned into Indian Navy in Port Blair. The indigenously designed ship has been built by Garden Reach Shipbuilder and Engineers, GRSE, Kolkata. This is the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class to be inducted into Indian Navy.

May |||

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1 - World Press Freedom Day 2020 The World Press Freedom Day is observed annually on 3rd May across the world. The day celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom. It also reminds that many journalists brave death or face jail to bring daily news to the public. The theme of this year's day is "Journalism without Fear or Favour". The host for 2020 is the Netherlands. The sub-themes for this year are: Safety of Women and Men Journalists and Media Workers Independent and Professional Journalism free from Political and Commercial Influence Gender Equality in All Aspect of the Media 2 - International Labour Day 2020 The International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated annually on 1st May. The day is also known as International Workers' Day. The day is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement. In India, the day is celebrated as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas. In India, the first May Day w

May 2020

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1 - HDFC Bank released song #HumHaarNahiMaanenge HDFC Bank released a new song #HumHaarNahiMaanenge to celebrate the firm spirit of citizens around the country amid the nationwide lockdown. Through the campaign, the bank also aims to draw attention to the importance of standing together for a cause and supporting more people during these tough times through the PM-Cares Fund. The song has been composed by Oscar and Grammy Award-winning musician A.R. Rahman and the lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. 2 - NBFCs asked RBI for one-time restructuring of all loans till March 2021 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have asked the Reserve Bank of India to allow them one-time restructuring of all loans till March 2021, as their borrowers are facing funding issues amid the Corona virus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. Currently, RBI has allowed banks and NBFCs for a one-time restructuring of existing loans to MSMEs till December 2020. NBFCs want the one-time restructuring to be allowed to all oth