Current Affairs of 2019-2020

-: Science & Technology Current Affairs: - Set:- 2                      1. India using Robot to Fight Covid 19 Robot HCARD ( Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device ) to assist frontline COVID19 healthcare warriors. It has features like navigation, drawer  activation for providing medicine & food  to patients, sample collection &  audio-visual connection. It is developed by CMERI , (Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute.) IIT Ropar design ' WardBot ' that will deliver food, medicines to patients in isolation wards.  2 .  Yuvika scheme ISRO has started Yuvika schemes to impact basic knowledge on Space Technology. Those who have just finished 9 th standard & waiting to join 10 th standard will be eligible for this programme . During summer holidays & it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/UT. Students belonging to the rural area have been g...

-: Science & Technology Current Affairs: - Set:- 1       1.          Which country to select for the Gaganyaan Project with the ISRO? ISRO has signed with the “Russia Firm Glavkosmos ” to select & train astronauts for the country`s Gaganyaan Project. The Gaganyaan Programme, an indigenous mission that would take 3 Indian astronauts to space for 7-Days, was announced in 2018. 4 th country to send a man to space, after the USSR, USA & CHINA. The astronauts on the human space mission “Gaganyaan” are IAF pilot. 2. Vyommitra (humanoid robot) ISRO will send “Vyommitra” in the “ unmanned Gaganyaan Project ”. Vyommitra {vyoma-space; mitra-friend} is an artificial intelligence- based robotic system (half humanoid) to mimic crew activity inside the crew module of Gaganyaan. It has been developed by scientist at IISc in collaboration with ISRO.              3. Human Space Flight Center (In INDI...

AMALGAMATION OF NATIONAL BANK   Public Sector Bank (PSBs) merging of them into just 5. New Banks After the Merge: - S.NO. Amalgamated Banks Anchor Banks 1. Punjab National Bank; Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India PNB 2. Canara Bank & Syndicate Bank Canara Bank 3. Union Bank of India; Andhra Bank & Corporation Bank Union Bank Of India 4. Indian Bank & Allahabad Bank Indian Bank 5. Bank of Baroda; Vijaya Bank & Dena Bank Bank of Baroda   Benefits of Merger: - Ø Competitive Ø Capital & Governance Ø Efficiency Ø Technological Survey Ø Self- Sufficiency Ø Recovering Ø  Monitoring Current Scenario of PSBs: - S.NO. Bank Name PSB Rank By Size 1. State Bank of India ...