STEPapp + MOTA To Implement Gamified Learning App in Tribal Schools

• Eduisfun Technologies Private Limited's STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) received an order from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) to implement its gamified learning application in the tribal schools across India and to benefit the tribal students and to empower them with quality education.
• This is the first time for a government institution to tie up with an Indian EdTech startup on a monetized project.
• STEPapp, a gamified learning solution which provides conceptual clarity in mathematics and science to the students and makes learning fun and enjoyable.

STEPapp + MOTA To Implement Gamified Learning App in Tribal Schools

Implementation

• This application provides online learning solutions to the tribal kids and empowered the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and teachers.
• As of 31st August 2020, the application has been implemented in around 242 schools across 21 States benefiting around 35167 registered students.

About STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application)

• Founder & CEO - Praveen Tyagi
• HQ - Maharashtra

CSIR-CMERI + NISE Inked MoU virtually to strengthen solar energy sector across India

• In order to strengthen the solar energy sector across the nation, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) -Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) and National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) virtually for 'Strategic Association
• The MoU comes after the successful development of the World's largest Solar Tree of 11.5 kWp (kilowatts Peak) by CSIR-CMERI.
• Mou was signed with a view to enhance resource sharing and coordination between the NISE and CSIR-CMERI and for the effective use of national resources, eradicating the duplicity of additional capital investment for the same resource.

CSIR-CMERI + NISE Inked MoU virtually to strengthen solar energy sector across India

About Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI)

• HQ - Durgapur, West Bengal Director, Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani

About National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)

• Director-General - Arun Kumar Tripathy
• HQ - Gurugram, Haryana

NITI Aayog constitutes Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee

• As the nodal agency for Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC), NITI Aayog constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) which will be chaired by Ms. Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser (Sustainable Development Goals).
• It has members from Ministry of Power, Women & Child Development, Telecommunication, Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Rural Development, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Food & Public Distribution, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Education, Housing & Urban Affairs, Health and Family Welfare, and Financial Services,
• These Ministries have been mapped to the ten parameters of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Experts from Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are onboard for technical expertise.

NITI Aayog constitutes Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee

Global MPI 2020

• The report is computed by giving scores to each surveyed household based on 10 parameters. They are Nutrition, Child Mortality, Years of Schooling, School Attendance, Cooking Fuel, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Electricity, Housing and Household Assets.
• It utilizes the NFHS, which is conducted under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• (MOHFW) and International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

• It is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries.
• It was first developed in 2010 by OPHI and UNDP for UNDP's Human Development Reports. The Global MPI reports are released at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development of the United Nations in July, every year.

Prime Minister Modi e-inaugurates Patrika Gate in Jaipur

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur, Rajasthan over a virtual platform. The Patrika Gate was built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur
• He also launched 2 books Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra, authored by Gulab Kothari, Editor in Chief of Rajasthan Patrika Group and Chairman of Patrika Group of Newspaper.
• The design of the patrika gate incorporates the culture lifestyle and architecture of all the parts of Rajasthan from Sriganganagar to Banswara and from Jaisalmer to Bharatpur

Radha M Nair's New Book Titled "Breaking the Cocoon @ 40"

• Radha M Nair announced her first book titled "Breaking the Cocoon @ 40" portrays her life experiences in the advertising world of Mumbai where she started her career as a copywriter during her early forties.
• The book holds the experiences of Radha as a dream merchant in the advertising agency and with a few of her life events like modeling for AIDS awareness campaign, death of her husband and the fun experiences in her life.
• The 31-chapter book maps the transformation of Radha's life from homemaker to copywriter and the lessons she learned in the competitive world of advertisement.

Operation Green TOP to TOTAL scheme to cover all fruits and vegetables in J&K

• Government of India extended price stabilization interventions under 'Operation Greens' scheme for majority of fruits and vegetables grown in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to extend support to farmers in J&K.
• The initiative is aimed to support farmers of fruits and vegetables under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in order to prevent distress sales, price stabilization interventions under Central Sector Scheme - "Operation Greens"
• It has been extended from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all notified fruits and vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of six months on a pilot basis.
• The Fruits and Vegetables notified in J&K are Apple, Almond, Pear, Capsicum, Carrot, Cucumber, Okra, Orange, Kinnow and Lemon
• Under the scheme, Union Food Processing Industries Ministry will be providing 50% subsidy for the following:
• For cost of transportation of notified crops from production clusters to consumption centers.
• For cost of hiring appropriate storage facilities for a period of up to 3 months for notified crops.
• If the price of crops falls below the average of the last three years or 15% below last year price.

"Operation Green TOP to TOTAL scheme to cover all fruits and vegetables in J&K

Operation green

• Operation Green is a price fixation scheme which ensures that farmers get the right price for their produce.
• It approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India.

Haryana CM Launched Educational Chatbot "Apka Mitra" & Online Admission Platform for UG courses

• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar virtually launched the first of its Kind Educational Chatbot -Apka Mitra & Online Admission Platform for Undergraduate (UG) courses in government-aided and sell-financed colleges for the new academic session 2020-21.

Apka mitra

• Haryana CM launched the first-of-its kind educational WhatsApp chatbot 'Apka Mita' to resolve admission related queries of the students.
• Students can send a message on WhatsApp chatbot number 7419444449 to get information regarding admission & scholarship.

Online Admission Platform

• It has been launched by the National Informatics Center (NIC) in collaboration with the Higher Education Department
• Using the new platform, the students will be able to complete the entire admission process in the convenience of home.

About Haryana

• Capital - Chandigarh
• CM - Manohar Lal Khattar
• Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya

Himachal Pradesh + World Bank Signed $ 82 million Loan Deal for HP State Roads

Transformation Project

• Himachal Pradesh and World Bank signed a $ 82 million (approximately Rs. 600 Crores) loan deal to strengthen its transport and road safety institutions by improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of the state's road network.
• The loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a final maturity of 15 years including a grace period of five years.

About World Bank

• President - David Malpass
• MD & CFO Anshula Kant
• HQ - Washington DC

About Himachal Pradesh

• Capital - Shimla, Dharamshala
• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
• Governor - Bandaru Dattatreya

RBI ceased banking operations of Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

• RBI has ceased the banking operation by the Aditya Birla Idea Payments (ABIP) Bank under Banking Regulations Act 1949.
• After this the company could not able to work successfully and applied for voluntary winding up by the Vodafone Idea Limited which holds 51% in ABIP bank and remaining 49% by Grasim Industries Limited.

Mahindra Finance Enters Online Insurance Broking to launch a portal PayBima

• Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd (Mahindra Insurance Brokers), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance), which enter into an online insurance broking business to provide digital services to the customers of its insurance brokerage through PayBima, a portal which said to be launched soon.

About Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd

• Hq - Mumbai
• Managing Director - Dr. Jaideep devare

About Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited

• Chairman and Independent Director - Dhananjay Mungale
• HQ- Mumbai