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August 3 , 2021 991 days 968 0
  • The International Monetary Fund has cut India’s GDP growth forecast to 9.5% for the fiscal year 2021-22 due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Previously, IMF has forecasted 12.5% GDP growth.
  • The Department of Defence Production which comes under the Ministry of Defence has given its approval for a central sector scheme named ‘Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)’.
    • The primary aim of this scheme is to provide financial support to around 300 MSMEs, Start-ups, and individual innovators as well as around 20 partner incubators through the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO).
  • India has overtaken Russia to become the fourth largest country with foreign exchange reserves.
    • Currently, China has the largest reserves followed by Japan and Switzerland.
  • 'Divya Nayan' a personal reading device for the visually impaired developed by the CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), Chandigarh.
    • Using this tool, any printed or digital document can be accessed via voice.
  • The State Bank of India has topped the list of public sector banks that have written off loans in fiscal 2021.
    • Union Bank of India and Punjab National Bank are in second and third place respectively.

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