MUDRA SHISHU LOAN

• Centre has announced 'Mudra Shishu loan' for small businesses and cottage industries so that shopkeepers do not suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (Mudra) was started to refinance loans of up to ₹10 lakh given by banks and other lending institutions to small borrowers.

LONG RANGE FORECAST (LRF)

• India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued the second stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for South-West Monsoon Season rainfall.

CHAMPIONS

• Prime Minister Modi launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS to empower MSMEs.
• CHAMPIONS stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength.
• The portal is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their grievances, encouraging, supporting, helping and handholding. It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSME Ministry

PM SVANidhi

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme - PM SVANidhi - PM Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi,for providing affordable loans to street vendors

ULTRA SWACHH

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics, etc.

LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL (LAC)

• As tensions continue between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a look at what the line means on the ground and the disagreements over it.
• The LAC is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long, while the Chinese consider it to be only around 2,000 km.
• It is divided into three sectors: the eastern sector which spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, the middle sector in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and the western sector in Ladakh.

NPCI denies breach of BHIM app data

• A recent report by security researchers alleged leak of personal data of millions of users of the BHIM payment application due to a website breach.
• As per the report, 409-gigabyte of data, comprising 7.26 million records, were leaked, and the trove included personal identifiable information such as Aadhaar details, residence proof, bank records and complete profiles.
• However, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has denied the claim, asking “everyone to not fall prey to such speculation”.
• What Is Antifa?
• Short for “anti-fascists,” antifa is not a single organization but rather an umbrella term for far-left-leaning movements that confront or resist neo-Nazis and white supremacists at demonstrations.

SPIC MACAY

• Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a voluntary youth movement which promotes intangible aspects of Indian cultural heritage.
• It does this by promoting Indian classical music, classical dance, folk music, yoga, meditation, crafts and other aspects of Indian culture.