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|| Cyclone Amphan Alert || The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a Cyclone alert for the Indian Coastline across The Bay of Bengal as a Low Pressure area has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea. The Cyclone will be named " Cyclone Amphan ". Let we know some of the interesting facts about naming of these Cyclones... || Naming Of Tropical Cyclone || The Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs) are responsible for the naming of Cyclones , that form in every ocean basin across the World. There are Six RSMCs in the World including the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and Five TCWCs.   As per the protocol, The areas that are subordinate to IMD  are North Indian Ocean, Including The Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. After following a standard procedure IMD names the cyclone developing over these regions. Also As an RSMC,  The IMD is also mandated to issue advisories to 12 othe

West Africa's Sahel struggles to contain deadly Jihadist groups that have infiltrated communities.  Leaders of G5 Sahel countries gathered in Niamey for emergency talks after Niger faced the most spectacular military attack on its soil since the Jihadist gained a foothold in this region. " The endless attacks carried out by terrorist groups in our region remind us not only of the gravity of the situation, but also the urgency for us to work more closely together, " said Roch Marc Christian Kabor é, The President of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso and Niger are part of the G5 Sahel, a regional military initiative that includes Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Niger, that was formed in 2014 to rout out jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The body is backed the United states, the United Nations and the former colonial power France, who some activists in Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso blame for the escalating violence. Why is there a tussle between IS and

In the latest tranche of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package, the key thrust is a huge increase in credit guarantees to MSMEs. How do such guarantees work , and how is the move expected to help MSMEs? Finance Minister  Nirmala Sitharaman  announced some details of the  Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan   economic package on Wednesday. This is the  second tranche of the package  that includes past actions by the Reserve Bank of India as well as the first  Covid-19  relief package announced during March and April. The main thrust of Wednesday’s announcements was a relief to Medium ,  Small and Micro Enterprises  (MSMEs) in the form of a massive increase in credit guarantees to them. There was, however, very little actual fiscal outgo that was announced. In other words, instead of directly infusing money into the economy or giving it directly to MSMEs in terms of a bailout package, the government has resorted to taking over the credit risk of MSMEs should they want to remain in business. These