Imp Years (PYQs) to Remember

(Economics)

1935 - 1st April , RBI was Established.
1948 - Minimum Wages Act Introduced.
1949 - RBI was Nationalised.
1949 - Banking Regulation Act was Passed.
1950 - Planning Commission was Setup.
1952 - National Development Council was Setup.
1956 - Khadi & Village Industries Commission Act was Passed.
1976 - Regional Rural Banks Act was Passed.
1982 - NABARD was Established.
1986 - Consumer Protection Act Enacted.
2005 - MGNREGA was Passed.
2015 - NITI Aayog was established.

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Printing of Securities & Minting In India

• Indian Security Press (1922) - Nashik
• Security Printing Press (Estd. 1982) - Hyderabad
• Currency Notes Press (1928) - Nashik
• Bank Notes Press (1974) - Dewas
• Security Paper Mill (Estd. 1967-68) - Hoshangabad

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Important Days & Theme (February 2024)

2 Feb - World Wetlands Day
Theme 2024 - "Wetlands and Human Wellbeing"

4 Feb - World Cancer Day
Theme 2024 - "Close the Care Gap: Everyone Deserves Access To Cancer Care”

10 Feb - World Pulses Day
Theme 2024 - "Pulses: Nourishing Soils and People"

28 Feb - National Science Day
Theme 2024 - "Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat"

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Cuttack's exquisite "SilverFiligree" earns the Geographical Indication Tag.

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World Wildlife Day - 3rd March

Theme 2024 - “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation”

Projects/ACTs Related to Wildlife

• Indian Wildlife Protection Act - 1972
• Project Tiger - 1973
• Operation Crocodile - 1975
• Project Rhinoceros - 1987
• Project Elephant - 1992
• Project Snow Leopard - 2009

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Union Minister Sarbanand sonwal dedicates First-ever Made-in-India "ASTDS tug".

The Tug ‘Ocean Grace’ is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited under MoPSW promoting Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The Mobile Medical Unit dedicated will offer a wide range of healthcare services.

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France is poised to become the First Country in the world to enshrine the Right to Abortion in its Constitution.

Parliamentarians from the upper and lower chambers will meet tomorrow in a special session summoned by President EmmanuelMacron. If, as expected, they vote for the government's motion by a three-fifths majority, then the country's 1958 Constitution will be revised to enshrine women's guaranteed freedom to abort.

It will be the 25th Amendment to the Fifth Republic's founding document, and the first since 2008.

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Men's Hockey5s World Cup 2024

• Host Country - Oman
• Teams - 16
• Winner - Netherland
• Runner Up - Malaysia
• Top Scorer - Waheed Rana (Pakistan, 23 goals)
• Best Player - Akhimullah Annur (Malaysia)
• Best Young Player - Hannan Shahid (Pakistan)
• Best Goal Keeper - Joey van Walstijn (Netherlands)

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Japan and the US are planning to launch the world's First wooden Satellite "LignoSat" into space in 2024. The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make Space Junk Biodegradable.

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Updated GDP List (India)

• ADB - 6.7% (FY24), 6.7% (FY25)
• Fitch Rating - 6.9% (FY24), 6.5% (FY25) 
• Goldman Sachs - 6.2% (FY24) 
• ICRA - 6.5% (FY24) 
• IMF - 6.7% (FY24), 6.5% (FY25), 6.5% (FY26) 
• Morgan Stanley - 6.9%(FY24), 6.5% (FY25) 
• World Bank - 6.3% (FY24), 6.4% (FY25), 6.5% (FY26)

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Govt launches Chakshu Portal

Chakshu facilitates citizens to report the suspected fraud communications with the intention of defrauding telecom service users for cyber-crime, financial frauds, non-bonafide purpose like impersonation or any other misuse through Call, SMS or WhatsApp.

Few examples of suspected fraud communications are communication related to Bank Account / Payment Wallet / SIM / Gas connection / Electricity connection / KYC update / expiry / deactivation, impersonation as Government official / relative, sextortion related etc.

Link :- https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc/

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The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha.

• Communities Added to the list of Scheduled Tribes :-
The Bill adds following communities to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha : (i) Muka Dora, Mooka Dora, Nuka Dora, Nooka Dora (for districts of Koraput, Nowrangapur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri), and (ii) Konda Reddy, Konda Reddi.

• Certain Communities Moved from list of Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes :-
The Bill removes Tamadia and Tamudia communities from the list of Scheduled Castes in Odisha, and instead adds them to the list of Scheduled Tribes.

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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, in relation to Andhra Pradesh. The Order lists the tribes deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories.

Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :-
The Bill adds the following to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :- (i) Bondo Porja , (ii) Khond Porja & (iii) Konda Savaras

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The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To include ‘Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Koli and Gadda Brahmin’ communities in the list of STs of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9th February 2024 to amend the Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 with respect to the UT of J&K. Earlier, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th February 2024.


The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To incorporate Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir.

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First AI Teacher "Iris"

In a First in India, A school in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram has introduced an AI Teacher "Iris". The robot, based on generative AI, and created by Maker Labs.

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Important Days (March)

3 Mar - UN World Wildlife Day
8 Mar - International Women's Day
20 Mar - International Day of Happiness
21 Mar - International Day of Forests
22 Mar - World Water Day
24 Mar - World Tuberculosis Day
25 Mar - International Day of the Unborn Child

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Cabinet Decision

Cabinet has approved the decision to hike dearness allowance for central government employees and pensioners by 4% from January 1, 2024.

• Now the DA will reach to 50%.

• House Rent allowance will be increased. Now gratuity limit has reached to 25 lakh rupees.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Headquarters - Brussels, Belgium

• Sweden has officially joined NATO.

• With Sweden’s accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members.

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