Philosophy - Mentorship n Answer Writing Mains2021
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International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
News: IFSCA has become an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
The IOSCO membership:
1. It will provide a platform to exchange information at the global level on areas of common interests.
2. It will enable the IFSCA to learn from the experiences and best practices of the regulators of other well established financial centres.
3. The first IFSC in India- at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT).
- Head office in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
News: IFSCA has become an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
The IOSCO membership:
1. It will provide a platform to exchange information at the global level on areas of common interests.
2. It will enable the IFSCA to learn from the experiences and best practices of the regulators of other well established financial centres.
3. The first IFSC in India- at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT).
- Head office in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Sahayak-NG
- Conducted by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.
- Sahayak-NG, with a parachute system, is an advanced version of Sahayak Mk I air droppable container.
Features:
1. It is capable of carrying critical stores for commercial and fishing ships in emergency and distress at sea.
2. It has a Satellite-based Reporting Termina.
3. Provides its precise GPS location enabling the ship in distress to pick up critical stores.
4. The airworthiness of the system was certified by the Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification.
Sahayak-NG
- Conducted by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.
- Sahayak-NG, with a parachute system, is an advanced version of Sahayak Mk I air droppable container.
Features:
1. It is capable of carrying critical stores for commercial and fishing ships in emergency and distress at sea.
2. It has a Satellite-based Reporting Termina.
3. Provides its precise GPS location enabling the ship in distress to pick up critical stores.
4. The airworthiness of the system was certified by the Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification.
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Health Management Information System (HMIS)
- It is a Government to Government (G2G) web-based Monitoring Information System
- launched in October 2008
Aim:
- To monitor the National Health Mission and other Health programmes.
- Provide key inputs for policy formulation and appropriate programme interventions.
Key points:
1. 2 lakh health facilities (across all States/UTs)
2. Service delivery data on monthly basis,Training data on quarterly basis
3. Infrastructure related data on annual basis on HMIS web portal.
Significance:
1. Grading of Health Facilities
Identifications of aspirational districts.
2. Review of State Programme Implementation Plan
3. provide gap analysis and evidence based course correction.
Health Management Information System (HMIS)
- It is a Government to Government (G2G) web-based Monitoring Information System
- launched in October 2008
Aim:
- To monitor the National Health Mission and other Health programmes.
- Provide key inputs for policy formulation and appropriate programme interventions.
Key points:
1. 2 lakh health facilities (across all States/UTs)
2. Service delivery data on monthly basis,Training data on quarterly basis
3. Infrastructure related data on annual basis on HMIS web portal.
Significance:
1. Grading of Health Facilities
Identifications of aspirational districts.
2. Review of State Programme Implementation Plan
3. provide gap analysis and evidence based course correction.
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Digital Ocean
- Inaugrated by Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- Developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Aim: to provide ocean data related services at one place
Key Points:
1. Data platform for Ocean Data Management.
2. Aadopting rapid advancements in geospatial technology.
3. It facilitates an online interactive web-based environment
4. Data integration, 3D and 4D, data visualization etc.
Significance:
1. To transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
2. One stop-solution for all the data related needs of a wide range of users.
3. Contribute to the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
4. Sustainable management of the oceans.
5. Expanding the government’s Blue Economy initiatives.
Digital Ocean
- Inaugrated by Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- Developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Aim: to provide ocean data related services at one place
Key Points:
1. Data platform for Ocean Data Management.
2. Aadopting rapid advancements in geospatial technology.
3. It facilitates an online interactive web-based environment
4. Data integration, 3D and 4D, data visualization etc.
Significance:
1. To transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
2. One stop-solution for all the data related needs of a wide range of users.
3. Contribute to the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
4. Sustainable management of the oceans.
5. Expanding the government’s Blue Economy initiatives.
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Digital Payments Index (DPI)
- Launched by RBI in March 2018
- Aim: To capture the extent of digitisation of payments across India.
- Significance: Enable measurement of deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country.
- 5 broad parameters:
1. Payment Enablers (weight 25%)
2. Payment Infrastructure – Demand-side factors (10%)
3. Payment Infrastructure – Supply-side factors (15%)
4. Payment Performance (45%)
5. Consumer Centricity (5%)
Digital Payments Index (DPI)
- Launched by RBI in March 2018
- Aim: To capture the extent of digitisation of payments across India.
- Significance: Enable measurement of deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country.
- 5 broad parameters:
1. Payment Enablers (weight 25%)
2. Payment Infrastructure – Demand-side factors (10%)
3. Payment Infrastructure – Supply-side factors (15%)
4. Payment Performance (45%)
5. Consumer Centricity (5%)
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Eco-sensitive Zone in Gujarat
News: Tribals have been protesting against a notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Location: Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Narmada district, Gujarat as eco-sensitive zones.
Reason: Formation of SoUTA could dilute the power vested with villagers under the PESA Act, 1996.
[SoUTA - The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority, or Statue of Unity Tourism Authority.]
Eco-sensitive Zone in Gujarat
News: Tribals have been protesting against a notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Location: Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Narmada district, Gujarat as eco-sensitive zones.
Reason: Formation of SoUTA could dilute the power vested with villagers under the PESA Act, 1996.
[SoUTA - The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority, or Statue of Unity Tourism Authority.]
Shoolpaneshwar Wild Life Sanctuary
- It was created in 1982
- Dumkhal Sanctuary’ home for sloth bears.
- Location: Vindhyan-Satpura hill ranges.
- The area is predominantly tribal with 'Vasavas' as the main tribe.
- It was created in 1982
- Dumkhal Sanctuary’ home for sloth bears.
- Location: Vindhyan-Satpura hill ranges.
- The area is predominantly tribal with 'Vasavas' as the main tribe.
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Woolly Rhino
News: A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino has been recovered from permafrost in Russia.
Key points:
1. The carcass has most of its soft tissues still intact
2. Dated to be 20,000- to 50,000-years-old.
Location: On the Tirekhtyakh river bank, close to the area where another young woolly rhino (Sasha) was recovered in 2014.
Woolly Rhino
News: A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino has been recovered from permafrost in Russia.
Key points:
1. The carcass has most of its soft tissues still intact
2. Dated to be 20,000- to 50,000-years-old.
Location: On the Tirekhtyakh river bank, close to the area where another young woolly rhino (Sasha) was recovered in 2014.
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Dzukou Forest Fire
News: A forest fire occurred in Nagaland’s Dzukou range, in which the Dzukou valley is located.
Location: At the border of states of Nagaland and Manipur.
Key points:
- It is a sanctuary for the endangered Blyth's tragopan(Nagaland's State Bird.)
- It is famous for its wide range of flowers.
- Rare Dzükou Lily is found only in this valley.
- ‘Valley of flowers’ of the Nagaland State.
Dzukou Forest Fire
News: A forest fire occurred in Nagaland’s Dzukou range, in which the Dzukou valley is located.
Location: At the border of states of Nagaland and Manipur.
Key points:
- It is a sanctuary for the endangered Blyth's tragopan(Nagaland's State Bird.)
- It is famous for its wide range of flowers.
- Rare Dzükou Lily is found only in this valley.
- ‘Valley of flowers’ of the Nagaland State.
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Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology
News: QKD technology of the DRDO underwent a successful trial between two laboratories in Hyderabad
Aim: Security was validated for a range of 12 km long over a fibre optic channel.
Function:
1. To undertake secure communication, which utilises a cryptographic protocol.
2. It enables two communicating sides to come up with random secret keys.
3. Use it to encrypt and decrypt messages.
4. Highly secure communication.
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology
News: QKD technology of the DRDO underwent a successful trial between two laboratories in Hyderabad
Aim: Security was validated for a range of 12 km long over a fibre optic channel.
Function:
1. To undertake secure communication, which utilises a cryptographic protocol.
2. It enables two communicating sides to come up with random secret keys.
3. Use it to encrypt and decrypt messages.
4. Highly secure communication.
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Bank Investment Company (BIC)
- Established by the government under Companies act, 2013.
- A core investment company and will hold more than 50% shares in Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
- BIC was mooted in 2014 by the RBI’s PJ Nayak Committee to review governance of boards of banks.
- As per the Committee’s recommendations, the government set up a Bank Boards Bureau for selecting the top management of PSBs.
Bank Investment Company (BIC)
- Established by the government under Companies act, 2013.
- A core investment company and will hold more than 50% shares in Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
- BIC was mooted in 2014 by the RBI’s PJ Nayak Committee to review governance of boards of banks.
- As per the Committee’s recommendations, the government set up a Bank Boards Bureau for selecting the top management of PSBs.
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Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline
- 450 km long gas pipeline
- Built by Gas Authority of India Limited i.e., GAIL (India) Ltd.
- Aim: ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’.
- Function:
1. Natural gas from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 2. Regasification Terminal at Kerala’s Kochi to Karnataka’s Mangaluru.
3. Supply eco-friendly PNG to households and CNG to the transportation sector.
4. Supply Natural Gas to commercial and industrial units across the districts along the pipeline.
- The Horizontal Directional Drilling method was used.
Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline
- 450 km long gas pipeline
- Built by Gas Authority of India Limited i.e., GAIL (India) Ltd.
- Aim: ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’.
- Function:
1. Natural gas from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 2. Regasification Terminal at Kerala’s Kochi to Karnataka’s Mangaluru.
3. Supply eco-friendly PNG to households and CNG to the transportation sector.
4. Supply Natural Gas to commercial and industrial units across the districts along the pipeline.
- The Horizontal Directional Drilling method was used.
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Deepor Beel
- Assam’s only Ramsar site.
- News: Kamrup district administration has prohibited community fishing at Deepor Beel.
- Key points:
1. It is a permanent freshwater lake located to the south-west of Guwahati city.
2. Lying in a former channel of the Brahmaputra river
3. It lies to the south of the main river channel.
4. It was designated as a Ramsar site in 2002 for sustaining a range of aquatic life forms besides 219 species of birds.
Deepor Beel
- Assam’s only Ramsar site.
- News: Kamrup district administration has prohibited community fishing at Deepor Beel.
- Key points:
1. It is a permanent freshwater lake located to the south-west of Guwahati city.
2. Lying in a former channel of the Brahmaputra river
3. It lies to the south of the main river channel.
4. It was designated as a Ramsar site in 2002 for sustaining a range of aquatic life forms besides 219 species of birds.
Last Minute Tips for Mains2020
1. Maintain peace and calmness of the mind - Dont worry about the Result, just focus on your performance.
2. Read all questions carefully, understand the demand exactly, make a rough structure in mind and then start writing.
3. Attempt all questions. If you find some questions difficult do not bother.
Because they will be difficult for all AND REMEMBER its a relative competition.
4. Do not overburden your mind by revising too much during the gap of two papers.
5. If you get Q paper 5 or 10 min before the actual time of the examination, you are not allowed to write anything on Main-Booklet, but you SHOULD make structures of the Qs on the question paper that is given for you.
6. Do not discuss paper with your colleagues friends till the completion of Last Paper.
7. Do not lose hope if you you find any paper difficult. Again its relative competition. you just need to perform better than the others
8. Play and Cash in on your strengths and Try to do minimum silly mistakes
We wish you All the Best 💐💐💐
Regards
Team Digicate
1. Maintain peace and calmness of the mind - Dont worry about the Result, just focus on your performance.
2. Read all questions carefully, understand the demand exactly, make a rough structure in mind and then start writing.
3. Attempt all questions. If you find some questions difficult do not bother.
Because they will be difficult for all AND REMEMBER its a relative competition.
4. Do not overburden your mind by revising too much during the gap of two papers.
5. If you get Q paper 5 or 10 min before the actual time of the examination, you are not allowed to write anything on Main-Booklet, but you SHOULD make structures of the Qs on the question paper that is given for you.
6. Do not discuss paper with your colleagues friends till the completion of Last Paper.
7. Do not lose hope if you you find any paper difficult. Again its relative competition. you just need to perform better than the others
8. Play and Cash in on your strengths and Try to do minimum silly mistakes
We wish you All the Best 💐💐💐
Regards
Team Digicate
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Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF)
- Operationalised by the Reserve Bank of India.
- Aim: To increase payments acceptance infrastructure by adding 30 lakh touch points every year in Tier-3 to Tier-6 centres.
Key features:
- Special focus on the north-eastern states.
- An Advisory Council for managing the PIDF.
- Payment methods that are not inter-operable would not be considered under the PIDF.
- PIDF scheme is on a reimbursement basis.
- The maximum cost of the digital acceptance device eligible for subsidy is Rs 300.
Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF)
- Operationalised by the Reserve Bank of India.
- Aim: To increase payments acceptance infrastructure by adding 30 lakh touch points every year in Tier-3 to Tier-6 centres.
Key features:
- Special focus on the north-eastern states.
- An Advisory Council for managing the PIDF.
- Payment methods that are not inter-operable would not be considered under the PIDF.
- PIDF scheme is on a reimbursement basis.
- The maximum cost of the digital acceptance device eligible for subsidy is Rs 300.
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Cigarettes Draft Bill
- Centre has drafted this bill
- Aim: To increase the age to allow sale of cigarettes and tobacco products from the current 18 years to 21 years.
Key points of bill:
1. Penalty for smoking in restricted area increased from Rs.200 to Rs.2, 000.
2. Trade and commerce in cigarettes or other tobacco products should be in sealed and intact packaging.
3. The sale of illicit products will lead to imprisonment of up to one year and a fine of Rs.50, 000.
Cigarettes Draft Bill
- Centre has drafted this bill
- Aim: To increase the age to allow sale of cigarettes and tobacco products from the current 18 years to 21 years.
Key points of bill:
1. Penalty for smoking in restricted area increased from Rs.200 to Rs.2, 000.
2. Trade and commerce in cigarettes or other tobacco products should be in sealed and intact packaging.
3. The sale of illicit products will lead to imprisonment of up to one year and a fine of Rs.50, 000.