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Production-Linked Incentive Scheme
- PLI Scheme was introduced in 10 more key sectors
- Aims: to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units.
Features:
1. It invites foreign companies to set shop in India
2. It encourages local companies to set up or expand existing manufacturing units.
Significance:
1. It would boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills.
2. would help in achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat agenda.
Production-Linked Incentive Scheme
- PLI Scheme was introduced in 10 more key sectors
- Aims: to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units.
Features:
1. It invites foreign companies to set shop in India
2. It encourages local companies to set up or expand existing manufacturing units.
Significance:
1. It would boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills.
2. would help in achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat agenda.
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Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020
- Aim: Decentralizing decision making and to infuse professionalism in governance of major ports.
Significance:
1. It will empower the Major Ports to modernize
expand port infrastructure
2. Facilitate trade and commerce.
Key features:
- The Bill is more compact in comparison to the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
- Tariff Authority for Major Ports can now fix tariff
- An Adjudicatory Board has been proposed
- A simplified composition of Board of Port Authority has been proposed.
- Provisions of CSR & development of infrastructure by Port Authority.
Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020
- Aim: Decentralizing decision making and to infuse professionalism in governance of major ports.
Significance:
1. It will empower the Major Ports to modernize
expand port infrastructure
2. Facilitate trade and commerce.
Key features:
- The Bill is more compact in comparison to the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
- Tariff Authority for Major Ports can now fix tariff
- An Adjudicatory Board has been proposed
- A simplified composition of Board of Port Authority has been proposed.
- Provisions of CSR & development of infrastructure by Port Authority.
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Shramik Shakti Manch
- It is an initiative of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.
- It is a dynamic job portal for Shramiks(labour)
Significance:
- It will help in identifying skill proficiency level
- Development of Skill Cards for Shramiks.
- Eliminating middlemen
- It will facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs.
- This portal will reduce the hardship of Shramiks in finding jobs in nearby MSMEs
Shramik Shakti Manch
- It is an initiative of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.
- It is a dynamic job portal for Shramiks(labour)
Significance:
- It will help in identifying skill proficiency level
- Development of Skill Cards for Shramiks.
- Eliminating middlemen
- It will facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs.
- This portal will reduce the hardship of Shramiks in finding jobs in nearby MSMEs
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Seaweed Mission
- It is an initiative for commercial farming of seaweeds and it’s processing for value addition
Significance :
1. It will boost national economy.
2. It is initiated by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.
Key Features:
1.Set up new seaweed industry
Provide employment to people and Contribute to national GDP
2. Improve ocean productivity 3. Create a healthier ocean
4. Abate algal blooms
5. Sequester millions of tons CO2.
6. Produce bio-ethanol approx. 6.6 billion liters.
Seaweed Mission
- It is an initiative for commercial farming of seaweeds and it’s processing for value addition
Significance :
1. It will boost national economy.
2. It is initiated by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council.
Key Features:
1.Set up new seaweed industry
Provide employment to people and Contribute to national GDP
2. Improve ocean productivity 3. Create a healthier ocean
4. Abate algal blooms
5. Sequester millions of tons CO2.
6. Produce bio-ethanol approx. 6.6 billion liters.
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India’s First CNG Tractor
- India’s first ever CNG Tractor was launched.
Benefit :
1. Farmer will Save up to 50% on the fuel cost, as CNG is only Rs. 42 / kilogram.
2. It is a clean fuel with lowest carbon and pollutant content.
3. it has zero lead and is non-corrosive, non-dilutive
4. Non-contaminating which helps in increasing the life of the engine.
5.Stubble can be used as a raw material for producing bio-CNG
6. It will help the farmers to earn money by selling it to the bio-CNG production units in their locality.
India’s First CNG Tractor
- India’s first ever CNG Tractor was launched.
Benefit :
1. Farmer will Save up to 50% on the fuel cost, as CNG is only Rs. 42 / kilogram.
2. It is a clean fuel with lowest carbon and pollutant content.
3. it has zero lead and is non-corrosive, non-dilutive
4. Non-contaminating which helps in increasing the life of the engine.
5.Stubble can be used as a raw material for producing bio-CNG
6. It will help the farmers to earn money by selling it to the bio-CNG production units in their locality.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
Tholpavakkoothu Robots
- First-ever robotic shadow leather puppet was installed
- Location: Palakkad District Heritage Museum.
Key Features:
- Tholpavakkoothu is Kerala’s famous temple art, in which shadow leather puppets are used to tell stories from the epic Ramayana.
- It is also known as Nizhalkkoothu and Olakkoothu,
has its roots in Palakkad and neighbouring regions.
- It used to be performed in the Bhadrakali temples of Palakkad.
- This art is confined largely to Pulavar families of Palakkad district.
Tholpavakkoothu Robots
- First-ever robotic shadow leather puppet was installed
- Location: Palakkad District Heritage Museum.
Key Features:
- Tholpavakkoothu is Kerala’s famous temple art, in which shadow leather puppets are used to tell stories from the epic Ramayana.
- It is also known as Nizhalkkoothu and Olakkoothu,
has its roots in Palakkad and neighbouring regions.
- It used to be performed in the Bhadrakali temples of Palakkad.
- This art is confined largely to Pulavar families of Palakkad district.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis
- In News: NSP for Tuberculosis (2017-25) was approved by Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare in 2017.
- Goal : Ending TB by 2025.
- Under NSP, 20%, 22% and 24% of the funds have been earmarked for social welfare assistance for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively.
National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis
- In News: NSP for Tuberculosis (2017-25) was approved by Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare in 2017.
- Goal : Ending TB by 2025.
- Under NSP, 20%, 22% and 24% of the funds have been earmarked for social welfare assistance for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively.
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Pangolins
- Pangolins in Cameroon are on the verge of extinction.
Key Features:
1. A scaly nocturnal anteater
is one of the world’s most trafficked mammals.
2. Threat: rampant poaching and mushrooming international wildlife trade.
3. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified,
Indian Pangolin as Endangered and
4 Chinese Pangolins as Critically Endangered.
5. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has placed all 8 pangolin species to Appendix I.
Pangolins
- Pangolins in Cameroon are on the verge of extinction.
Key Features:
1. A scaly nocturnal anteater
is one of the world’s most trafficked mammals.
2. Threat: rampant poaching and mushrooming international wildlife trade.
3. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified,
Indian Pangolin as Endangered and
4 Chinese Pangolins as Critically Endangered.
5. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has placed all 8 pangolin species to Appendix I.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia
- Six elephants died of haemorrhagic septicaemia (Sahana disease).
- Location: In Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.
- It is a contagious bacterial disease that occurs in parts of Asia and Africa.
- Causes: contaminated food and water or soil or through respiratory secretions.
- It generally spreads in the period right before and after the monsoons.
- It can affect cattle, buffalo and other animals.
Symptoms:
1. Respiratory tract and lungs of the animals are affected
2. Severe pneumonia and is often fatal.
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia
- Six elephants died of haemorrhagic septicaemia (Sahana disease).
- Location: In Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.
- It is a contagious bacterial disease that occurs in parts of Asia and Africa.
- Causes: contaminated food and water or soil or through respiratory secretions.
- It generally spreads in the period right before and after the monsoons.
- It can affect cattle, buffalo and other animals.
Symptoms:
1. Respiratory tract and lungs of the animals are affected
2. Severe pneumonia and is often fatal.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
Sandes
- National Informatics Centre has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes.
Key features:
1. Just like WhatsApp.
2. The app, which is available for Android and iOS users, is a government instant messaging system.
3. Used by both the central and state government officials for intra and inter-organisation communication.
4. The chats can be backed up to a users’ email.
Significance:
1. It allows a user to mark a message as confidential
2. It will allow the recipient to be made aware the message should not be shared with others.
Limitation:
- The app does not allow the user to change their email id or registered phone number.
Sandes
- National Informatics Centre has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes.
Key features:
1. Just like WhatsApp.
2. The app, which is available for Android and iOS users, is a government instant messaging system.
3. Used by both the central and state government officials for intra and inter-organisation communication.
4. The chats can be backed up to a users’ email.
Significance:
1. It allows a user to mark a message as confidential
2. It will allow the recipient to be made aware the message should not be shared with others.
Limitation:
- The app does not allow the user to change their email id or registered phone number.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
Report on Road Accidents
- Prepared by the World Bank & Save Life Foundation (NGO).
Key features:
- India accounts for 11% of the global death in road accidents
- highest in the world.
- India accounts for about 4.5 lakh road crashes per annum, in which 1.5 lakh people die.
- India witnessing 53 road crashes every hour; killing 1 person every 4 minutes.
- Crash costs are estimated at 3.14% of India’s Gross Domestic Product.
Report on Road Accidents
- Prepared by the World Bank & Save Life Foundation (NGO).
Key features:
- India accounts for 11% of the global death in road accidents
- highest in the world.
- India accounts for about 4.5 lakh road crashes per annum, in which 1.5 lakh people die.
- India witnessing 53 road crashes every hour; killing 1 person every 4 minutes.
- Crash costs are estimated at 3.14% of India’s Gross Domestic Product.
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Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021
Aim: to create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency.
- Issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
Key features:
1. It also prohibits private cryptocurrencies in India.
2. It allows to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.
3. The bill was brought as the regulatory bodies like the RBI and SEBI
4. It does not have any legal framework to directly regulate cryptocurrencies.
5. These are not currencies, assets, securities or commodities issued by identifiable users.
Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021
Aim: to create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency.
- Issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
Key features:
1. It also prohibits private cryptocurrencies in India.
2. It allows to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.
3. The bill was brought as the regulatory bodies like the RBI and SEBI
4. It does not have any legal framework to directly regulate cryptocurrencies.
5. These are not currencies, assets, securities or commodities issued by identifiable users.
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L-SRSAM Missile System
- Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile
- launched by DRDO
- Developed by
1. DRDO
2. Research Centre Imarat
3. Pune-based Research and Development Establishment.
Significance:
1. a force multiplier for the Indian Navy.
2. it would neutralize various aerial threats at close ranges including sea-skimming targets.
L-SRSAM Missile System
- Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile
- launched by DRDO
- Developed by
1. DRDO
2. Research Centre Imarat
3. Pune-based Research and Development Establishment.
Significance:
1. a force multiplier for the Indian Navy.
2. it would neutralize various aerial threats at close ranges including sea-skimming targets.
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Progress MS-16 Cargo Ship
- News: This ship has delivered water, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station
- It is an unmanned Russian cargo ship
- Launched by Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos.
Progress MS-16 Cargo Ship
- News: This ship has delivered water, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station
- It is an unmanned Russian cargo ship
- Launched by Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos.
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Tree City Status to Hyderabad
- Hyderabad city has the ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status
- Given by the Arbor Day Foundation jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
- It is the only city in India to have been selected for this recognition
- On the basis of its commitment to growing and maintaining urban and community forestry.
- Hyderabad applied for this recognition
- State government’s Haritha Haram programme and its initiative for the Urban Forest Parks.
Tree City Status to Hyderabad
- Hyderabad city has the ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status
- Given by the Arbor Day Foundation jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
- It is the only city in India to have been selected for this recognition
- On the basis of its commitment to growing and maintaining urban and community forestry.
- Hyderabad applied for this recognition
- State government’s Haritha Haram programme and its initiative for the Urban Forest Parks.
#MainsFodder #PT2021
National Urban Digital Mission
- Launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Key Features:
1. create a shared digital infrastructure for urban India
2. work across the three pillars of people, process, and platform
3. Provide holistic support to cities and towns.
4. will create a shared digital infrastructure that can consolidate digital initiatives.
5.citizen-centric, principles-based and ecosystem-driven approach
6. urban governance and service delivery in 2022 cities by 2022
7. Across all cities and towns in India till 2024
National Urban Digital Mission
- Launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Key Features:
1. create a shared digital infrastructure for urban India
2. work across the three pillars of people, process, and platform
3. Provide holistic support to cities and towns.
4. will create a shared digital infrastructure that can consolidate digital initiatives.
5.citizen-centric, principles-based and ecosystem-driven approach
6. urban governance and service delivery in 2022 cities by 2022
7. Across all cities and towns in India till 2024
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SmartCode Platform
- It enables all ecosystem stakeholders to contribute to a repository of open-source code
- Useful for for various solutions and applications
- For urban governance.
Significance:
1.It addresses the challenges that Urban Local Bodies face in digital applications
2. limiting costs to those involved with customising the code
3. developing a locally-relevant solution.
SmartCode Platform
- It enables all ecosystem stakeholders to contribute to a repository of open-source code
- Useful for for various solutions and applications
- For urban governance.
Significance:
1.It addresses the challenges that Urban Local Bodies face in digital applications
2. limiting costs to those involved with customising the code
3. developing a locally-relevant solution.
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India Urban Data Exchange
- It is an open-source software platform
- Developed by the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Key Features:
1. It facilitates secure exchange of Smart City data amongst data platforms
2. 3rd party authenticated and sources.
3. It serves as an interface for data providers and data users to share, request, and access datasets.
4. will scale up to uniform sharing between data producers and data consumers
India Urban Data Exchange
- It is an open-source software platform
- Developed by the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Key Features:
1. It facilitates secure exchange of Smart City data amongst data platforms
2. 3rd party authenticated and sources.
3. It serves as an interface for data providers and data users to share, request, and access datasets.
4. will scale up to uniform sharing between data producers and data consumers
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BRICS India 2021
- India hosts BRICS Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting. - It is the first meeting on the BRICS under India Chairship in 2021.
- Theme “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation”.
- India’s approach is focused on strengthening collaboration through Continuity.
BRICS India 2021
- India hosts BRICS Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting. - It is the first meeting on the BRICS under India Chairship in 2021.
- Theme “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation”.
- India’s approach is focused on strengthening collaboration through Continuity.
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Production Linked Incentive Scheme
- The Union Cabinet approved the PLI Scheme
- It is for the pharmaceuticals and IT hardware sectors.
- PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals will be for 9 years (2020 to 29)
- PLI scheme for IT hardware will be for 4 years.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
- The Union Cabinet approved the PLI Scheme
- It is for the pharmaceuticals and IT hardware sectors.
- PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals will be for 9 years (2020 to 29)
- PLI scheme for IT hardware will be for 4 years.
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City Innovation Exchange
- Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- Design-test-deliver on solutions to pressing urban challenges.
- Citizen Organisations-Academia-Businesses-Government
- to co-create for the future of Urban India in a transparent and sustainable manner.
Significance:
- will ease the discovery, design & validation of solutions
- through a user centric process
will reduce barriers for innovators
- cities to discover fitting solutions.
- It will help in the flow of ideas ‘outside in and inside out’
- enhancing the skills and capacity required for smart urban governance.
City Innovation Exchange
- Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- Design-test-deliver on solutions to pressing urban challenges.
- Citizen Organisations-Academia-Businesses-Government
- to co-create for the future of Urban India in a transparent and sustainable manner.
Significance:
- will ease the discovery, design & validation of solutions
- through a user centric process
will reduce barriers for innovators
- cities to discover fitting solutions.
- It will help in the flow of ideas ‘outside in and inside out’
- enhancing the skills and capacity required for smart urban governance.