#2MinRead #GovtInitiative #PT2020

Measures Under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Part 2/2

Other Measures

- Statutory Provident Fund contribution is reduced from 12% to 10%.
Liquidity relief to  all EPF establishments through infusion of Rs 2,500 crore. 

- Rs 30,000 crore liquidity is being injected to help the struggling NBFCs. 

- Discoms are highly affected due to COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, liquidity of Rs 90,000 crore is to be injected.

- Real Estate (RERA Projects)
Pending projects and registration dates are extended by 6 months. 

- Taxation - TDS and TCS rates are reduced by 25%. 

Hello friends,

We are working on four important strategies :
1) How to prepare for Prelims and how to improve score beyond a particular level ?

2) Comprehensive Answer Writing Strategy for Mains

3) Strategy for optional subject

4) Essay etc.

It will take some time to prepare it.

Till the time If you have any doubts or queries feel free to contact us.

Regards,
Sudhir R Kekan

#Geography #PT2020

endorheic basin

- closed or terminal basin or interior drainage basin

- It is a limited drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans.

- Example - Aral Sea between Kazhakstan and Uzbekistan.

Second Economic Stimulus - under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan

#Polity_Current #PT2020

Inner Line Permit

The main aim of ILP system is to prevent settlement of other Indian nationals in tribal states to protect interests of indigenous population.

·         ILP regime is applicable under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, 

   ·       To visit an ILP-regime states, the outsiders, including people from other states of country, need to take permission.

·         There are also protections for locals with regards to lands, jobs and other facilities.

- As of now, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are under ILP regime.

News - 
The state government of Nagaland has extended Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime to Dimapur district, which is the commercial hub of the state. 

#GovtInitiative #PT2020 #1MinRead

SAMARTH ERP

- ‘SAMARTH Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)’

- By Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD)
- Launched under the National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme (NMEICT).

- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) refers to a type of software used to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.

- Samarth ERP is an open source,  robust and secure ERP system for Universities and Higher Educational Institutions. 

Thank You all for sharing your opinions. 

As the result of the survey Indicates, we will start QUIZ on 'IMP Static + Current Affairs' very soon.  

Schedule and Sources will be shared Tommorow afternoon.  

Please stay Tuned. 

#2MinRead  #SnT_Currents  #PT2020 

EventBot

- A new mobile banking malware - Trojan horse
- It steals personal and sensitive information especially Financial data.

- Recently CERT-In has issued warning against it(for Android Users).

- Trojan virus enters a device by cheating the user into believing that it is a software(like MS Word) the user needs.

#2MinRead #SnT_Currents #PT2020

(CERT-In)

- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

- Formed - 2004
- Headquarter - New Delhi

- It is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

- It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing.

Functions - 

- Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents.
- Alert on cyber security incidents
- Take Emergency measures against cyber security incidents
- Issue guidelines, advisories etc relating to information security practices.

#2MinRead  #Govt_Initiative  #PT2020 

‘Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)’

- Recently, approved by Central government.
- to give a boost to domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, by creating a state-of-the-art defence testing infrastructure.

- Special focus is given on MSMEs and Start Ups.
- Budget Allocation -  Rs 400 crore for five years.

- Test facilities to be set up in partnership with private industry.

- Finance of Projects
75% by Centre
25% by State Governments + Private entities.

#2MinRead  #Environment_Current #PT2020 

Gharial (Gavial)

Habitat - Rivers with high sand banks, used for basking and building nests. 

Found in - Girwa River, Chambal River, Ken River, Son River, Mahanadi River, Ramganga River.

Threats: 

- Hunting for skins, trophies and indigenous medicine, and their eggs collected for consumption, 
- Decrease of riverine habitat as dams, barrages, irrigation canals and artificial embankments.
- siltation and sand-mining 

IUCN Red List - Critically Endangered

News - Gharials are released in Ghaghara river amid lockdown.

#2MinRead  #Govt_Initiative  #PT2020 

GOAL Programme

- Launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Facebook.

- GOAL = Going Online As Leaders
- To provide mentorship to the tribal youth in digital mode

Focus is on three areas -

1. Life skills
2. digital literacy 
3. Leadership and Entrepreneurship 

- sectors targeted - agriculture, handicrafts and textiles, art and culture, nutrition, etc.

Hi Friends,
Please Note down the schedule for the 'Quiz for Prelims' on 'IMP Static + Current Affairs '

Every Sunday and Wednesday 
TIME - 9.30 AM (Prelims Actual Time)

25Qs in 30Mins

Sources

- Resource list Shared by Sudhir Sir
- Digicate Channel Content(so that Revision is done)

(To be Updated if required)

Thanks.

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

- 5 Principal organs of United Nations :

        GS IS ECONOMICS

          G- General Assembly
          S- Security Council
          I- International Court of Justice
          S- Secretariat

          ECONOMICS- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Official languages of UNO = FACERS

       F- French
       A- Arabic
       C- Chinese
       E- English
       R- Russian
       S- Spanish

#Reports_InNews #PT2020 #Mains_Fodder

Global Nutrition Report 2020

- Released by World Health Organization 

- 4 nutritional indicators 
1. anemia among women in reproductive age
2. stunting among children under-5, 
3. exclusive breast feeding 
4. Childhood overweight.

- Global Nutrition Targets
By World Health Assembly in 2012
1. To reduce anaemic conditions among women by 50%
2. To reduce stunting in under-5 children by 40%
3. To reduce underweight births by 30%
4. To reduce childhood wasting to less than 5%.

- 1 in 9 people in the world are hungry and undernourished.

- India- 

 India along with 88 countries are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025,

Under 5 years stunting  - 37.9%
Under 5 years wasting - 20.8%

(Asia average of 22.7% and 9.4% respectively.)

anaemia 
Male - 17.8%
Women - 21.6%

- India is among the three worst performing countries, along with Nigeria and Indonesia regarding Stunting.

#tricks_prelims #PT2020

G7 economies

   JUICE GF

       J- Japan
      U- USA
       I- Italy (not India, plz pay attention)
      C- Canada (not China, plz pay attention)
      E- England (United Kingdom)

      G- Germany
      F- France

#Prelims_tricks #PT2020

Crops

For Tropical( Kharif) Crops (in NCERT):

Co Ba Ma ki Tu Jo Ri (Cobama ki Tujori)

Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Jowar, Rice
 
Temperate ( Rabi) Crops(in NCERT):

Whe Ba G Ra M ( WB Garm)

 Wheat , Barley , Gram, Rapeseed, Mustard