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Countries located around the Adriatic Sea (in clockwise direction):
"Infinitely Slim Cockroach Bit My Aunt"
(Italia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania).
Countries located around the Adriatic Sea (in clockwise direction):
"Infinitely Slim Cockroach Bit My Aunt"
(Italia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania).
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🎲 Quiz 'May 20'
1st Quiz on Imp static and current Affairs' section
🖊 25 questions · ⏱ 1 min
1st Quiz on Imp static and current Affairs' section
🖊 25 questions · ⏱ 1 min
#2MinRead #PT2020 #Environment_Current
Pinanga andamanensis
- rare palm tree from Andaman island
- critically endangered species with only 600 specimens presently.
- generally grows in evergreen forests.
- used in preparing palm oil.
News - The species has been brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Kerala to prevent its extinction.
Pinanga andamanensis
- rare palm tree from Andaman island
- critically endangered species with only 600 specimens presently.
- generally grows in evergreen forests.
- used in preparing palm oil.
News - The species has been brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Kerala to prevent its extinction.
#1MinRead #Geography_Current #PT2020
AMPHAN Super Cyclone
- Its tropical cyclone developed over Bay of Bengal.
- Affected Regions: West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh.
- It has been named by Thailand.
AMPHAN Super Cyclone
- Its tropical cyclone developed over Bay of Bengal.
- Affected Regions: West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh.
- It has been named by Thailand.
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#2MinRead #Govt_Initiative #PT2020
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
- Aims at mitigating the economic distress faced by MSMEs by providing them additional funding in the form of a fully guaranteed emergency credit line.
- 100% credit guarantee coverage is provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers.
- The credit will be provided in the form of a Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility.
- provides an incentive to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), i.e., Banks, Financial Institutions (FIs) and NBFCs to increase the availability of funding facilities to MSMEs
- The scheme aims to mitigate the distress caused by COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown on MSMEs.
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
- Aims at mitigating the economic distress faced by MSMEs by providing them additional funding in the form of a fully guaranteed emergency credit line.
- 100% credit guarantee coverage is provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers.
- The credit will be provided in the form of a Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility.
- provides an incentive to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), i.e., Banks, Financial Institutions (FIs) and NBFCs to increase the availability of funding facilities to MSMEs
- The scheme aims to mitigate the distress caused by COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown on MSMEs.
#OrgInNews #PT2020
National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC)
- Set up in 2014 by the Department of Financial Services, under the Ministry of Finance.
- It's a Private limited company with a paid-up capital of ₹10 crore.
- Trust Funds under the trusteeship management of NCGTC:
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Skill Development (CGFSD
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Education loans (CGFEL)
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring (CGFF)
National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC)
- Set up in 2014 by the Department of Financial Services, under the Ministry of Finance.
- It's a Private limited company with a paid-up capital of ₹10 crore.
- Trust Funds under the trusteeship management of NCGTC:
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Skill Development (CGFSD
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Education loans (CGFEL)
- Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring (CGFF)
#1Liners #SnT_Basics
Genome
It is the genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).
Gene mapping
It describes the methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between genes.
Genome
It is the genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).
Gene mapping
It describes the methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between genes.
#2MinRead #IR_InNews
Travel Bubble
- It involves reconnecting countries to restore trade ties with each other, and revive the economy.
- Recently, Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) have started a ‘travel bubble’ to help put their economies back on track post-Covid 19 lockdowns.
- Residents would be able to travel freely by rail, air, and sea without quarantine measures.
Travel Bubble
- It involves reconnecting countries to restore trade ties with each other, and revive the economy.
- Recently, Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) have started a ‘travel bubble’ to help put their economies back on track post-Covid 19 lockdowns.
- Residents would be able to travel freely by rail, air, and sea without quarantine measures.
#OrgInNews #2MinRead #PT2020
Treaty on Open Skies
- It establishes a program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants.
- Enforcement - 2002,
- Member Countries - 35
- It aims at enhancing mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants, a direct role in gathering information about military forces and activities of concern to them.
News - US President Trump has announced withdrawal from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations.
Treaty on Open Skies
- It establishes a program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants.
- Enforcement - 2002,
- Member Countries - 35
- It aims at enhancing mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants, a direct role in gathering information about military forces and activities of concern to them.
News - US President Trump has announced withdrawal from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations.
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🎲 Quiz ''Prelims Quiz 2 - 24th May''
This Quiz will cover VIMP Static Topics as well as current affairs of last 1 year.
🖊 25 questions · ⏱ 1 min
This Quiz will cover VIMP Static Topics as well as current affairs of last 1 year.
🖊 25 questions · ⏱ 1 min
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TIDE 2.0
- Its an Software Product Registry and selected Incubation centres under Technology Incubation Development for Entrepreneurs 2.0 (TIDE 2.0).
It promotes Technology Entrepreneurships.
- TIDE 2.0 is aimed at strengthening nearly 2000 technology based startups in areas of national concern.
TIDE 2.0
- Its an Software Product Registry and selected Incubation centres under Technology Incubation Development for Entrepreneurs 2.0 (TIDE 2.0).
It promotes Technology Entrepreneurships.
- TIDE 2.0 is aimed at strengthening nearly 2000 technology based startups in areas of national concern.
#SnT_Current #PT2020
Khudol
News - United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth has listed Manipur’s Khudol (gift) among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Ya_All, an Imphal-based NGO.
- It is a model of an inclusive safe space(Quarantine) for transgender returnees.
Khudol
News - United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth has listed Manipur’s Khudol (gift) among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Khudol is a crowdfunded initiative of Ya_All, an Imphal-based NGO.
- It is a model of an inclusive safe space(Quarantine) for transgender returnees.
#IR_OrgInNews #2MinRead #PT2020
Financial Action Task Force
- It is an intergovernmental organisation that monitors money laundering and terrorism funding all over the
world.
- sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities
- It was established in 1989 on the initiative of G7 summit held in Paris.
- Total 39 members - 37 member countries and 2 regional organizations ( European Commission and Gulf Cooperation Council )
- Headquarter: Paris, France
Financial Action Task Force
- It is an intergovernmental organisation that monitors money laundering and terrorism funding all over the
world.
- sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities
- It was established in 1989 on the initiative of G7 summit held in Paris.
- Total 39 members - 37 member countries and 2 regional organizations ( European Commission and Gulf Cooperation Council )
- Headquarter: Paris, France
PRAKASH– Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony Portal
- The portal is developed by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
- The portal is launched to bring better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders.
- The portal is designed to help in mapping as well as monitoring entire coal supply chain for power plants.
- The portal is an important step in ensuring adequate availability and optimum utilization of coal at thermal power plants.
- The portal is developed by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
- The portal is launched to bring better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders.
- The portal is designed to help in mapping as well as monitoring entire coal supply chain for power plants.
- The portal is an important step in ensuring adequate availability and optimum utilization of coal at thermal power plants.
#Economy_Basics #PT2020
External Commercial Borrowing
- It is instrument used in India to facilitate Indian companies to raise money outside the country in foreign currency.
- ECBs are governed by Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 along with Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000.
- ECB is not Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In case of FDI, foreign money is only used to finance equity capital, But in case of ECB, foreign money is used to finance any kind of funding other than equity.
External Commercial Borrowing
- It is instrument used in India to facilitate Indian companies to raise money outside the country in foreign currency.
- ECBs are governed by Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 along with Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000.
- ECB is not Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In case of FDI, foreign money is only used to finance equity capital, But in case of ECB, foreign money is used to finance any kind of funding other than equity.
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Treaty of Sugauli
- The treaty established the boundary line of India and Nepal.
- It was signed in 1815 between the East India Company and Raj Guru Gajaraj Mishra for Nepal following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16
Treaty of Sugauli
- The treaty established the boundary line of India and Nepal.
- It was signed in 1815 between the East India Company and Raj Guru Gajaraj Mishra for Nepal following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16
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Tropical Evergreen Trees( given in NCERT) : R E M A (Rema)
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini
Semi Evergreen ( in NCERT): C H K (check)
cedar, hallock, Kail
Tropical Deciduous Dry( in NCERT): P A K ka T A B ela ( Pak ka Tabela)
Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu, Axlewood , Bel
Tropical Deciduous Moist (in NCERT) : SSS AT ( Three Sat)
Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak
Tropical Evergreen Trees( given in NCERT) : R E M A (Rema)
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini
Semi Evergreen ( in NCERT): C H K (check)
cedar, hallock, Kail
Tropical Deciduous Dry( in NCERT): P A K ka T A B ela ( Pak ka Tabela)
Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu, Axlewood , Bel
Tropical Deciduous Moist (in NCERT) : SSS AT ( Three Sat)
Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak