#Prelims #PSC
🔅Golden Leaf Awards :
#Context-
▪️The Tobacco Board of India was awarded the Golden Leaf award 2019 in the ‘Public Service Initiative’ category for its efforts in undertaking various ecological initiatives towards Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India
▪️The awards under this category are given to a company or institution which practices a public service programme or educational campaign, to ensure optimum utilisation of resources.
▪️In 2014 too the board won the coveted award for its implementation of an electronic auction system, which has made the marketing procedure of flue-cured tobacco in India more transparent.
#About_Golden_Leaf_Awards-
▪️The Golden Leaf Awards was conceptualised to recognise professional excellence and dedication in the tobacco industry by Tobacco Reporter, an international magazine in 2006.
▪️ The Golden Leaf Award is granted every year to companies that have achieved outstanding performance in five categories, namely:
1) Most impressive public service initiative
2) Most committed to quality
3) Most exciting newcomer to the industry
4) Most promising new product introduction
5) Most outstanding service to the industry
#About #Tobacco_Board_Of_India #Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry,Department Of Commerce,Government of India.
▪️The Tobacco Board was constituted as a statutory body on 1st January, 1976 under Section (4) of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975. The Board is headed by a Chairman with its headquarters at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and is responsible for the development of the tobacco industry.
▪️ While the primary function of the Board is export promotion of all varieties of tobacco and its allied products, its functions extend to production, distribution (for domestic consumption and exports) and regulation of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco.
🔅Golden Leaf Awards :
#Context-
▪️The Tobacco Board of India was awarded the Golden Leaf award 2019 in the ‘Public Service Initiative’ category for its efforts in undertaking various ecological initiatives towards Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India
▪️The awards under this category are given to a company or institution which practices a public service programme or educational campaign, to ensure optimum utilisation of resources.
▪️In 2014 too the board won the coveted award for its implementation of an electronic auction system, which has made the marketing procedure of flue-cured tobacco in India more transparent.
#About_Golden_Leaf_Awards-
▪️The Golden Leaf Awards was conceptualised to recognise professional excellence and dedication in the tobacco industry by Tobacco Reporter, an international magazine in 2006.
▪️ The Golden Leaf Award is granted every year to companies that have achieved outstanding performance in five categories, namely:
1) Most impressive public service initiative
2) Most committed to quality
3) Most exciting newcomer to the industry
4) Most promising new product introduction
5) Most outstanding service to the industry
#About #Tobacco_Board_Of_India #Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry,Department Of Commerce,Government of India.
▪️The Tobacco Board was constituted as a statutory body on 1st January, 1976 under Section (4) of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975. The Board is headed by a Chairman with its headquarters at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and is responsible for the development of the tobacco industry.
▪️ While the primary function of the Board is export promotion of all varieties of tobacco and its allied products, its functions extend to production, distribution (for domestic consumption and exports) and regulation of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco.
💥𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵-
▪️Moist and hot air flowing from the Bay of Bengal and colder, heavier air descending from the Himalayas have long collided in lightning-sparking thunderstorms.
▪️But as the atmosphere warms as a result of climate change, and holds more moisture, deadly lightning strikes are happening more frequently than before.
▪️360 people in Bangladesh were killed by lightning strikes last year - more than died in floods or cyclones.
▪️Lightning protection measures are now part of the country's national disaster management plan and its National Building Code.
▪️Bangladesh’s disaster management department has supported sowing of 4.8 million palms trees nationwide whose branches can absorb the impact of lightning, exceeding an initial target of 1 million.
▪️Moist and hot air flowing from the Bay of Bengal and colder, heavier air descending from the Himalayas have long collided in lightning-sparking thunderstorms.
▪️But as the atmosphere warms as a result of climate change, and holds more moisture, deadly lightning strikes are happening more frequently than before.
▪️360 people in Bangladesh were killed by lightning strikes last year - more than died in floods or cyclones.
▪️Lightning protection measures are now part of the country's national disaster management plan and its National Building Code.
▪️Bangladesh’s disaster management department has supported sowing of 4.8 million palms trees nationwide whose branches can absorb the impact of lightning, exceeding an initial target of 1 million.
#Prelims
❄️ 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗞𝗼𝘀𝗵 (𝗕𝗣𝗞𝗞):
▪️It was created by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
▪️The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritionally outcomes.
▪️Its aim is to provide better nutritional outcomes and to fight malnutrition.
▪️Harvard Chan School of Public Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be a part of this initiative.
❄️𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 to make 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 #𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 by 𝗠. 𝗦. 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻.
✔️Ensure 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁 for women, expectant mothers and children.
✔️Ensure 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 in the form of pulses to eradicate protein hunger in women and children.
✔️Eradicate 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 due to deficiency of micro nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin B, Iron and Zinc.
✔️Ensure 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 supply.
✔️Spreading 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 in every village particularly in mothers with children less than 100 days’ old.
❄️ 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗞𝗼𝘀𝗵 (𝗕𝗣𝗞𝗞):
▪️It was created by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
▪️The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritionally outcomes.
▪️Its aim is to provide better nutritional outcomes and to fight malnutrition.
▪️Harvard Chan School of Public Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be a part of this initiative.
❄️𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 to make 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 #𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 by 𝗠. 𝗦. 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻.
✔️Ensure 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁 for women, expectant mothers and children.
✔️Ensure 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 in the form of pulses to eradicate protein hunger in women and children.
✔️Eradicate 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 due to deficiency of micro nutrients like vitamin A, vitamin B, Iron and Zinc.
✔️Ensure 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 supply.
✔️Spreading 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 in every village particularly in mothers with children less than 100 days’ old.
#Prelims
🔅𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲:
▪️The bridge was recently inaugurated at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
▪️It will provide connectivity between Dibang Valley and Siang.It also provides connectivity to Tinsukia via Dhola-Sadia bridge.
▪️It was constructed by Project Brahmank of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).It will be a part of Trans Arunachal Highway.
▪️Other Projects of BRO - Vartak, Arunank and Udayak for the development of road connectivity in the State.
🔅𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲:
▪️The bridge was recently inaugurated at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
▪️It will provide connectivity between Dibang Valley and Siang.It also provides connectivity to Tinsukia via Dhola-Sadia bridge.
▪️It was constructed by Project Brahmank of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).It will be a part of Trans Arunachal Highway.
▪️Other Projects of BRO - Vartak, Arunank and Udayak for the development of road connectivity in the State.
#Prelims #Environment #National_AYUSH_Mission
❄️Cultivation of Medicinal Plants along the Banks of River Ganga:
▪️The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing “Medicinal Plants” component under “Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission” (NAM) since 2015-16 throughout the country.
▪️Under NAM scheme, the Ministry of AYUSH has supported cultivation of medicinal plants in state of Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal through which the river Ganga flows.
▪️The Ministry of AYUSH also supported a project titled “Dissemination of Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) agrotechnology in flood-prone contaminated area of Ganga river of Uttar Pradesh.
▪️National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti has also supported a project titled “Promotion of cultivation of medicinal plants on Ganga basin in Uttar Pradesh”.
❄️Cultivation of Medicinal Plants along the Banks of River Ganga:
▪️The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing “Medicinal Plants” component under “Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission” (NAM) since 2015-16 throughout the country.
▪️Under NAM scheme, the Ministry of AYUSH has supported cultivation of medicinal plants in state of Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal through which the river Ganga flows.
▪️The Ministry of AYUSH also supported a project titled “Dissemination of Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) agrotechnology in flood-prone contaminated area of Ganga river of Uttar Pradesh.
▪️National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti has also supported a project titled “Promotion of cultivation of medicinal plants on Ganga basin in Uttar Pradesh”.
#Prelims #Government_Schemes
❄️PM KISAN MAAN DHAN YOJANA :
▪️PM-KMY Scheme aims to cover around 3 crore Small and Marginal Farmers. As on 14/11/2019, 18,29,469 farmers in the country have been registered under the Scheme, including 61,496 farmers of Gujarat.
▪️The ratio of contribution to be made by small and marginal farmers and the Union Government under this Yojana is 1:1.
Government contribution under the Scheme is equal to the monthly contribution made by the farmer, which varies from Rs.55/- to Rs.200/- depending on the age of entry.
▪️The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the Pension Fund Manager for the Scheme.
❄️PM KISAN MAAN DHAN YOJANA :
▪️PM-KMY Scheme aims to cover around 3 crore Small and Marginal Farmers. As on 14/11/2019, 18,29,469 farmers in the country have been registered under the Scheme, including 61,496 farmers of Gujarat.
▪️The ratio of contribution to be made by small and marginal farmers and the Union Government under this Yojana is 1:1.
Government contribution under the Scheme is equal to the monthly contribution made by the farmer, which varies from Rs.55/- to Rs.200/- depending on the age of entry.
▪️The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the Pension Fund Manager for the Scheme.
#Prelims #Mains #Organic_Farming
#Context- A total area of 27.77 lakh hectares is covered under organic farming in the country under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and 3rd party certification.
▪️Top States in Organic Farming Area:
1) Madhya Pradesh (7.55 lh)
2) Rajasthan (4.11)
3) Maharashtra (2.84 lh)
🔅Dedicated schemes for encouraging organic farming :
▪️Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY-CSpS) ▪️Mission Organic Value Chain Development of North East Region (MOVCDNER –CSS for North Eastern Region). ▪️Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) ▪️Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) ▪️Network Project on Organic Farming under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). ▪️Third party certification of organic farming is promoted by Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce.
#Context- A total area of 27.77 lakh hectares is covered under organic farming in the country under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and 3rd party certification.
▪️Top States in Organic Farming Area:
1) Madhya Pradesh (7.55 lh)
2) Rajasthan (4.11)
3) Maharashtra (2.84 lh)
🔅Dedicated schemes for encouraging organic farming :
▪️Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY-CSpS) ▪️Mission Organic Value Chain Development of North East Region (MOVCDNER –CSS for North Eastern Region). ▪️Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) ▪️Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) ▪️Network Project on Organic Farming under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). ▪️Third party certification of organic farming is promoted by Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce.
List of GI Products of Rajasthan
1. Blue Pottery- Jaipur
2. Sanganeri hand block print- Sanganer, Jaipur
3. Bagru hand block print- Jaipur
4. Thewa art work ( Gold work on glass)- Pratapgarh
5. Kota doria- kota
6. Makrana marble- Makrana, Nagore
7. Katputhlis of Rajasthan- Rajasthan
8. Bikaneri bhujia- Bikaner
9. Molela Terracotta art- Molela, Rajsamand
10. Phulkari- given combinedly to Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
* pending GI – Pokhran pottery- Pokhran, Jaisalmer
1. Blue Pottery- Jaipur
2. Sanganeri hand block print- Sanganer, Jaipur
3. Bagru hand block print- Jaipur
4. Thewa art work ( Gold work on glass)- Pratapgarh
5. Kota doria- kota
6. Makrana marble- Makrana, Nagore
7. Katputhlis of Rajasthan- Rajasthan
8. Bikaneri bhujia- Bikaner
9. Molela Terracotta art- Molela, Rajsamand
10. Phulkari- given combinedly to Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
* pending GI – Pokhran pottery- Pokhran, Jaisalmer
Daily CA One Liners ,
21 November 2019 .
🔶 21 November : World Television Day
🔶 21 November : World Philosophy Day
🔶 20 November : World Children's Day
🔶 20 November : Africa Industrialization Day
🔶 AID Theme 2019 : " Positioning African Industry To Supply The AfCFTA Market "
🔶 Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Visit India On Nov 29
🔶 Gotabaya Rajapaksa On His 1st Overseas Visit After Assuming The Post
🔶 India - China To Hold Joint Military Exercise At Meghalaya In December
🔶 IIM Kozhikode & Brunel University London Sign MoU On Education , Research
🔶 Public Sector Banks Reported Frauds Of Over ₹95,700 Cr In April-September
🔶 Cochin Airport Decides To Suspend Daytime Flight Services Till March 2020
🔶 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tops Fortune's Businessperson Of The Year 2019 List
🔶 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Conferred With Lifetime Achievement Award By ICMR
🔶 ICICI Lombard Partners With Fino To Offer Sachet Based Insurance Products
🔶 Assam Govt Approves 1 Tola Gold to Brides Under Arundhati Scheme
🔶 Uttarakhand CM Launches Virtual Classes Project
🔶 Delhi Metro Wins 2 Awards At 12th Urban Mobility India Conference
🔶 12th Urban Mobility India Conference Held In Lucknow
🔶 Indo Arab Leaders Summit & Awards 2019 Held In Dubai
🔶 Sudhir Mital Elected President Of Gymnastics Federation Of India
🔶 Russia Claims S-400 Missile Defence System To Be Given To India By 2025
🔶 NCAER Forecasts India's GDP Growth At 4.9% For FY20
🔶 IIM Indore Signs MoU With LBSNAA For Case Studies
🔶 1st India-Qatar Joint Naval Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr Begins In Doha
🔶 Japan's Shinzo Abe Ties Record For Longest Serving PM
🔶 IRCTC Signs MoU With KSTDC To Market , Operate Golden Chariot Train
🔶 India's WC Chances Virtually Over With 0-1 Loss To Oman
🔶 50th International Film Festival Of India (IFFI) Begins At Goa
🔶 Rajinikanth Conferred With ' Icon Of Golden Jubilee IFFI 2019 ' Award
🔶 Sana Mir Announces Break From International Cricket
🔶 David Miller To Play For Hobart Hurricanes In 2019-20 BBL
🔶 Jose Mourinho Appointed Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach
🔶 US Beats Cuba 4-0 To Reach Nations League Semifinals
🔶 FASTag To Be Made MANDATORY For All Vehicle Owners From Dec 1
🔶 Sea Level Along Indian Coast Rose By 8.5 Cm In Last 50 Years : Report
🔶 DM Rajnath Singh Visits Kranji War Memorial In Singapore
🔶 Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Set To Be New BCCI Chief Selector
🔶 Andhra Pradesh Govt Extends Financial Assistance To Hajj Pilgrims
🔶 Swiggy Invests Rs 175 Cr To Set Up 1,000 Cloud Kitchen In India
🔶 Reliance Jio Adds 69 Lakh Subscribers In September : TRAI
🔶 Virat Kohli Named PETA India's 2019 Person Of The Year .
21 November 2019 .
🔶 21 November : World Television Day
🔶 21 November : World Philosophy Day
🔶 20 November : World Children's Day
🔶 20 November : Africa Industrialization Day
🔶 AID Theme 2019 : " Positioning African Industry To Supply The AfCFTA Market "
🔶 Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Visit India On Nov 29
🔶 Gotabaya Rajapaksa On His 1st Overseas Visit After Assuming The Post
🔶 India - China To Hold Joint Military Exercise At Meghalaya In December
🔶 IIM Kozhikode & Brunel University London Sign MoU On Education , Research
🔶 Public Sector Banks Reported Frauds Of Over ₹95,700 Cr In April-September
🔶 Cochin Airport Decides To Suspend Daytime Flight Services Till March 2020
🔶 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tops Fortune's Businessperson Of The Year 2019 List
🔶 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Conferred With Lifetime Achievement Award By ICMR
🔶 ICICI Lombard Partners With Fino To Offer Sachet Based Insurance Products
🔶 Assam Govt Approves 1 Tola Gold to Brides Under Arundhati Scheme
🔶 Uttarakhand CM Launches Virtual Classes Project
🔶 Delhi Metro Wins 2 Awards At 12th Urban Mobility India Conference
🔶 12th Urban Mobility India Conference Held In Lucknow
🔶 Indo Arab Leaders Summit & Awards 2019 Held In Dubai
🔶 Sudhir Mital Elected President Of Gymnastics Federation Of India
🔶 Russia Claims S-400 Missile Defence System To Be Given To India By 2025
🔶 NCAER Forecasts India's GDP Growth At 4.9% For FY20
🔶 IIM Indore Signs MoU With LBSNAA For Case Studies
🔶 1st India-Qatar Joint Naval Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr Begins In Doha
🔶 Japan's Shinzo Abe Ties Record For Longest Serving PM
🔶 IRCTC Signs MoU With KSTDC To Market , Operate Golden Chariot Train
🔶 India's WC Chances Virtually Over With 0-1 Loss To Oman
🔶 50th International Film Festival Of India (IFFI) Begins At Goa
🔶 Rajinikanth Conferred With ' Icon Of Golden Jubilee IFFI 2019 ' Award
🔶 Sana Mir Announces Break From International Cricket
🔶 David Miller To Play For Hobart Hurricanes In 2019-20 BBL
🔶 Jose Mourinho Appointed Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach
🔶 US Beats Cuba 4-0 To Reach Nations League Semifinals
🔶 FASTag To Be Made MANDATORY For All Vehicle Owners From Dec 1
🔶 Sea Level Along Indian Coast Rose By 8.5 Cm In Last 50 Years : Report
🔶 DM Rajnath Singh Visits Kranji War Memorial In Singapore
🔶 Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Set To Be New BCCI Chief Selector
🔶 Andhra Pradesh Govt Extends Financial Assistance To Hajj Pilgrims
🔶 Swiggy Invests Rs 175 Cr To Set Up 1,000 Cloud Kitchen In India
🔶 Reliance Jio Adds 69 Lakh Subscribers In September : TRAI
🔶 Virat Kohli Named PETA India's 2019 Person Of The Year .
#Prelims #Economy
▪️Disinvestment means the dilution of stake of the Government in a public enterprise.
▪️Strategic disinvestment is transferring the ownership and control of a public sector entity to some other entity (mostly to a private sector entity).
▪️According to the DIPAM, strategic disinvestment would imply the sale of a substantial portion of the Government shareholding of a central public sector enterprises (CPSE) of upto 50%, or such higher percentage as the competent authority may determine, along with transfer of management control.
▪️Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) is mandated to approve strategic disinvestment of CPSEs
▪️The Department of Disinvestment was one of the Departments under the Ministry of Finance. It was renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) from 14th April, 2016.
▪️Disinvestment means the dilution of stake of the Government in a public enterprise.
▪️Strategic disinvestment is transferring the ownership and control of a public sector entity to some other entity (mostly to a private sector entity).
▪️According to the DIPAM, strategic disinvestment would imply the sale of a substantial portion of the Government shareholding of a central public sector enterprises (CPSE) of upto 50%, or such higher percentage as the competent authority may determine, along with transfer of management control.
▪️Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) is mandated to approve strategic disinvestment of CPSEs
▪️The Department of Disinvestment was one of the Departments under the Ministry of Finance. It was renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) from 14th April, 2016.
#Prelims
#PSC
#Sci_n_Tech
💥𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗟):
▪️It is Wholly owned Government of India Undertaking / Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) to commercially exploit the research and development work of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
▪️𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗟-
✔️ Manufacture of 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 (𝗦𝗦𝗟𝗩) in collaboration with Private Sector.Sub-licensing to industries.
✔️ Productionisation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (𝗣𝗦𝗟𝗩) through Indian Industry.
✔️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 of Space based services, including launch and application.
✔️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 developed by ISRO Centres and constituent institutions of DOS.
✔️ Marketing of 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 and products, both in India and abroad
✔️ Any 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 which Government of India deems fit.
#Prelims
#Economy
▪️𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗟𝘁𝗱:
Set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India to function as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds.
Schemes/programmes for promotion of MSME-
⚡️Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP),
⚡️Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI),
⚡️A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE),
⚡️Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGTMSE),
⚡️Credit linked Capital Subsidy-Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS),
⚡️Micro & Small Enterprises- Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP),
⚡️National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH),
⚡️Procurement and Marketing Schemes (PMS) etc.
#Prelims #GS_2_3 #Government_Schemes
#Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
❄️National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA):
▪️Government enacted it in July 2013 with an intended coverage of upto 75% of rural population and upto 50% of urban population for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System.
▪️One of the guiding principles of the Act is its life cycle approach wherein special provisions for supplementary nutrition have been made for pregnant women and lactating mothers and children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years.
❄️National Food Security Mission (NFSM):
▪️It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses through
(i) area expansion and productivity enhancement,
(ii) restoring soil fertility and productivity,
(iii) Creating employment opportunities and
(iv) enhancing farm level economy.
▪️Coarse cereals were also included in the Mission from 2014-15 under NFSM. It is being implemented in identified districts of 29 states in the country.
▪️The country achieved bumper production of foodgrains during 2017-18 at 285.01 million tonnes. As per 4th Advance Estimates total foodgrains production achieved during 2018-19 is 284.95 million tonnes.
#Prelims #GS_2_3_Data #Minis
#PSC
#Sci_n_Tech
💥𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗟):
▪️It is Wholly owned Government of India Undertaking / Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) to commercially exploit the research and development work of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
▪️𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗟-
✔️ Manufacture of 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 (𝗦𝗦𝗟𝗩) in collaboration with Private Sector.Sub-licensing to industries.
✔️ Productionisation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (𝗣𝗦𝗟𝗩) through Indian Industry.
✔️ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 of Space based services, including launch and application.
✔️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 developed by ISRO Centres and constituent institutions of DOS.
✔️ Marketing of 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 and products, both in India and abroad
✔️ Any 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 which Government of India deems fit.
#Prelims
#Economy
▪️𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗟𝘁𝗱:
Set up by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India to function as a common trustee company to manage and operate various credit guarantee trust funds.
Schemes/programmes for promotion of MSME-
⚡️Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP),
⚡️Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI),
⚡️A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE),
⚡️Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGTMSE),
⚡️Credit linked Capital Subsidy-Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS),
⚡️Micro & Small Enterprises- Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP),
⚡️National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH),
⚡️Procurement and Marketing Schemes (PMS) etc.
#Prelims #GS_2_3 #Government_Schemes
#Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
❄️National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA):
▪️Government enacted it in July 2013 with an intended coverage of upto 75% of rural population and upto 50% of urban population for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System.
▪️One of the guiding principles of the Act is its life cycle approach wherein special provisions for supplementary nutrition have been made for pregnant women and lactating mothers and children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years.
❄️National Food Security Mission (NFSM):
▪️It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses through
(i) area expansion and productivity enhancement,
(ii) restoring soil fertility and productivity,
(iii) Creating employment opportunities and
(iv) enhancing farm level economy.
▪️Coarse cereals were also included in the Mission from 2014-15 under NFSM. It is being implemented in identified districts of 29 states in the country.
▪️The country achieved bumper production of foodgrains during 2017-18 at 285.01 million tonnes. As per 4th Advance Estimates total foodgrains production achieved during 2018-19 is 284.95 million tonnes.
#Prelims #GS_2_3_Data #Minis
try_of_Consumer_Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
▪️India is a Member of World Trade Organization (WTO) and the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture under the aegis of WTO, restrict exports on commercial terms from public stockholding. No export for wheat/rice has been made from Central Pool Foodgrains Stocks (wheat & rice) during the last year and the current year till date.
▪️To meet any contingency situation like drought, a strategic reserve of 20 Lakh MT of rice and 30 Lakh MT of wheat is maintained at national level at different FCI godowns, out of the foodgrains procured at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
#Prelims #Health
🔅Jansankhya SthirthaKosh (JSK), an autonomous body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implemented the following schemes:
▪️Prerna Scheme (for delaying marriage, childbirth and spacing),
▪️Santushti Scheme (Public Private Partnership for sterilization services),and
▪️National Helpline (for information on family planning).
#Prelims
#Context:
▪️The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for adoption of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.
▪️The programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of three years only. Under this Pilot programme, Indian Patent Office may receive patent applications n certain specified technical fields only,while JPO may receive applications in all fields of technology.
#About_PPH_Programme:
▪️The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.
▪️It also permits each participating patent office to benefit from the work previously done by the other patent office, with the goal of reducing examination workload and improving patent quality.
▪️Benefits for the Indian IP office:
i. Reduction in time to dispose patent applications.
ii. Reduction in pendency of patent applications.
iii. Improvement in quality of search and examination of patent applications.
iv. An opportunity for Indian inventors including MSMEs and Start ups of India to get accelerated examination of their patent applications in Japan.
#Prelims #Ministry_of_Railways
▪️Mission Raftaar :
The “Mission Raftaar” announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17 envisages improving of average speeds of passenger and freight trains.
#Prelims #Sowa_Rigpa
❄️Sowa-Rigpa:
▪️Also called Amchi system of medicine is one of the oldest, Living and well documented medical tradition of the world. It has been popularly practice in Tibet, Magnolia, Bhutan, some parts of China, Nepal, Himalayan regions of India and few parts of former Soviet Union etc.
▪️Sowa-Rigpa is a Traditional Medical system of the Himalayan belt in India. It has been popularly practiced in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling (West Bengal), Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Ladakh and now all over India.
❄️National Institute of
▪️India is a Member of World Trade Organization (WTO) and the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture under the aegis of WTO, restrict exports on commercial terms from public stockholding. No export for wheat/rice has been made from Central Pool Foodgrains Stocks (wheat & rice) during the last year and the current year till date.
▪️To meet any contingency situation like drought, a strategic reserve of 20 Lakh MT of rice and 30 Lakh MT of wheat is maintained at national level at different FCI godowns, out of the foodgrains procured at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
#Prelims #Health
🔅Jansankhya SthirthaKosh (JSK), an autonomous body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implemented the following schemes:
▪️Prerna Scheme (for delaying marriage, childbirth and spacing),
▪️Santushti Scheme (Public Private Partnership for sterilization services),and
▪️National Helpline (for information on family planning).
#Prelims
#Context:
▪️The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for adoption of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.
▪️The programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of three years only. Under this Pilot programme, Indian Patent Office may receive patent applications n certain specified technical fields only,while JPO may receive applications in all fields of technology.
#About_PPH_Programme:
▪️The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.
▪️It also permits each participating patent office to benefit from the work previously done by the other patent office, with the goal of reducing examination workload and improving patent quality.
▪️Benefits for the Indian IP office:
i. Reduction in time to dispose patent applications.
ii. Reduction in pendency of patent applications.
iii. Improvement in quality of search and examination of patent applications.
iv. An opportunity for Indian inventors including MSMEs and Start ups of India to get accelerated examination of their patent applications in Japan.
#Prelims #Ministry_of_Railways
▪️Mission Raftaar :
The “Mission Raftaar” announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17 envisages improving of average speeds of passenger and freight trains.
#Prelims #Sowa_Rigpa
❄️Sowa-Rigpa:
▪️Also called Amchi system of medicine is one of the oldest, Living and well documented medical tradition of the world. It has been popularly practice in Tibet, Magnolia, Bhutan, some parts of China, Nepal, Himalayan regions of India and few parts of former Soviet Union etc.
▪️Sowa-Rigpa is a Traditional Medical system of the Himalayan belt in India. It has been popularly practiced in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling (West Bengal), Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Ladakh and now all over India.
❄️National Institute of
Sowa-Rigpa (NISR) at Leh (UT):
▪️The Institute will be an autonomous National Institute under Ministry of AYUSH with the mandate to undertake interdisciplinary education and research programmes in Sowa-Rigpa in collaboration with premier national and international Institutes and facilitate integration of different systems of medicine.
▪️This will facilitate quality education, scientific validation, quality control & standardization and safety evaluation of Sowa-Rigpa products, standardized Sowa-Rigpa based tertiary health delivery and to promote interdisciplinary research & education of Sowa-Rigpa at undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral levels.
▪️The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa would identify the best Sowa-Rigpa treatment – including their standard procedures-within the framework of traditional Sowa-Rigpa principle and possible co-relation with bio-molecular western medicine in providing health care facilities to the general public.
▪️The Institute will be an autonomous National Institute under Ministry of AYUSH with the mandate to undertake interdisciplinary education and research programmes in Sowa-Rigpa in collaboration with premier national and international Institutes and facilitate integration of different systems of medicine.
▪️This will facilitate quality education, scientific validation, quality control & standardization and safety evaluation of Sowa-Rigpa products, standardized Sowa-Rigpa based tertiary health delivery and to promote interdisciplinary research & education of Sowa-Rigpa at undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral levels.
▪️The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa would identify the best Sowa-Rigpa treatment – including their standard procedures-within the framework of traditional Sowa-Rigpa principle and possible co-relation with bio-molecular western medicine in providing health care facilities to the general public.
Daily CA One Liners ,
22 November 2019 .
🔶 US Approves Sale Of $1 Billion Worth Of Naval Guns To India
🔶 Parliament Passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019
🔶 Bhagheerathi Amma (103) Becomes Kerala State Literacy Mission’s Brand Ambassador
🔶 Nick Butter Becomes 1st Person To Run Full Marathon In All Countries
🔶 Greta Thunberg Awarded International Children's Peace Prize
🔶 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigned From Post
🔶 Lok Sabha Passes The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill , 2019
🔶 Mahinda Rajapaksa Elected New Prime Minister Of Sri Lanka
🔶 Pragya Thakur Nominated To Parliamentary Panel On Defence
🔶 Anita Anand 1st Hindu To Be Appointed Cabinet Minister In Canada
🔶 Harjit Singh Sajjan Appointed Defence Minister Of Canada
🔶 R Subramaniakumar Appointed As Administrator Of DHFL
🔶 Odisha State Govt Removed B K Sharma As DGP
🔶 Abhaya Sharma Appointed As New DGP Of Odisha
🔶 Donald Tusk Elected President Of European People's Party
🔶 India's Chitharesh Natesan Win The Mr Universe 2019 Title
🔶 Eoin Morgan Becomes 1st England Batsman To Score 2000 T20I Runs
🔶 Rajinikanth Honoured With Icon Of Golden Jubilee Award At IFFI
🔶 Arunachal Bags Best Emerging Green Tourist Destination Award
🔶 Arun Kumar Singh Nominated As Brand Ambassador For Jharkhand Polls
🔶 Keerthy Suresh To Be Usha International’s Brand Ambassador
🔶 Facebook Launched An Experimental Meme App Called ' Whale '
🔶 Tata Mutual Fund Launches Tata Focused Equity Fund
🔶 Assan State Govt Launched " Shishu Suraksha " App
🔶 Andhra Pradesh Govt Launched " YSR Matsyakara Bharosa " Scheme
🔶 66 Million Internet Users In India Are In The Age Group Of 5 To 11 Years
🔶 Manu Bhaker Bags Gold Medal In ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 Divyansh Singh Bags Gold Medal In ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 Elavenil Valarivan Wins Gold Medal At ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 ISRO Postpones Cartosat-3 & 13 US Satellites To Nov 27
🔶 Bengaluru Residents To Get One Hour Free Internet Daily
🔶 Kidambi Srikanth , Sameer Verma Knocked Out Of Korea Masters
🔶 India And Pakistan's Davis Cup Clash To Be Held In Kazakhstan
🔶 India Women Claim 5-0 T20 Series Sweep Over West Indies
🔶 Naseem Shah (16) Becomes Youngest To Make Test debut In Australia
🔶 Renaud Lavillenie Elected Member Of World Athletics Counci
🔶 Valerie Adams Elected Member Of World Athletics Counci
🔶 Indian Premier League To Have 9 Teams From 2020 Onwards
🔶 Wada Suspends Doping Control Centre In Bangkok For 6 Month
🔶 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship Begins In New Delhi
🔶 Mayank Pratap Singh (21) Set To Become Youngest Judge In Country
🔶 Kumbh Research Centre To Be Set Up In Prayagraj , UP
🔶 Global Bio-India Summit 2019 Begins In New Delhi
🔶 Karnataka Govt Allows Women To Work In Night Shifts .
22 November 2019 .
🔶 US Approves Sale Of $1 Billion Worth Of Naval Guns To India
🔶 Parliament Passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019
🔶 Bhagheerathi Amma (103) Becomes Kerala State Literacy Mission’s Brand Ambassador
🔶 Nick Butter Becomes 1st Person To Run Full Marathon In All Countries
🔶 Greta Thunberg Awarded International Children's Peace Prize
🔶 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Resigned From Post
🔶 Lok Sabha Passes The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill , 2019
🔶 Mahinda Rajapaksa Elected New Prime Minister Of Sri Lanka
🔶 Pragya Thakur Nominated To Parliamentary Panel On Defence
🔶 Anita Anand 1st Hindu To Be Appointed Cabinet Minister In Canada
🔶 Harjit Singh Sajjan Appointed Defence Minister Of Canada
🔶 R Subramaniakumar Appointed As Administrator Of DHFL
🔶 Odisha State Govt Removed B K Sharma As DGP
🔶 Abhaya Sharma Appointed As New DGP Of Odisha
🔶 Donald Tusk Elected President Of European People's Party
🔶 India's Chitharesh Natesan Win The Mr Universe 2019 Title
🔶 Eoin Morgan Becomes 1st England Batsman To Score 2000 T20I Runs
🔶 Rajinikanth Honoured With Icon Of Golden Jubilee Award At IFFI
🔶 Arunachal Bags Best Emerging Green Tourist Destination Award
🔶 Arun Kumar Singh Nominated As Brand Ambassador For Jharkhand Polls
🔶 Keerthy Suresh To Be Usha International’s Brand Ambassador
🔶 Facebook Launched An Experimental Meme App Called ' Whale '
🔶 Tata Mutual Fund Launches Tata Focused Equity Fund
🔶 Assan State Govt Launched " Shishu Suraksha " App
🔶 Andhra Pradesh Govt Launched " YSR Matsyakara Bharosa " Scheme
🔶 66 Million Internet Users In India Are In The Age Group Of 5 To 11 Years
🔶 Manu Bhaker Bags Gold Medal In ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 Divyansh Singh Bags Gold Medal In ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 Elavenil Valarivan Wins Gold Medal At ISSF World Cup Finals
🔶 ISRO Postpones Cartosat-3 & 13 US Satellites To Nov 27
🔶 Bengaluru Residents To Get One Hour Free Internet Daily
🔶 Kidambi Srikanth , Sameer Verma Knocked Out Of Korea Masters
🔶 India And Pakistan's Davis Cup Clash To Be Held In Kazakhstan
🔶 India Women Claim 5-0 T20 Series Sweep Over West Indies
🔶 Naseem Shah (16) Becomes Youngest To Make Test debut In Australia
🔶 Renaud Lavillenie Elected Member Of World Athletics Counci
🔶 Valerie Adams Elected Member Of World Athletics Counci
🔶 Indian Premier League To Have 9 Teams From 2020 Onwards
🔶 Wada Suspends Doping Control Centre In Bangkok For 6 Month
🔶 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship Begins In New Delhi
🔶 Mayank Pratap Singh (21) Set To Become Youngest Judge In Country
🔶 Kumbh Research Centre To Be Set Up In Prayagraj , UP
🔶 Global Bio-India Summit 2019 Begins In New Delhi
🔶 Karnataka Govt Allows Women To Work In Night Shifts .
#Prelims #Sci_n_Tech #IRNSS_NavIC
🔅Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS):
✔️India’s indigenous navigation satellite system termed as Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is established by ISRO and is functional since April 2018.
✔️NavIC consists of Space Segment (constellation of seven IRNSS satellites) and Ground Segment (spread across India).The system is providing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) service and one satellite (IRNSS-1A) is providing messaging service.
#Recent_Progress:
✔️Use of AIS-140 compliant NavIC-based vehicle trackers system has been made compulsory to all commercial vehicles. More than 75 companies are now manufacturing NavIC based vehicle trackers, and several thousand vehicles are now plying on the roads equipped with these devices.
✔️The updated version of new mobile models will be having NavIC based positioning systems.
✔️ NavIC has been accepted by 3GPP (Third Generation Project Partnership) thereby enabling incorporation of NavIC as part of assisted GNSS.
✔️NavIC is also useful for applications like timing solution, drones, surveying, weather radiosondes, forestry, precision agriculture, etc.
🔅What is AIS-140?
The Automotive Industry Standard -AIS 140 is a set of standards published by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) that mandates that a vehicle-tracking device and one (or more) emergency button(s) must exist in all existing and new public-service and commercial vehicles.
🔅Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS):
✔️India’s indigenous navigation satellite system termed as Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is established by ISRO and is functional since April 2018.
✔️NavIC consists of Space Segment (constellation of seven IRNSS satellites) and Ground Segment (spread across India).The system is providing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) service and one satellite (IRNSS-1A) is providing messaging service.
#Recent_Progress:
✔️Use of AIS-140 compliant NavIC-based vehicle trackers system has been made compulsory to all commercial vehicles. More than 75 companies are now manufacturing NavIC based vehicle trackers, and several thousand vehicles are now plying on the roads equipped with these devices.
✔️The updated version of new mobile models will be having NavIC based positioning systems.
✔️ NavIC has been accepted by 3GPP (Third Generation Project Partnership) thereby enabling incorporation of NavIC as part of assisted GNSS.
✔️NavIC is also useful for applications like timing solution, drones, surveying, weather radiosondes, forestry, precision agriculture, etc.
🔅What is AIS-140?
The Automotive Industry Standard -AIS 140 is a set of standards published by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) that mandates that a vehicle-tracking device and one (or more) emergency button(s) must exist in all existing and new public-service and commercial vehicles.
#Prelims #Gharial #Distribution_Map
🔅Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus):
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered crocodilian existing mainly in India and Nepal.
IUCN- Critically Endangered
#Habitat:
▪️India: Girwa River, Chambal River, Ken River, Son River, Mahanadi River, Ramganga River
▪️Nepal: Rapti-Narayani River
#Conservation:
It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
The Indian Crocodile Conservation Project (1975) GOI, Financial aid UNDF +FAO.
Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
National Chambal Sanctuary(bred in captivity)
Gharial Breeding Centre in Nepal's Chitwan National Park.
🔅Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus):
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered crocodilian existing mainly in India and Nepal.
IUCN- Critically Endangered
#Habitat:
▪️India: Girwa River, Chambal River, Ken River, Son River, Mahanadi River, Ramganga River
▪️Nepal: Rapti-Narayani River
#Conservation:
It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
The Indian Crocodile Conservation Project (1975) GOI, Financial aid UNDF +FAO.
Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
National Chambal Sanctuary(bred in captivity)
Gharial Breeding Centre in Nepal's Chitwan National Park.
#Critical_Infrastructure
▪️Critical Information Infrastructure- According to Section 70(1) of the Information Technology Act, CII is defined as a “computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety”.
▪️Cyber Attack- It is a malicious and deliberate attempt by an individual or organization to breach the information system of another individual or organization.
Source- Report on Cyber Security by Dr VK Saraswat.
▪️Critical Information Infrastructure- According to Section 70(1) of the Information Technology Act, CII is defined as a “computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety”.
▪️Cyber Attack- It is a malicious and deliberate attempt by an individual or organization to breach the information system of another individual or organization.
Source- Report on Cyber Security by Dr VK Saraswat.