Khelo India Scheme:

● Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Sports and Youth affairs.

● Objective: To revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation.

● Under the scheme, Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.

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Humpback Mahseer

● It is a large freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is restricted to the Kaveri river basin.

● Threats: Destructive fishing methods, building of dams that reduced the flow rates in the river, over-abstraction of water and pollution are cited as reasons for the dwindling numbers.

● IUCN Status: Critically Endangered

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Review petition

- the Constitution itself gives, under Article 137, the Supreme Court the power to review any of its judgments or orders.

- a review can be accepted “only where a glaring omission or patent mistake or like grave error has crept in earlier by judicial fallibility”.

- A review is by no means an appeal in disguise.

- any person aggrieved by a ruling can seek a review. This implies that it is not necessary that only parties to a case can seek a review of the judgment.

- A Review Petition has to be filed within 30 days of the date of judgment or order


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Facts✅✅

Only 3 states in North-East India have Tiger Reserves. They are in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.


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Sugamya Bharat App:

● It is a mobile application developed to sensitise and enhance the accessibility within the 3 pillars of Accessible India Campaign namely- transportation sector, built environment and ICT ecosystem in India.

Accessible India Campaign:

● It was launched in 2015 by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD).

● The aim of the Campaign is to make a barrier free and conducive environment for Persons with Disabilities all over the country.

International Disability Alliance:

● It was created in 2009 as an alliance of eight global and six regional organisations of persons with disabilities.

● Purpose: They advocate at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organisations.

● Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland


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MANAV: HUMAN ATLAS INITIATIVE
• Launched by Department of Biotechnology

• It is a project to construct a comprehensive map of every tissue of the human body.

• It seeks to capture human physiology at the tissue level in natural and diseased state


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Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index

● This Index was released by the NITI Aayog.

● The index ranks states based on the degree of reforms they have undertaken in the agricultural marketing sector.

● The index carries a score with a minimum value “0” implying no reforms and maximum value “100” implying complete reforms in the selected areas.


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Sectors where Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) is prohibited:

● Lottery Business including Government/private lottery, online lotteries, etc.

● Gambling and Betting including casinos etc.

● Chit funds

● Nidhi company

● Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)

● Manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarettes, tobacco, or of tobacco substitutes

● Activities/sectors not open to private sector investment e.g.(I) Atomic Energy and (II) Railway operations (other than permitted activities).

● Real Estate Business or Construction of Farm Houses.


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