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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Hofmann transfer orbit

-The transfer orbit is the orbit used to break out of the parking orbit and break into the geosynchronous or geostationary orbit.

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♠️Topic of the Day♠️

What is Virtual Water ?

🔺Virtual Water (VW) is water involved in production & trade of food & non-food commodities & services.

🔺Virtual water is that “invisible” water that has been consumed in the entire lifecycle of product or service.

🔺Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati have found way for better water management policies in India through Virtual Water analysis.


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🔺National Road Safety Council🔹

-It is an advisory body which was established under section 215 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with the objective of improving road safety aspects in the road transport sector.

-The Council is chaired by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

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📣Important organisation in News: 📣

💡Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 💡

●What is it ?: It is a permanent, intergovernmental organization, created at the Baghdad Conference in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

● Headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

● Members: here are 14 member countries in OPEC. They are Iraq, Iran, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Algeria, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ecuador, Angola and Venezuela.
● Ecuador suspended its membership in 1992. It re- joined in 2007 and again withdrew its membership in 2020. In 2018, Qatar left OPEC

●OPEC membership criteria: is open to any country that is a substantial exporter of oil and which shares the ideals of the organization.


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Zeroing in on malaria elimination Report:

● Released by: World Health Organization (WHO)

● Purpose: The report provides the progress made by 21 malaria eliminating countries as part of the “E-2020 Initiative”.

E-2020 Initiative:

● WHO had launched the E-2020 initiative in 2017.The initiative has supported 21 countries in their efforts to get to zero malaria cases within the 2020 timeline.

E-2025 Initiative:

● Building on the successes of the E-2020, WHO has launched the E-2025 initiative.

● As part of this initiative, WHO has identified 25 countries that have the potential to stamp out malaria within a 5-year timeline.

● These countries will receive specialized support and technical guidance from WHO as they work towards the target of zero malaria.

World Malaria Day:
● It is observed on April 25 every year by the WHO.

● 2021 Theme: “Reaching the Zero Malaria target".


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