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1. Arrival Of European companies in chronological order= PD BD FS
P = Portuguese (1498)
D = Dutch
B-BRITISH English) (1600)
D = Dennis (1616)
F = French (1664)
S = Swedish (1731)
2. SCO countries = TRUCKK - IP
T-Tajikistan
R-Russia
U-uzbekistan
C-China
K-kyrgystan and kazakhstan
I= India
P=Pakistan
1. Arrival Of European companies in chronological order= PD BD FS
P = Portuguese (1498)
D = Dutch
B-BRITISH English) (1600)
D = Dennis (1616)
F = French (1664)
S = Swedish (1731)
2. SCO countries = TRUCKK - IP
T-Tajikistan
R-Russia
U-uzbekistan
C-China
K-kyrgystan and kazakhstan
I= India
P=Pakistan
Target_2020_Reports_Indices_www.iasparliament.com(2).pdf
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Every year one or two questions appear in prelims regarding reports published by important organisations ..This pdf file have all such reports
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📔IUCN RED LIST
📌CRITICAL ENDANGERED (CR)
Great Indian Bustard
Jerdon curser
Pink headed duck
White bellied heron
Bengal florican
Himalayan quail
Sociable lapwing
Spoon billed sandpiper
Siberian crane
Namdapha flying squirrel
Andaman white toothed shrew
Nicobar white tailed shrew
Alvira rat or large Rock rat
Malabar civet
Sumatran rhinoceros
Java rhinoceros
Hawksbill turtle
Gangetic shark
Four toed river terrapin
Bangal roofed turtle
Ghadiyal
Large tooth sawfish
Pondicherry shark
Long comb sawfish
Hangul/kashmir stag
📌CRITICAL ENDANGERED (CR)
Great Indian Bustard
Jerdon curser
Pink headed duck
White bellied heron
Bengal florican
Himalayan quail
Sociable lapwing
Spoon billed sandpiper
Siberian crane
Namdapha flying squirrel
Andaman white toothed shrew
Nicobar white tailed shrew
Alvira rat or large Rock rat
Malabar civet
Sumatran rhinoceros
Java rhinoceros
Hawksbill turtle
Gangetic shark
Four toed river terrapin
Bangal roofed turtle
Ghadiyal
Large tooth sawfish
Pondicherry shark
Long comb sawfish
Hangul/kashmir stag
📔 IUCN RED LIST
📌ENDANGERED (EN)
Forest owlet
Knife tooth sawfish
Sanghai/brow antelered deer
Lion tailed macaque
Nilgiri tahr
Golden langur
Indian pangolin
Red Panda
Gangetic dolphin
Sindhu dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
Dhol
Tiger
Lion
Khari camel (तैरने वाला , गुजरात में)
📌ENDANGERED (EN)
Forest owlet
Knife tooth sawfish
Sanghai/brow antelered deer
Lion tailed macaque
Nilgiri tahr
Golden langur
Indian pangolin
Red Panda
Gangetic dolphin
Sindhu dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
Dhol
Tiger
Lion
Khari camel (तैरने वाला , गुजरात में)
📔 IUCN RED LIST
📍 VULNERABLE (VU)
Leather back turtle
Snow leopard
Fishing cat
Gaur or indian bison
Olive ridley sea turtle
Dugong
Clouded leopard
Sloth bear
Cheetah
Great Indian one horned rhino
Leopard
📍 VULNERABLE (VU)
Leather back turtle
Snow leopard
Fishing cat
Gaur or indian bison
Olive ridley sea turtle
Dugong
Clouded leopard
Sloth bear
Cheetah
Great Indian one horned rhino
Leopard
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Mount Sinabung Volcano
- Location - Sumatra Island, Indonesia - Recently, It erupted.
- had been inactive for centuries together but it first erupted recently in 2010.
Types of Volcanoes
1. Active volcano
- had at least one eruption during the past 10000 years.
2. Erupting volcano
- should be erupting all the time, a
3. Dormant volcano
not erupting but might erupt again in future.
Mount Sinabung Volcano
- Location - Sumatra Island, Indonesia - Recently, It erupted.
- had been inactive for centuries together but it first erupted recently in 2010.
Types of Volcanoes
1. Active volcano
- had at least one eruption during the past 10000 years.
2. Erupting volcano
- should be erupting all the time, a
3. Dormant volcano
not erupting but might erupt again in future.
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Lok Adalats
- to settle dispute through conciliation and compromise.
- First Lok Adalat in 1982(Gujarat)
- accepts the cases pending in the regular courts within their jurisdiction
- presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer
- Members - a lawyer and a social worker.
Main condition - both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.
- No court fee.
- The procedural laws are not strictly followed
- The decision is binding on the parties and its order is capable of execution through legal process.
- No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.
Lok Adalats
- to settle dispute through conciliation and compromise.
- First Lok Adalat in 1982(Gujarat)
- accepts the cases pending in the regular courts within their jurisdiction
- presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer
- Members - a lawyer and a social worker.
Main condition - both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.
- No court fee.
- The procedural laws are not strictly followed
- The decision is binding on the parties and its order is capable of execution through legal process.
- No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.
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International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
- It is a multi modal transportation corridor.
- Established in 2000 by Iran, Russia and India
- Purpose - promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States.
- Connects India Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, and Baltic sea
- New Members included
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Oman, Syria, Bulgaria (Observer).
International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
- It is a multi modal transportation corridor.
- Established in 2000 by Iran, Russia and India
- Purpose - promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States.
- Connects India Ocean and Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, and Baltic sea
- New Members included
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Oman, Syria, Bulgaria (Observer).
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Swasthya Portal
- Launched recently by Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- presents all information pertaining to health and nutrition-related to Scheduled Tribes.
Swasthya Portal
- Launched recently by Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- presents all information pertaining to health and nutrition-related to Scheduled Tribes.
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National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE)
- Launched by RBI
- For 2020-to-2025.
- aims at achieving a financially aware and empowered India.
Features
1. Adopt a ‘5 C’ Approach – Content, Capacity, Community, Communication and Collaboration.
2. It envisages financial literacy content for school children, teachers, young adults, women, new entrants at workplace/entrepreneurs (MSMEs), senior citizens, persons with disabilities, illiterate people, etc.
3. Capacity development of various intermediaries providing financial literacy.
4. Develop a ‘Code of Conduct’ for financial education providers.
5. Community-led approaches should be evolved for disseminating financial literacy in a sustainable manner.
6. Integrate financial education content in the school curriculum, various professional and vocational courses of Ministry of Skill Development.
National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE)
- Launched by RBI
- For 2020-to-2025.
- aims at achieving a financially aware and empowered India.
Features
1. Adopt a ‘5 C’ Approach – Content, Capacity, Community, Communication and Collaboration.
2. It envisages financial literacy content for school children, teachers, young adults, women, new entrants at workplace/entrepreneurs (MSMEs), senior citizens, persons with disabilities, illiterate people, etc.
3. Capacity development of various intermediaries providing financial literacy.
4. Develop a ‘Code of Conduct’ for financial education providers.
5. Community-led approaches should be evolved for disseminating financial literacy in a sustainable manner.
6. Integrate financial education content in the school curriculum, various professional and vocational courses of Ministry of Skill Development.
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Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana:
- Launched in 2018
- by the Employees State Insurance (ESI)
- aims to financially support those who lost their jobs due to changing employment patterns.
Latest Changes
- Eligibility criteria relaxed for availing the relief has been relaxed.
- payment of relief has been enhanced to 50% of average of wages (earlier 25%) payable upto maximum 90 days of unemployment.
Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana:
- Launched in 2018
- by the Employees State Insurance (ESI)
- aims to financially support those who lost their jobs due to changing employment patterns.
Latest Changes
- Eligibility criteria relaxed for availing the relief has been relaxed.
- payment of relief has been enhanced to 50% of average of wages (earlier 25%) payable upto maximum 90 days of unemployment.
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Hari Path app
- A mobile app
- launched recently by the National Highway Authority of India.
- To monitor plantation along national highways.
- It will monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements.
Hari Path app
- A mobile app
- launched recently by the National Highway Authority of India.
- To monitor plantation along national highways.
- It will monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements.
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One Sun One World One Grid
- It is a trans-national electricity grid supplying solar power projects.
- idea is introduced by PM Modi in 2018
- Aims to facilitate global cooperation, building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources.
- Technical assistance from World Bank.
Three Phases of the Plan
1st Phase
- fosters cross border energy trade under India’s Neighbourhood first policy.
2nd Phase
- deals with Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia, inter connected with African power pools.
3rd Phase
- includes global interconnection.
One Sun One World One Grid
- It is a trans-national electricity grid supplying solar power projects.
- idea is introduced by PM Modi in 2018
- Aims to facilitate global cooperation, building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources.
- Technical assistance from World Bank.
Three Phases of the Plan
1st Phase
- fosters cross border energy trade under India’s Neighbourhood first policy.
2nd Phase
- deals with Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia, inter connected with African power pools.
3rd Phase
- includes global interconnection.
National Disaster Relief Fund
●The NDRF was set up in accordance with Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
●It is meant to “meet the expenses for emergency response, relief and rehabilitation” for any disaster situation.
●Although Section 46 includes a clause for grants made by any person or institution, provisions for such donations had not been made.
●The Finance Ministry has given approval to a proposal to allow individuals and institutions to contribute directly to NDRF.
●The NDRF was set up in accordance with Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
●It is meant to “meet the expenses for emergency response, relief and rehabilitation” for any disaster situation.
●Although Section 46 includes a clause for grants made by any person or institution, provisions for such donations had not been made.
●The Finance Ministry has given approval to a proposal to allow individuals and institutions to contribute directly to NDRF.
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✅Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
●Aim is to offer immediate employment opportunities to migrant workers who have returned to their villages because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
●Workers will be employed in rural housing, rural connectivity including the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, national highways, railway works, community sanitation complex, gram panchayats, anganwadis, water conservation, digging of wells, plantation and horticulture.
●This campaign of 125 days will work in a mission mode
✅Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
●Aim is to offer immediate employment opportunities to migrant workers who have returned to their villages because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
●Workers will be employed in rural housing, rural connectivity including the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, national highways, railway works, community sanitation complex, gram panchayats, anganwadis, water conservation, digging of wells, plantation and horticulture.
●This campaign of 125 days will work in a mission mode