National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF):
✅Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
✅Central Sponsored Scheme: Total outlay of ₹2481 crore (GoI share ₹1584 crore; State share ₹897 crore) till FY 2025-26.
✅Aim: To promote natural, chemical-free farming practices for sustainability, climate resilience, soil health rejuvenation, and nutritious food production
✅The Programme will focus on 15,000 villages and help the farmers who are already using natural farming methods or part of farmer producer organisations
✅2,000 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Agricultural Universities will be set up with a hiring of around 30,000 people working at these institutes, where farmers will be taught natural farming techniques and use of technologies to make natural fertilizers,
#Government_schemes
#agriculture
✅Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
✅Central Sponsored Scheme: Total outlay of ₹2481 crore (GoI share ₹1584 crore; State share ₹897 crore) till FY 2025-26.
✅Aim: To promote natural, chemical-free farming practices for sustainability, climate resilience, soil health rejuvenation, and nutritious food production
✅The Programme will focus on 15,000 villages and help the farmers who are already using natural farming methods or part of farmer producer organisations
✅2,000 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Agricultural Universities will be set up with a hiring of around 30,000 people working at these institutes, where farmers will be taught natural farming techniques and use of technologies to make natural fertilizers,
#Government_schemes
#agriculture
🔆Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign:
✅Objective: To eliminate child marriage through collective efforts and focus on high-burden states and districts.
✅Target States: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh, along with nearly 300 high-burden districts.
✅Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal: A platform to raise awareness, report cases, and monitor progress with real-time tracking by Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs).
✅Monitoring Mechanism: Central nodal officers and state-level CMPOs will ensure accountability and support for affected individuals.
✅Goal: Reduce child marriage rates to below 5% by 2029; rates have already dropped from 47.4% (2006) to 23.3% (2019-21)
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✅Objective: To eliminate child marriage through collective efforts and focus on high-burden states and districts.
✅Target States: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh, along with nearly 300 high-burden districts.
✅Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal: A platform to raise awareness, report cases, and monitor progress with real-time tracking by Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs).
✅Monitoring Mechanism: Central nodal officers and state-level CMPOs will ensure accountability and support for affected individuals.
✅Goal: Reduce child marriage rates to below 5% by 2029; rates have already dropped from 47.4% (2006) to 23.3% (2019-21)
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#mains
#National_Park
▪️ Itangki National Park is a national park located in Peren district of Nagaland, India.
▪️ Among the species that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, Asian palm civet, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear.
▪️ The name "itangki" is derived from the Zeme dialect of the Zeliangrong tribe.
▪️ Itangki National Park is a national park located in Peren district of Nagaland, India.
▪️ Among the species that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, Asian palm civet, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear.
▪️ The name "itangki" is derived from the Zeme dialect of the Zeliangrong tribe.
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🔆 Government Securities (G-Sec) :
✅ A Tradable instrument issued by the Central Government or the State Governments.
✅ A G-Sec is a type of debt instrument issued by the government to borrow money from the public to finance its Fiscal Deficit.
✅ Kinds :
◽️Short : Term (usually called treasury bills, with original maturities of less than one year
◽️Long : Term (usually called Government bonds or dated securities with original maturity of one year or more)
✅ Issuer :
🔸️ Central Government - issues both, treasury bills & bonds or dated securities
🔸️ State Government - Only bonds or dated securities [State Development Loans (SDLs)]
✅ G-Secs carry practically no risk of default and, hence, are called risk-free gilt-edged instruments.
✅ Issue Mechanism : The RBI conducts Open Market Operations (OMOs) for sale or purchase of G-secs to adjust money supply conditions.
#Economy
#prelims_facts
✅ A Tradable instrument issued by the Central Government or the State Governments.
✅ A G-Sec is a type of debt instrument issued by the government to borrow money from the public to finance its Fiscal Deficit.
✅ Kinds :
◽️Short : Term (usually called treasury bills, with original maturities of less than one year
◽️Long : Term (usually called Government bonds or dated securities with original maturity of one year or more)
✅ Issuer :
🔸️ Central Government - issues both, treasury bills & bonds or dated securities
🔸️ State Government - Only bonds or dated securities [State Development Loans (SDLs)]
✅ G-Secs carry practically no risk of default and, hence, are called risk-free gilt-edged instruments.
✅ Issue Mechanism : The RBI conducts Open Market Operations (OMOs) for sale or purchase of G-secs to adjust money supply conditions.
#Economy
#prelims_facts
🔆 The Central Information Commission (CIC) :
✅ Constituted - Under the Right to Information Act, 2005
✅ Members - Chief Information Commissioner, not more than ten Information Commissioners.
✅ Appointment - By President
✅ Status - Statutory Body (Non-Constitutional body)
✅ Headquarters - New Delhi.
✅ Appointment - On The Recommendation of a Committee Consisting of :
🔸The Prime Minister as the Chairperson,
🔸The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and
🔸A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
✅ Not Eligible for Reappointment .
✅ Powers - To Investigate RTI complaints, pass orders for the supply of information, and impose penalties for defaults.
✅ Functions - The Commission is required to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person [Under RTI ACT] :
#polity #prelims_facts
✅ Constituted - Under the Right to Information Act, 2005
✅ Members - Chief Information Commissioner, not more than ten Information Commissioners.
✅ Appointment - By President
✅ Status - Statutory Body (Non-Constitutional body)
✅ Headquarters - New Delhi.
✅ Appointment - On The Recommendation of a Committee Consisting of :
🔸The Prime Minister as the Chairperson,
🔸The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and
🔸A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
✅ Not Eligible for Reappointment .
✅ Powers - To Investigate RTI complaints, pass orders for the supply of information, and impose penalties for defaults.
✅ Functions - The Commission is required to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person [Under RTI ACT] :
#polity #prelims_facts
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Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
9 Years of Driving Inclusivity and Accessibility
🔸 The Accessible India Campaign has achieved significant milestones in creating an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities over the past nine years, with improvements spanning built infrastructure, transportation, digital platforms, education, and media accessibility
Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
9 Years of Driving Inclusivity and Accessibility
🔸 The Accessible India Campaign has achieved significant milestones in creating an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities over the past nine years, with improvements spanning built infrastructure, transportation, digital platforms, education, and media accessibility
🔆Red-breasted Flycatcher:
✅Scientific name: Ficedula parva
It is a small (11-12 cm) passerine bird of the Old World Flycatcher family.
It can be found occasionally feeding on figs (banyan, peepal) in our urban gardens.
✅Appearance: Males have a reddish-orange throat that extends till the upper breast, whereas the females are overall brown.
✅They can be distinguished from other orders by the arrangement of their toes — three pointing forward and one backward, a design that helps them to cling onto branches efficiently.
✅It generally migrates from Eastern Europe to escape the harsh winter there and enjoy the moderate temperatures with abundance of food in South Asia.
migrates to forests, woodlands, orchards, parks, and roadside trees of the Indian Subcontinent.
✅It can be found in peninsular India during the winter season from October to March.
✅Conservation status
IUCN: Least Concern
#species
#prelims
✅Scientific name: Ficedula parva
It is a small (11-12 cm) passerine bird of the Old World Flycatcher family.
It can be found occasionally feeding on figs (banyan, peepal) in our urban gardens.
✅Appearance: Males have a reddish-orange throat that extends till the upper breast, whereas the females are overall brown.
✅They can be distinguished from other orders by the arrangement of their toes — three pointing forward and one backward, a design that helps them to cling onto branches efficiently.
✅It generally migrates from Eastern Europe to escape the harsh winter there and enjoy the moderate temperatures with abundance of food in South Asia.
migrates to forests, woodlands, orchards, parks, and roadside trees of the Indian Subcontinent.
✅It can be found in peninsular India during the winter season from October to March.
✅Conservation status
IUCN: Least Concern
#species
#prelims