Daily Archives: December 17, 2020

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

CONTEXT: India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2019, slipping two places from the previous year, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). MAIN POINTS: The 2020 Report has introduced planetary pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, …

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MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND THE USA

CONTEXT: Cabinet approves an MoU between India and the US for exchange of information in areas of mutual interest in the electricity sector. DETAILS: The MoU is between the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), India and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), USA. The MoU will help in improving regulatory and …

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ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION (ABU)

CONTEXT: CEO, Prasar Bharati elected Vice President of ABU.Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been elected the Vice President of the ABU ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION (ABU): The ABU was established in 1964 as a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political, professional association with a mandate to assist the development of broadcasting …

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PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (PMSSS)

CONTEXT: The AICTE has decided to release the instalment of Rs. 20,000/- as maintenance allowance under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS). THE PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (PMSSS): Under the PMSSS, the youths of J&K and Ladakh are supported by way of scholarship in two parts namely the …

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NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT

CONTEXT: Union Minister of Jal Shakti reviews progress made under National Hydrology Project in its mid-term. NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT: The National Hydrology Project (NHP) was started in 2016 as a Central Sector Scheme with 100% grant to implementing agencies on a pan-India basis with a budget outlay of Rs 3680 …

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