GS-3 2.CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS (CBIC) CBIC celebrates International Customs Day, 2021. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS DAY: Annually held on January 26, International Customs Day (ICD) recognizes the role of customs officials and agencies in maintaining border security. It focuses on the working conditions and challenges that customs officers …

GS-2 1.DAVOS DIALOGUE PM to address WEF’s Davos Dialogue. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF): The WEF is an international NGO founded in 1971 and based in Cologny, Switzerland. Earlier known as the European Management Forum, it changed its name to its current one in 1987. The WEF states its mission as …

GS-3 5.GREEN TAX Recently, the Centre announced its plans to impose a “green tax” on older vehiclesin amove to disincentive the use of polluting vehiclesand to curb pollution in the country. About: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highwayswill levy a green tax ontransport vehicles older than eight yearsat the …

GS-2 4.PM2.5 AND ANAEMIA IMPORTANT POINTS: A recent study by IIT delhi has tried to establish the association between ambientPM 2.5 exposure and occurrence of anaemia among children under the age of 5years of age in India. 5 refers to particles that have diameter less than 2.5 micrometres(more than100 times …

GS-3 3.TEXTILES COMMITTEE Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles signs MoU with M/s Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan. Details of the MoU: The aim of the MoU is to boost the export of Indian textiles and apparel to the Japanese market. The main objective of the MoU is to provide the …