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 …

GS-2  5.PradhanMantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar Recently, 32 children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan MantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar’ for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments. The Awards are given by the President of India in the week preceding RepublicDay (26 January) every year. Bal Shakti Puraskar: Recognition: It is given by the Government …

GS-2  4.RISA The State government of Tripura aims to promote risa nationallyas Tripura’ssignature garment. For this, various initiatives have been taken like providing risa uniforms toanganwadiand ASHA workersand facilitating training for making risaatTripura Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation. The risa is being branded under the India Handloom Brand. This supports …

GS-2 3.SHRAMSHAKTI PORTAL Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched “ShramShakti”- a NationalMigration Support Portal, to smooth the formulation of state and national levelprograms for migrant workers. A training manual “ShramSaathi” was also launched for migrant workers. About the Portal: It has been launched to collect data related to …

GS-2 2.11TH NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY (NVD) IMPORTANT POINTS: 25th January is celebrated as National Voters’ Day in India to mark the formation of the Election Commission of India on this day in 1950. National Voters’ Day 2021: The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and …

GS-2 1.NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY 24th January is celebrated as the National Girl Child Day every year in India. ABOUT THE NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY: The day is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development started in 2008. The objective behind celebrating the National Girl Child Day …

Aqua Rejuvenation Plant (ARP) is an Integrated Waste Water Rejuvenation Model which has Six-Stage purification profile for comprehensive treatment of Waste Water, based upon diverse purification parameters. The approx. 24,000 litres of Water that can be rejuvenated using ARP will be sufficient for almost 4 acres of Agricultural Land (barring …

GS-2  5.CO-WIN APP Recently, the software of Co-WIN App (also called Covid Vaccine IntelligenceNetwork) was upgraded to improve monitoring and managing of the ongoing Covid-19Vaccination programme. Description: Co-WIN, a cloud-based IT platform, is supposed to handle minute detailsfor India’s Covid-19 immunisationprogramme, including registeringbeneficiaries, allocating vaccination centres, sending text messages with …

GS-3 4.SMART ANTI AIRFIELD WEAPON The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted asuccessful trial of the indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)off the Odisha coast from the Hawk-I jet of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This was the ninth successful test of the system conducted over the last fiveyears. …

GS-1 3.SREE NARAYANA GURU The Vice President of Indiahas virtually launched “Not Many, But One”,an Englishtranslationof poems of Sree Narayana Gurudev. IMPORTANT POINTS: Sree Narayana Guru was born on 22 August, 1856to Madan Asan and hiswife Kuttiyamma in Chempazhanthy, a village near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His family belonged to the Ezhava …

GS-3 2.NEW ANT SPECIES DISCOVERED FROM KERALA Two new species of a rare ant genus have been discovered in India. The species of the ant genus Ooceraeafound in Kerala, and Tamil Nadu adds to the diversity of this rare genus. They differ from others of the same genus on the …

GS-3 1.AQUA REJUVENATION PLANT (ARP) CSIR-CMERI unveils ‘Aqua Rejuvenation Plant’ which facilitates an Organic Farming Model through treated Waste Water. CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur unveiled the first-ever Wastewater Treatment Technology Model which purifies Waste Water for Irrigation/Farming purposes. Aqua Rejuvenation Plant: Aqua Rejuvenation Plant (ARP) is an Integrated …

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Two new species of a rare ant genus have been discovered in India. The species of the ant genus Ooceraea found in Kerala, and Tamil Nadu add to the diversity of this rare genus. They differ from others of the same genus on the basis of the number of antennal …

GS-3 5.RATLE HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT The Union Cabinet has given its approval for 850 MegaWatt(MW) Ratle hydropowerprojecton Chenab riverin Jammu and Kashmir. In June 2013, the then Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the dam. Pakistan ha s frequently allegedthat it violates the Indus Water Treaty, 1960. Ratle …

GS-3 4.SPICES BOARD Spices Board conducts Buyer Seller Meet for small cardamom. About Spices Board: Spices Board (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India) is the flagship organization for the development and worldwide promotion of Indian spices. It was constituted in 1987 under the Spices Board Act, 1986 by …

GS-3 3.PLI SCHEME FOR PROMOTION OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING Approval accorded under PLI Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/Drug Intermediates and APIs. Details: The PLI scheme offers a production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in sectors like mobile phone manufacturing, …

GS-3 2.COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT (CAQM) Air Quality Commission ropes in top technical institutions to set up a Decision Support System. About the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM): The Commission for Air Quality Management was formed by an ordinance in October 2020, the “Commission for Air Quality Management …

GS-3 1.RAPID ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (RAS) Government utilizes MEITY’s Rapid Assessment System (RAS) for processing feedback on Covid vaccination. Details: The ‘Rapid Assessment System (RAS)’ is a platform developed by the National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) for taking feedback from those who get vaccinated. This initiative is …

India’s excellence in science has now been combined with the recognition of its brilliance as an innovative economy. While the country has already attained the third position in terms of publications, it now features among the top 50 innovative economies globally as per the Global Innovation Index (GII), placing it …