GS-2 INDIA ENERGY OUTLOOK 2021: IEA Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released the India Energy Outlook 2021 Report which explores the opportunities and challenges ahead for India as it seeks to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable energy for a growing population. The India Energy Outlook 2021 is a new special report from the …
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Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
GS-3 DRAFT BLUE ECONOMY POLICY Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has rolled out the draft Blue Economy policy, inviting suggestions and inputs from various stakeholders. It is in line with the Government of India’s Vision of New India by 2030. The policy document highlighted the blue economy as one of the ten core dimensions …
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GS-2 CSIR-CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE 70th annual day celebrations of CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute. About CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute: Located in Lucknow, CSIR – Central Drug Research Institute is one of the premier research institutes of India. Established in 1951, CDRI is a constituent institute of the Council of Scientific and …
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GS-3 PLI SCHEME FOR TELECOM AND NETWORKING PRODUCTS The Union Cabinet has approved the PLI Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products. Important points: This scheme is part of the umbrella scheme approved by the cabinet in November 2020 for implementation of Production Linked-Incentives (PLI) under various ministries/departments. This is in …
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GS-2 INDIA – MAURITIUS Cabinet approves Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius. The Agreement is a limited agreement, which will cover Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural …
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GS-3 NASSCOM TECHNOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP FORUM (NTLF) Organised by NASSCOM, the forum is a platform where the technology industry is celebrated for serving as a as a backbone to boost businesses during the current crisis, draw a roadmap for the way ahead towards building a better future and bringing out …
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Publicly available data on the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, indicates that the number of infections in India peaked sometime in September 2020, and has been consistently declining ever since. From a maximum of 97,655 daily new cases on September 11, 2020, the daily new …
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GS-2 JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM). It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women. The scheme is under implementation in all states and Union …
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GS-2 PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMA YOJANA Eligibility Available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 and having a bank account. People who join the scheme before completing 50 years can, however, continue to have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 years …
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GS-3 DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT Recently, the Ministry of Communications has decided to set up a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) as a nodal agency to deal with complaints of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and cases of financial fraud, especially in the digital payments space. Apart from the DIU a Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer …
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