GS-3 LAND PORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (LPAI) 9th Foundation Day of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI). Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI): LPAI is a statutory body established under Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010. The Act gives powers to LPAI to develop, sanitize and manage the facilities …

GS-2 RASHTRIYA UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RUSA) Union Education Minister chairs a review meeting on RashtriyaUcchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. The RashtriyaUchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA): It is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2013. It aims to provide strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The central funding (in the ratio of …

GS-2 JANAUSHADHI DIWAS 2021 Celebrations of the 3rd JanaushadhiDiwas 2021 kicks off. Important points: JanaushadhiDiwas is observed on March 7 all over the country. The week-long celebrations such as health camps, interactions and rallies have started, especially in the Jan Aushadhi Centres. JanaushadhiDiwas 2021 theme: “Sevabhi – Rozgar bhi”. Janaushadhi …

GS-3 FARMERS PRODUCERS ORGANISATION – FPO FPO stands for Farmers Producers Organisation. It is an organisation of farmer-producers that provide support to small farmers with end-to-end services covering almost all aspects of cultivation from inputs, technical services to processing and marketing. What is the Farmers Producers Organisation? FPO is one …

GS-3 FORMATION & PROMOTION OF 10,000 FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS (FPOS) First anniversary of the Central Sector Scheme on Formation & Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Important points: The scheme was launched by Prime Minister in February 2020 at Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) with a budgetary provision of Rs 6865 …

Four Indian astronaut candidates are currently undergoing generic space flight training in Russia as part of GaganyaanProgramme. The astronaut training activities in Russia are nearing completion. Major modules such as survival training (snow, water and steppe), parabolic flights, theoretical classes on orbital mechanics, astro-navigation and some Soyuz systems have been …

GS-3 COVAXIN It is India’s only indigenous Covid-19 vaccine. Produced By: Developed by Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Virology, Pune Constituents and Action: It is an inactivated vaccine which is developed by inactivating (killing) the live microorganisms that cause the disease. This destroys the ability of the pathogen to replicate, but keeps …

GS-3 INDIA LIKELY TO MISS 2022 RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET BY A LONG WAY Against its renewable energy target of 175 GW, India is lagging at around 93 GW. The main reason for the shortfall is solar power, where capacity addition and production is beset by issues pivoting around declining tariffs …

GS-3 TAXATION OF SOVEREIGN GOLD BONDS Important points: Apart from the benefit of potential appreciation in gold prices, sovereign gold bonds offer a fixed interest of 2.5% on the invested amount. The twelfth issue of sovereign gold bonds priced at ₹4,662 per gram is open for subscription. Gold bonds are issued …

GS-2 INDIA’S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO MADAGASCAR India is sending a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and one lakh tablets of HCQ to Madagascar. This is in response to the urgent appeal made by Madagascar for international solidarity and assistance to deal with the humanitarian crisis in South of …