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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Astronomers exploring the massive intriguing globular cluster in our Galaxy called NGC 2808 that is said to have at least five generations of stars have spotted rare hot UV-bright stars in it. These stars whose inner core is almost exposed, making them very hot, exist in the late stages of …
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GS-3 5.ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT Citing huge gaps in compliance of electronic waste-management rules, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered that scientific disposal of e-waste should beensured as per rules. The direction has been issued to centraland all state pollution control boards. E-Waste E-Waste is short for Electronic-Waste and …
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GS-3 4.INDIA INNOVATION INDEX 2020: NITI AAYOG Recently, India Innovation Index Report 2020 was released by NITI Aayogin whichKarnataka retained its top position in the major States category IMPORTANT POINTS: NITI (National In stitution for Transforming India) Ayogwith theInstitute for Competitiveness. The index has b een developed on the lines …
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GS-3 3.EXERCISE KAVACH The three wings of the Indian armed forces will be holding a massive joint military exercise ‘ExcerciseKavach’. About Exercise Kavach: The exercise would involve participation of Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. It will be conducted under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), …
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