GS-2 INTENSIFIED MISSION INDRADHANUSH 3.0 SCHEME Recently, the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 scheme has been rolled out to cover children and pregnant women who missed routine immunisation during the Covid- 19 pandemic. About the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 Scheme: To reach the unreached population with all the available …
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GS-2 CHINA-INDIA’S TOP TRADING PARTNER IN 2020 According to provisional data from India’s commerce ministry, China regained its position as India’s top trade partner in 2020 despite high border tensions between the two countries. Important points: The two-way trade between India and China stood at USD 77.7 billion for the …
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GS-2 LABOUR BUREAU Labour Bureau organises training of trainers for five All-India Surveys. Important points: Labour Bureau, Chandigarh organised the Training of Trainers for the five All India Surveys relating to Domestic Workers, Migrant Workers, Employment Generated by the Professionals, the Employment Generated in Transport Sector and the All India …
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GS-2 COUNCIL OF IITS Union Education Minister chairs the 54th Meeting of the Council of IITs. Important points: The IIT Council set up four committees to look at a range of issues – from funding to graded autonomy – of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and decided to go for …
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GS-2 SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (SDC) FOR FIRE SAFETY TRAINING RakshaMantri inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety Training. About the SDC: The Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is situated at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh. The facility, created …
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GS-2 EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS 2021 The 16th edition of Indo-U.S. joint military exercise ‘YudhAbhyas’ is set to be held in Rajasthan between February 8 and 21. YudhAbhyas The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the two armies and will focus on counter-terrorism operations under …
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GS-2 UTTARAKHAND BRINGS ORDINANCE TO GIVE CO-OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO WOMEN The Uttarakhand government has put forward an ordinance providing the co-ownership rights to women in the ancestral property of their husband. Highlights The ordinance was put forward in the backdrop of large-scale migration of men from hill areas of the …
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GS-2 Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. QUAD MEETING Recently, India joined Australia, Japan and the United States for a ministerial meeting under the Quadrilateral grouping (Quad) and discussed issues across Indo-Pacific and the military takeover in Myanmar. Meeting Highlights: Discussed contemporary challenges, especially the impact of Covid-19and agreed to enhance access to …
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GS-2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MIZORAM STATEHOOD DAYS PM Modi greets people of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram on Statehood Days. Important points: Both states attained statehood on 20 February 1987. The Mizo hills area became the Lushai Hills district within Assam at the time of independence. Further, in 1954 it was renamed the …
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GS-2 GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NITI AAYOG 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. Important points: The Agenda for the Sixth Council Meeting comprised the following items: Making India a Manufacturing Powerhouse Reimagining Agriculture Improving Physical Infrastructure Accelerating Human Resources Development Improving Service Delivery at Grassroots Level Health and Nutrition The …
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