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GS-3 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL  Important points: National Safety Council is a premier, non-profit, self-financing and tripartite apex body at the national level in India. It is an autonomous body, which was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employmenton 4 March 1965 to generate, develop and sustain a …

GS-3  NATIONAL HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (NHDP) Important points: It is a central sector scheme to support weavers both within and outside the cooperative fold including Self Help Groups, NGOs, etc. It follows a need-based approach for integrated and holistic development of handlooms and welfare of handloom weavers. It supports weavers …

GS-3 NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (E-NAM) The government announced in the budget 2021-22 that the e-NAM is being expanded to integrate 1000 more mandis. e-NAM: National Agriculture Market popularly known as e-NAM was an innovative initiative in agricultural marketing to enhance farmer’s accessibility digitally to multiple numbers of markets & buyers …

GS-3 NATIONAL RAIL PLAN The Government has issued the Draft Final Report of the National Rail Plan. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL RAIL PLAN (NRP): National Rail Plan aims at providing a long term perspective planning for augmenting the Railway Network. The vision of the NRP is to develop capacity, infrastructure …

GS-3  CYBER CHALLENGE 2020-21 2nd CCTNS Hackathon and Cyber Challenge 2020-21 of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Inaugurated. IMPORTANT POINTS: The objective of the 2nd CCTNS Hackathon and Cyber Challenge 2020-21 is to enhance analysis and deepen understanding of police personnel. This hackathon is in continuation to the Hackathon & Cyber Challenge …

GS-3  THRESHOLD FOR PAID UP CAPITAL AND TURNOVER FOR SMALL COMPANIES The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) revises threshold for paid up capital and turnover for Small Companies.     BACKGROUND: The threshold for the paid up capital has been revised from “not exceeding Rs 50 lakh” to “not exceeding …

GS-3 LITHIUM DEPOSITS IN KARNATAKA Preliminary survey shows deposits of Lithium in Mandya district of Karnataka. IMPORTANT POINTS: Preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) have shown presence of Lithium resources of 1,600 tonnes (inferred category) in the pegmatites of Marlagalla …

GS-3 STRATEGIC OIL RESOURCE Recently, India has decided to fill its strategic petroleum reserves in view of the slump in crude prices. This will help on two fronts: India will get cheap oil for its reserves and It will also help in resolving the storage problem for refiners. IMPORTANT POINTS: Strategic petroleum reserves …

GS-3 3.UDYOG MANTHAN Focused Webinars being conducted for Promoting Quality and Productivity in Indian Industry IMPORTANT POINTS: The Webinar is focusing on about 45 sectors including the pharma sector and electronics sector. The webinar under the UdyogManthan is being organised with the focus on quality and productivity in all the …

GS-3       GOLDEN JACKAL The conservation status of golden jackals is ‘least concerned’. The animal preys on wild crabs and fish The study shows that due to destruction of mangrove forest in Bandar Reserve Forest (BRF), golden jackals have been moving out its habitats. This has led to …