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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

GS-3 2.INDIAN TELECOM SERVICES PERFORMANCE INDICATOR REPORT TRAI releases the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Reportfor the quarter ending July –September 2020. What is the Report? The ‘Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report’ is released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). It provides a broad perspective of the …

GS-3 6.NEW TECHNOLOGY USEFUL IN WATER TRANSPORTATION & SELF-CLEANING Scientists develop gold microstructure substrate with tunable wettability useful in water transportation & self-cleaning. IMPORTANT POINTS: Scientists have developed a gold microstructure substrate with the ability to repel water as well as bubbles with tunable wettability, which can be used in …

GS-3 5.HUNAR HAAT The 24th “HunarHaat” of indigenous products of artisans and craftsmen being organised at Avadh Shilpgram in Lucknow. IMPORTANT POINTS: The 24th HunarHaat is being organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs with the theme “Vocal for Local”. About 500 artisans and craftsmen from 31 States/UTs of the …