Table Of Contents Jal Jeevan Mission Navroz festival Saliva Direct Generation of biofuel and ethanol blending Elected autocracy vs Democracy FPO, NABARD and AIF Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan 1. Jal Jeevan Mission Subject: Schemes Context Under the Centre’s flagship, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) more than a lakh rural households are being provided with […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Indian Railways said that it has generated more than 5.5 lakhs mandays of work under Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in 6 States Concept: The livelihood opportunities will come up in 116 districts spread over six states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha who have received substantial numbers of […]
Subject: Agriculture Context: Centre has launched the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to be used over the next four years. This fund will be used to build post-harvest storage and processing facilities, largely anchored at the Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), but can also be availed by individual entrepreneurs. Concept: FPO A Producer Organisation […]
Subject: Polity Context: India is moving towards a form of elected autocracy says justice A.P. Shah Concept: Democracy Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows people to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and […]
Subject: Environment Context: The government has set targets of 10 per cent bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20 per cent by 2030 under the ethanol blending programme Concept: Biofuels are liquid or gaseous fuels primarily produced from biomass, and can be used to replace or can be used in […]
Subject: Science and tech Context : A new, rapid diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus that uses saliva samples was granted an emergency use authorisation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Concept : The inexpensive test called SalivaDirecthas high sensitivity and can detect the virus even when the number of virus copies in […]