Subject: Agriculture Context: Information provided by minister in Rajya Sabha Concept: Assistance is provided under different schemes by the Government for promoting organic farming in the country – ParamparagatKrishiVikasYojana (PKVY): The scheme promotes cluster based organic farming with PGS certification. Cluster formation, training, certification and marketing are supported under the scheme. Assistance of Rs.50,000 per […]
Subject: Economy Context: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in Rajya Sabha has informed about steps taken for doubling farmers’ income. Concept: The Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income” (DFI) and recommend strategies to achieve the same. The Committee submitted its Report to the […]
Subject: Economy Context: E-way bill, in value terms, has reached nearly 90 per cent of pre-Covid period. Concept: The E-way bill, short form for electronic way bill, is a document to be generated online under the GST system, when goods of the value of more than ₹50,000 are shipped inter-State or intra-State. The E-way bill must […]
Subject: Economy Context: With more stringent rules coming into effect from September 21, an exporter’s certificate for ‘country of origin’ alone, which was sufficient earlier, will not be admissible. The concessional Customs duties, including zero duty, under free-trade agreements (FTAs) would be available to importers only if they can prove that products have undergone value […]
Subject: Schemes Context: On the occasion of the World Bamboo Day, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) said that government plans to promote domestic Bamboo Industry, which is going to play a critical role in shaping the post-COVID economy of India. Concept: It is centrally Sponsored Scheme under National […]
Table Of Contents BECA, 2+2 dialogue Convalescent Plasma Therapy Initiatives to improve the global ranking of Indian education institutions NPPA New arctic climate 7th Schedule and Interstate Council Solar cycle Commonwealth nations Human Capital index 1. BECA, 2+2 dialogue Subject: IR Context: The U.S. is keen that India sign the last foundational […]
Subject: Index Context: India has been ranked at the 116th position in the latest edition of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index that benchmarks key components of human capital across countries. Concept: The 2020 Human Capital Index update includes health and education data for 174 countries covering 98 per cent of the world’s population […]
Subject: IR Context: Before it celebrates its 55th anniversary of independence from British rule in November 2021, the prosperous West Indies nation will make history by becoming the first country in almost three decades to sever ties with the British royal family and become a republic. Concept: The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent and […]
Subject: Geography Context: Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced their predictions about the new solar cycle, called Solar Cycle 25, which they believe has begun. Solar cycles have implications for life and technology on Earth as well as astronauts in space Concept: Since the Sun’s surface is a very […]