ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Wine from the Nashik valley has been selected by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry for its ‘One District, One Product’ scheme. Concept : Under this scheme, Nashik’s Valley Wine, […]

    Rhino DNA INDEXING SYSTEM Subject : Environment Context : Cases of poaching of rhinoceroses have come down drastically in South Africa ever since it implemented its Rhino Database as part of its conservation efforts. DNA tracing has allowed for conviction rates to rise sharply. Indian researchers planning a similar system for the animal […]

    INCOIS – DIGITAL OCEAN Subject: National Organisations Context: Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan launched the ‘Digital Ocean’ platform of Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS). Concept: Digital Ocean Platform It will act as a one stop-solution for all data related needs of a wide range of users, including […]

    Daily Practice Sheet 30 December 2020 Daily Prelims Price stabilization Scheme, Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices Ammonia level in Ammonia up (Use of Ammonia in fertiliser, dye, plastic industry) Kolar leaf-nosed bat Electoral Bond FPI vs FDI One District One Product scheme RhODIS-India INSACOG INCOIS launch Digital Ocean Daily Facts Agriculture A […]