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Vibrant Villages Programme Context: Union Home Minister asks border-guarding forces to strengthen Vibrant Village Programme and ensure welfare programmes are implemented. About Vibrant Villages Programme: Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) has been announced in the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech 2022. The programme envisages coverage of border villages on Northern border having sparse population, limited […]
Central Board of Film Certification Subject :Polity Context: Censor board wants ‘changes’ in ‘Pathaan’ movie. About Central Board of Film Certification: Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952. Films can […]
OBC Quota in Local Body Election Subject :Polity Context: Uttar Pradesh government moved the Supreme Court against an Allahabad High Court direction to hold local body elections in the State without reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC). Background of the case: Uttar Pradesh government had issued a draft notification for the reservation of […]
Rejuvenation of small rivers under the NREGS highlight of PM meet Subject: Geograpjhy Context: The centre will showcase its initiative of rejuvenating around 75 small rivers, mainly in UP, over the past four years using funds under the national rural job guarantee scheme during the second meeting of the National Ganga Council. Details […]
A look at Malik Ahmed and Ahilyabai Holkar Subject: History Context: The Maharashtra Education Minister has sought a proposal from the district administration to rename the Western Maharashtra city of Ahmednagar as ‘PunyashlokAhilyadevi Nagar’, after the 18th century Malwa queen, Ahilyabai Holkar. Details: In August this year, the Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed two […]
Ukraine: 213 attacks on power infrastructure by Russia spark disaster fears Context: As many as 213 incidents of military actions on energy infrastructure such as thermal power plants, nuclear power plants and electricity substations have been reported in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. This could lead to environmental and humanitarian […]
Uzbekistan fallout: Union government issues ‘Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022’ Subject: Science and Technology Context: A day after Uzbekistan alleged 18 child deaths in Samarkand from consumption of a medicinal syrup manufactured by an Indian drugmaker. The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a gazette […]
Agri share in GVA Subject: Economy Context: The GVA of agriculture, forestry and fishing grew by 4.5 per cent in H1 FY23 Details: Rabi sowing covers 89 per cent of the total area sown in the 2021 season The agricultural GVA growth estimated at 3 percent for the last quarter of the current […]
Green Finance Subject: Economy Context: India’s updated climate change action plan requires financial commitments from Indian and international sources. Details: India’s updated climate change action plan: Achieving 50 per cent of installed electric generation capacity through non-fossil fuel-based sources i.e 500GW by 2030. Reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 45 per cent by […]
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Subject: Economy Context: Engaging with ESMA but alternative arrangements also under deliberation: RBI report Details: ESMA has de-recognised six Indian clearing houses, including CCIL, effective May 2023, after Indian regulators showed reluctance to sign a revised agreement which gave the overseas regulatory body the right to audit, scrutinise […]