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Custom hiring center Subject: Economy Context: In Madhya Pradesh, farmers are given subsidies by the government for setting up Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) up to Rs.25 lakhs. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM): The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in 2014-15 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, GOI. It […]
Income tax regime Subject: Economy Context: Budget may tweak the new I-T regime-bring new ITR form. Details: The Budget is also likely to lay the roadmap for a common Income Tax Return Form. Concept FY21 Budget laid a new personal income tax regime wherein income tax rates will be significantly reduced for individual […]
Anonymity in rupee transaction Subject: Economy Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said the e-Rupee transactions are anonymous, on-ground implementation is not clear on this front. E Rupee and anonymity The person making the payment and the one receiving it will get an SMS from the respective banks whose e-Re apps are […]
Violation of Representation of Peoples Act 1951 Subject: Polity Context: A five-member TMC parliamentary delegation will visit the Election Commission of India on Monday to raise the alleged violation of the Representation of People’s Act in connection with party spokesperson Saket Gokhale’s arrest, the party said. About the Issue The TMC has alleged […]
Designing nanoparticles to fight cancer cells Subject: Science and Technology Context: A team of researchers from IIT-Jodhpur have reported a breakthrough, at the heart of which is the use of specially designed nanoparticles. Indeed, this breakthrough is an entirely new pathway of therapy, whose technological underpinnings can be applied in treating several other […]
Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha Subject :Polity Context: The Bill proposes to amend the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 in light of the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 which inserted Part IXB in the Constitution. Key highlights of the bill: Cooperative election authority: The Bill also seeks […]
End to End Encryption Subject: Science and Development Context: Apple, on December 07,2022 announced the introduction of end-to-end encryption for most of the data on iCloud by early 2023. Apple announced that it will be increasing the number of data points protected by end-to-end encryption on iCloud from 14 to 23 categories. The […]
Those fascinating hornbills Subject : Environment Context- The logo for India’s upcoming G20 presidency was officially unveiled recently at the Hornbill festival in Nagaland. About the Hornbill festival- It is celebrated in Nagaland to encourage inter-tribal interaction. It is one of the largest indigenous festivals organised by the state government of Nagaland to […]
Forest department initiative to restore natural vegetation Subject : Environment Context- The Forest department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat (Kerala) has launched the ‘Vanikaran’ (afforestation) project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, and restore natural forests. Details- The project was being executed on 30 hectares of forestland under the Sulthan […]
Lending a helping hand to eliminate TB as Ni-kshay Mitra Subject : Science and Technology Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana- Launched in: 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as part of the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP). Under the NTEP, India is committed to eliminating TB by 2025, 5 years ahead of […]