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Wheat based Nutrition Programme Subject: Government Schemes Section: Food security Wheat based Nutrition Programme of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (erstwhile Integrated Child Development scheme), from the third quarter onwards of FY 2021-22, 100 percent fortified Rice is being distributed to all the States/UTs across the country which includes aspirational and heavy burdened […]
One Stop Centre (OSC) Subject: Government Schemes Section: Women The Government of India has launched “Mission Shakti”- integrated women empowerment programme, as umbrella scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15thFinance Commission period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of ‘Sambal’ sub-scheme under […]
PM CARES for Children scheme Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health The Prime Minister has announced PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian or adoptive parents due to COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection […]
Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years since 2011.The scheme is supported by the National Health Mission through State Programme Implementation Plan (PIP). The […]
Campaign on ‘Combating Child Trafficking’ Subject: Government Schemes Section: Health NCPCR while commemorating “World day against Human Trafficking” observed on 30thJuly, 2022, commenced the Campaign on ‘’Combating Child Trafficking” with support of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) and District Administration is driving 25 days campaign from (1st August to 25th August, 2022) in […]
Sea weed farming Subject : Geography Section: Economic Geography Context: The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has done geo-referencing of 342 farming sites in the country over 24,167 hectares of seaweed cultivation. Concept: “Seaweed” is the common name for countless species of marine plants and algae that grow in the ocean as […]
Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) Subject: International Relations Section: International organization Concept: The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)is a network of 114 central banks and financial supervisors that aims to accelerate the scaling up of green finance and develop recommendations for central banks’ role for climate change. The NGFS was announced at […]
Overcoming the Aryan-Dravidian divide Subject: History Section: Art and culture Context: Many eminent scholars, both local and international, have written about the Dravidian movement’s colonial origins The Dravidian movement The Dravidian movement in British India started with the formation of the Justice Party on 20 November 1916 in Victoria Public Hall in Madras […]
Assembly sittings Subject: Polity Section: State Legislature Context: Kerala tops in holding Assembly sittings in 2021. Content: Kerala, which slipped to the eighth slot in holding Assembly sittings during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, returned to the top spot in 2021, with its House sitting for 61 days, the […]
Bhashini Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computer and IT Context: IIT Madras launched the ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’ to promote the state of Indian language technology with the intention to create a societal impact. Content: It is an initiative to build open-source language AI for Indian languages. The idea is to energise the […]