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Subject: Govt Schemes Context: Ministry of Labour and Employment said that submitting claims through Affidavit Form is now no longer required under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation- ESIC. Concept: Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is a welfare measure being implemented by the Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) Corporation. It offers […]
Subject: Polity Context: Haryana Home Minister said that his government is considering a law against forced religious conversions and has sought information about such a law already in force in Himachal Pradesh. Concept: Salient features of the law: Last year, the Himachal Pradesh assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019. According to it, no […]
Subject: International Events Context: Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly. Concept: The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience. The Fifth […]
Table Of Contents TIGRAY REGION PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE SCHEME MYOPIA GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST AIM–SIRIUS INNOVATION PROGRAMME 3.0 SANKALP SCHEME ASEEM PORTAL PHASED MANUFACTURING PROGRAMME 1. TIGRAY REGION Subject : Geography Context : Ethiopia is on the brink of a civil war after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he had ordered […]
Subject: Govt Schemes Concept : Phased Manufacturing Programme The PLI follows the phased manufacturing programme (PMP) which was launched in 2016-17. The PMP aimed to increase the share of locally-procured components in the manufacturing of mobile phones leading to the setting up of a “robust indigenous mobile manufacturing ecosystem in India.” The PMP incentivised the […]
Subject : Govt Schemes Concept : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched ‘Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. The Portal(AI based) is expected to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market. It is developed by National […]
Subject : Govt Schemes Concept : Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Scheme Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) is an outcome-oriented programme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with a special focus on decentralised planning and quality improvement. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is collaborated with the […]
Subject : Govt Schemes Context :Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Sirius, Russia launched ‘AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0’– a 14-day virtual programme for Indian and Russian schoolchildren Concept : The first Indo-Russian bilateral youth innovation initiative, the AIM–Sirius programme seeks to develop technological solutions (both web- and mobile-based) for the two countries. Over a two-week programme, […]
Subject : Geography Context : A glacial lake outburst flood hit the village of Gya in Ladakh, destroying houses, fields and bridges. Using remote sensing data, researchers from Germany have mapped the evolution of Gya glacial lake and note the cause of the flood. Concept : Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) refers to the glacier […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : Myopia or shortsightedness is turning out to be an epidemic across India, and indeed even more in Southeast Asia. If this rate continues , by 2050 , 64 million children in Urban India may have Myopia. Concept : Myopia occurs because of the potential role of myopic genes […]