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GHAR (GO Home and Re-Unite) Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child launched by NCPCR Subject: Schemes Sec: Education Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development developed the “Track Child Portal”, which enables tracking of the missing and found children in all States/UTs including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, North Eastern States and Jharkhand. More […]
World Wetlands Day 2024 celebrated at Sirpur lake, a Ramsar site in Indore Subject: Environment Sec: Ecosystem Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with Government of Madhya Pradesh, organized a national event at Sirpur Lake, Indore through Indore Municipal Corporation and Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation (EPCO), […]
Daily Prelims Notes 3 February 2023 Table Of Contents World Wetlands Day 2024 celebrated at Sirpur lake, a Ramsar site in Indore GHAR (GO Home and Re-Unite) Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child launched by NCPCR Plan to Resurface a Pyramid in Granite Draws Heated Debate Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for […]
Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Context: The Ethiopian national ombudsman has reported nearly 400 starvation deaths in the Tigray and Amhara regions, acknowledging hunger-related fatalities amidst a backdrop of drought and the aftermath of a civil war that concluded 14 months ago. Details: The slow […]
Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 Announced Subject: Economy Sec: National economy Context: The interim budget speech by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized support for Blue Economy 2.0 through a new scheme aimed at coastal aquaculture, mariculture, and adaptation measures for climate change. Details: Despite the lack of […]
Daily Prelims Notes 2 February 2024 Table Of Contents raises Lakhpati Didi scheme target Biden administration notifies U.S. Congress of 31 MQ9B UAV sale to India Tax buoyancy helps Centre align with its fiscal consolidation roadmap Interim Budget 2024: Food, fertilizer, fuel subsidy bill to fall to 5-year low Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) […]
Tax buoyancy helps Centre align with its fiscal consolidation roadmap Subject: Economy Sec: Fiscal Policy Context: The strong growth in tax revenues reflects the high tax buoyancy, which works out to be 1.2 in the revised estimates for financial year 2023-24 as against 1.0 in FY23. For 2024-25, the tax buoyancy is seen […]
Cabinet approves extension of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund Subject: Schemes Sec: Agri Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the continuation of the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) for another three years up to 2025-26. More on news: The Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) to […]
Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) Subject: Economy Sec: External Sector Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her Interim Budget speech said that India is negotiating BITs with trade partners to boost the inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI). More on news: A relook at BITs comes at a time when India is pursuing economic […]
Big leap in Space Defence Technology: Green Propulsion System, developed under DRDO’s Technology Development Fund, successfully demonstrates in-orbit functionality Subject: Science and tech Sec: Defence Context: A Green Propulsion System developed under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme of DRDO has been successfully demonstrated in-orbit functionality on a payload launched by PSLV C-58 […]