MANAS PLATFORM Subject: Governance Context: Recently, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India has virtually launched the MANAS Platform. Concept: About MANAS Platform The MANAS platform stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System. It was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council […]
ONE NATION ONE CARD Subject: Governance Context: Delhi starts rolling out Union govt’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme. Concept: About the scheme: One Nation One Ration Card (RC) will ensure all beneficiaries especially migrants can access PDS across the nation from any PDS shop of their own choice. Benefits: No poor person […]
REGISTER OF INDIGENOUS INHABITANTS OF NAGALAND (RIIN) Subject: Governance Context: An apex body of Naga tribes has asked the Nagaland government not to be hasty with the exercise to prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), seen as a variant of Assam’s National Register of Citizens. Concept: Launched in July 2019. […]
e-SANTA PORTAL Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has virtually inaugurated e-SANTA Web Portal. Concept : e-SANTA Web Portal It is an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and the buyers. The term e-SANTA was coined for the web portal, meaning Electronic Solution for […]
ISI MARK & BIS HALLMARK Subject: Governance Context: The Centre will go ahead with its plan to mandate hallmarking of gold jewellery from June 1. The plan had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Concept : ISI Mark: Who issues: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Which products: Industrial products Effective since: 1955 […]
REGULATORY APPROVAL OF VACCINES Subject: Governance Context: Covid-19 second surge: Centre clears way for foreign vaccines, fast-tracks approval. Concept: Government announced it would not enforce the pre-condition of conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials in India for those vaccines that have been granted emergency approvals by the US, EU, UK and Japanese […]
SHAPHARI SCHEME Subject: Governance Context: To bolster confidence in India’s frozen shrimp produce, the country’s biggest seafood export item, the Centre has kicked off a new scheme to certify hatcheries and farms that adopt good aquaculture practices. Concept: Shaphari scheme The scheme has been developed by the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA). […]
ASHA Subject: Governance Context: ASHA workers, campaigns on WhatsApp help Rajasthan fix vaccine story. Concept: Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) ASHA is a trained female community health activist. Selected from the community itself and accountable to it, the ASHA will be trained to work as an interface between the community and the public […]
FCAT Subject: Governance Context: FCAT abolition will make releasing films even more tedious: Filmmakers Concept: Film Certification Appellate Tribunal The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) is a statutory body constituted under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as per Section 5(D) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. The FCAT hears appeals filed by applicants […]