Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Recently, the Prime Minister renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. This came a day after the Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and hours after the women’s team finished fourth. […]
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E-Prisons Project The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided financial assistance of Rs. 99.49 crores to the States and Union Territories (UTs) for the E-Prisons Project. Also, acting on the request of the MHA, NIMHANS, an Institute of National Importance, has recently issued a set of guidelines on the management of mental health issues
MPLAD Scheme Recently, funds from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) were disbursed to the village panchayats of Goa. Due to Covid-19 pandemic MPLAD Funds Scheme is currently suspended and the disbursed funds were allocated earlier. Key Points About: MPLAD is a Central Sector Scheme which was announced in December 1993. Initially, it
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) About SEBI is a statutory body established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The basic functions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to
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Delhi-Alwar RRTS Project The Supreme Court-Appointed Committee has permitted construction of a stretch of the proposed Delhi-Alwar RRTS (Rapid Rail transit system) corridor under the Aravalli Biodiversity Park and the extended ridge area. Key Points Committee’s Report: The committee observed that the project is in public interest and since the proposed rail corridor will run
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ASEEM Portal The 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 is expected to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market. Key Points Developed and Managed By: National Skill Development
36th India-Indonesia CORPAT The 36th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (India-Indonesia CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted. Naval Exercise: To reinforce maritime links, the two navies have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line since 2002. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Saryu, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol
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Core Sectors Output Output at India’s eight core sectors grew by 8.9% in June 2021 largely due to Base Effect but the pace remained below the production levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic as well as its second wave. Key Points About Eight Core Sectors: These comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in
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CITES ( Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ) States and regional economic integration organisations voluntarily ratify the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). A decision made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s members in 1963 led to the creation of CITES (IUCN). The IUCN is a
Controller General of Accounts (CGA) The CGA is the Principal Accounting Adviser to the Government of India. The office is in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, GOI. The office of the CGA has the mandate to establish and maintain a technically sound Management Accounting system. It also prepares and submits the accounts of
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