Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES

CITES

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

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Controller General of Accounts

Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

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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Biotech-PRIDE

Biotech-PRIDE Recently, Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines was released by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology. Further, a website of Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) was also launched.. Key Points Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines: These guidelines envisage to bridge other existing biological datasets/data centres with the IBDC, which

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NSTFDC under M/o Tribal Affairs extends concessional loans to ST persons for income generation activities/ self-employment-athropology-vishnu ias

NSTFDC under M/o Tribal Affairs extends concessional loans to ST persons for income generation activities/ self-employment                  

NSTFDC under M/o Tribal Affairs extends concessional loans to ST persons for income generation activities/ self-employment                   NSTFDC extends concessional loans to ST persons through Term Loan Scheme, AMSY, Micro Credit Scheme for Self-help Groups and under Stand-Up India scheme  Margin Money Support Scheme for ST Entrepreneurs formulated in December 2020 under Stand-Up India

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New Cabinet Ministers of India – 2021

New Cabinet Ministers of India Cabinet usually means a cupboard or a private room. But in Parliament, it is a group of ministers appointed by the Governor General on request by the Prime Minister. Whole cabinet and the Prime Minister constitutes the Union Cabinet, which is responsible for making highest decision in India. Moreover, cabinet

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NASA’s In Sight Mars Mission

NASA’s In Sight Mars Mission NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and HeatTransport (InSight) lander touched down on Mars at the end of 2018. It is a two year mission that will study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all celestial bodies with rocky surfaces, including Earth and the Moon,  The In Sight mission is part of NASA’s Discovery Program

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India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol 

India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol  Key Points Naval Exercise: India and Thailand have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line twice a year since 2005. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk (an indigenously built Missile Corvette) and Thailand Frigate HTMS Kraburi, along with Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both the navies participated in the 30th edition. Aims: To keep part of

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