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World Food Programme For Prelims and Mains: Key facts on WFP and its programmes. Context:
Coffee Table Book commemorating 50 years of partnership with UNWFP towards food and nutrition security in India has been launched.
The book showcases key milestones achieved by the Government of India in its efforts to make the nation free from hunger and malnutrition and WFP’s role in this endeavour. ARead More…
Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 For prelims and mains: Generic drugs- significance, concerns, usage and efforts by the government to promote them. Context: The Central Government is considering amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 to ensure that registered medical practitioners dispense only generic medicines. Background:
A proposal was recently received by the Central Drugs StandarRead More…
Aadhaar can be interchanged with PAN for filing tax returns ForPrelims and mains : GS III Indian Economy In news More than 120 crore Indians now have Aadhaar. Whereas, according to data with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), 42 crore PAN cards have been issued, of which only 23 crore have been linked with Aadhaar. The Union Budget 2019-20 has proposed to make Aadhaar interchaRead More…
Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) For Prelims: MSP- crops covered, how is it decided.
For Mains: MSP- need, significance, concerns and rectifying measures. Context: Union Cabinet has announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of 14 Kharif crops. About MSP: What is it?
In theory, an MSP is the minimum price set by the Government at which farmers can expect to sell their produce for the season. WheRead More…
Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) For prelims and mains: TIES- key features, challenges faced by exporters and significance and the need for support. Context: The Department of Commerce has approved financial assistance for three trade promotion centres under the ‘Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)’.
These centres are located in Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Read More…
Kisan Credit Card Scheme. For Prelims and Mains: KCC scheme- features and significance The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was announced in the Budget speech of 1998-99 to fulfil the financial requirements of the farmers at various stages of farming through institutional credit. The model scheme was prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on the recomRead More…
One nation-one ration card Context: Government all set to implement “One nation-one ration card” scheme throughout India by 30th June, 2020. 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 is deprived of getting subsidised foodgrains under thRead More…
Selfie for safety: Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung launched ‘Senior Citizen Mobile App’. Like ‘Himmat’, the app for women’s safety, senior citizens too will be able to call the police at the click of an SOS button in the app. This will connect the caller to the senior citizen helpline number 1291, even as simultaneous alerts in the form of an SMS will be sent to the area SHO and beat oRead More…
Vultures in Telangana: There is an increase in number of vultures in Bejjur forest range in Telangana mainly attributed by practice of cattle slaughter. The long billed vultures are listed under the ‘critically endangered’ category by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Major reasons for decline of vultures in India: Presence of ‘Diclofenac’, a non-steroidal antiRead More…
Swacchagraha: ‘Swachhagraha’ — an initiative for cleanliness to get the country dirt-free on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’ that freed us from British rule. According to PM Modi, Cleanliness is not something to be achieved by budget allocations. It is rather, something that should become a mass movement. Re-use and recycling of waste should be technology driven and there sRead More…
