Greater Adjutant Storks (Garuda): Bihar has decided to tag greater adjutant storks locally known as ‘Garuda’ with GPS trackers to monitor their movement as part of efforts to conserve them. Scientific Name: Leptoptilos dubius Genus: The greater adjutant is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. There are about 20 species in the family. They […]
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the Union government’s health insurance scheme, approximately 20.32 lakh COVID-19 tests and 7.08 lakh treatments were authorised from April 2020 to July 2021. The total value of the tests and treatment stood at ₹2,794 crore. Key Features […]
SEACAT: Southeast Asia Cooperation And Training
Southeast Asia Cooperation And Training (SEACAT): The Indian Navy demonstrated its maritime maneuvers in U.S. Navy-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) military exercise in Singapore. The military exercise also included navies of 20 other partner nations as well. The maritime exercise aimed to foster enhanced cooperation between Southeast Asian countries by incorporating tactics, standardized […]
Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC): The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry chaired a meeting for the review of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) initiative of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). ONDC is globally first-of-its-kind initiative that aims to democratise Digital Commerce, moving it from a platform-centric model […]
Vehicle Scrappage Policy
The Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vehicle scrappage policy with an aim to phase out old and unfit vehicles in an environment-friendly manner. The goal for 21st century India to be Clean, Congestion Free & Convenient Mobility, is the need of the hour,” Modi said. As per law, a registration certificate […]
Charging Networks for Electric Vehicles: Niti Aayog
Electric Vehicles: NITI Aayog has released a handbook to guide state governments and local bodies to frame policies and norms towards setting up charging networks for electric vehicles. The Handbook for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation” has been jointly developed by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Department of Science and Technology, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, […]
Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules 2021
Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021: Union Ministry of Environment has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which prohibits identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high littering potential by 2022. In the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly held in 2019, India had piloted a resolution on addressing single-use plastic […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th August 2021
Today Current Affairs: 14th August 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Open Acreage Licensing Programme
Open Acreage Licensing Programme: In an attempt to boost domestic hydrocarbon production, the petroleum and natural ministry launched the sixth bid round under the liberal Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP). Earlier, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Policy framework on reforms in the exploration and licensing sector for enhancing domestic exploration and […]
UNSC Meet On Maritime Security
UNSC Meet On Maritime Security: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted the first-ever presidential statement on maritime security. India, as the UNSC president for August 2021, noted the threats to maritime safety and security and called upon the members to consider implementing the 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. All the permanent […]
