Second Phase Of Grameen Udyami Project: National Skill Development Corporation, NSDC in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society launched the second phase of Grameen Udyami Project to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth. Grameen Udyami is a unique multiskilling project, funded by NSDC that aims to train […]
Category: Current Affairs
Forever Chemicals
Forever Chemicals: A recent study published in Environment Science and Technology has found that rainwater from many places across the globe is contaminated with “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” (PFAs), which are called “forever chemicals” because of their tendency to stick around in the atmosphere, rainwater and soil for long periods of time. PFAs are man-made […]
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme: Sovereign Gold Bonds(SGB) 2022-23 (Series II) will be opened for subscription during the period August 22-26, 2022 with a Settlement date of August 30, 2022. SGB scheme was launched in November 2015 with an objective to reduce the demand for physical gold and shift a part of the domestic savings – […]
Har Ghar Jal
Har Ghar Jal: Goa became 1st state to be certified with ‘Har Ghar Jal’ in the country. Process followed: After every household in the village is connected with tap water, Gram Sabha passes a resolution that not a single household is left out. Only after every village certifies its, State can be declared ‘Har Ghar […]
Tilapia Aquaculture Project
Tilapia Aquaculture Project: Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Technology Development Board (TDB) has extended support to the Tilapia Aquaculture Project with Israeli Technology. Technology Development Board (TDB) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The term aquaculture broadly refers to the cultivation of aquatic organisms in controlled […]
CAROTAR, 2020
CAROTAR, 2020: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a circular, stating that custom officers should be sensitive in applying CAROTAR (Customs Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 and maintain consistency with the provisions of relevant trade agreements or its Rules of Origin. Exemptions specified in a Free […]
Marine Biodiversity
Marine Biodiversity: A delegation from India and other member countries of the United Nations are in New York to deliberate on a one-of-its-kind agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas, namely the oceans that extend beyond countries’ territorial waters. The agreement follows a resolution by the UN General Assembly in May and is […]
Lord Curzon
Lord Curzon: The 119-year-old Curzon Gate in Bardhaman in West Bengal is at the centre of a political row after the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-run Bardhaman municipality has decided to erect a statue of Bardhaman’s Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahatab and his wife Radharani in front of the city’s prominent landmark. Of all the Viceroys of India, […]
AK-203 Assault Rifles
AK-203 Assault Rifles: The production of the AK-203 assault rifles by the Indo-Russian joint venture at Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, is set to begin by year-end and the manufacturing equipment required for it will be dispatched from Russia shortly, according to a senior official of Kalashnikov, the Russian company which manufactures the rifles. The production was […]
Exercise Pitch Black 2022
Exercise Pitch Black 2022: An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2022. The exercise is being held in Darwin till the 8th of next month. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. The Defence Ministry said that the exercise will see the […]
