Ayushman Sahakar Scheme Launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to assist cooperatives in the creation of healthcare infrastructure. Cooperatives at the present run around 52 hospitals across the country having cumulative bed strength of more than 5,000. Read Also :ias syllabus National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)Nodal Body: The scheme has been formulated by… Continue reading Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Year: 2020
Assam and Mizoram conflict
Background of Assam and Mizoram conflict The boundary between present-day Assam and Mizoram is 165 km long and the issue over that dates back to the colonial era when Mizoram was known as Lushai Hills, a district of Assam. The genesis of present conflict is rooted in the British led demarcated internal boundaries on grounds of… Continue reading Assam and Mizoram conflict
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme Under the scheme, a fixed amount of subsidy, based on the nutrient content present in them is provided on each grade of subsidized Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizer except Urea. It was expected that the NBS scheme will control farmers from applying too much urea containing only nitrogen. Method of… Continue reading Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act passed by the Parliament of India which came into force on 9th September 1972. It was enacted for the protection of plants, birds and animal species. It has six schedules that extend to the whole of India. Schedule I to V deals with animals, whereas Schedule VI regulates… Continue reading Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Base year of CPI-IW changed
The Labour and Employment Ministry on Thursday revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) from 2001 to 2016. Why the base year for the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers(CPI-IW) has been changed? Due to the changing consumption pattern, more weightage has been given to spending on health, education,… Continue reading Base year of CPI-IW changed
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Environment)| October 24th 2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 24th October 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS Paper – 1 The revenge of the lakes in Hyderabad Syllabus Topic- Urbanization, their problems and their remedies Paper 3- Disaster and Disaster Management. GS Paper – 2 Centre’s Bureau? States withdrawing general consent should worry the CBI — onus… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 24th October 2020
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris. Its Secretariat is located at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris. The objectives of the FATF are to (a) set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures… Continue reading Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
It is a “Not for Profit” umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India, is an initiative of RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust Payment & Settlement Infrastructure in India. It aims in bringing innovations in the… Continue reading National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
What is COMCASA?
COMCASA(Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement0 is an India-specific version of the Communication and Information on Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) COMCASA was signed in September 2018, after the first 2+2 dialogue in the US. It allows the US to provide India with its encrypted communications equipment and systems for US origin military platforms like the… Continue reading What is COMCASA?
