NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman has said that the proposal for transition to electric vehicles(EVs) was a well-thought-out policy to capitalise on the sunrise industry. The NITI Aayog has proposed that only electric three-wheelers be sold in the country post March 31,2023.Additionally,all new two-wheelers below 150cc sold after March 31,2025 should be electric. The industry has strongly… Continue reading Policy on electric vehicles well-thought-out: Rajiv Kumar
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Polity and Nation. You can find all relevant Polity and Nation updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
National mission on natural language translation soon
The Ministry of Electronics and IT will soon place before the Union Cabinet a ₹450 crore proposal for Natural Language Translation. It is one of the key missions identified by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council(PM-STIAC). The mission aims to make science and technology accessible to all by facilitating access to teaching… Continue reading National mission on natural language translation soon
New National Rubber Policy
The Minister of Commerce and Industry has informed the Lok Sabha about the New National Rubber Policy. The Department of Commerce brought out the National Rubber Policy in March 2019. The National Rubber Policy includes several provisions to support the Natural Rubber(NR) production sector and the entire rubber industry value chain. The Policy is based… Continue reading New National Rubber Policy
Consider landless beekeepers as farmers, suggests beekeeping development committee
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister had set up a Beekeeping Development Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Bibek Debroy. The committee was constituted with the objective of identifying ways of advancing beekeeping in India that can help in improving agricultural productivity,enhancing employment generation,augmenting nutritional security and sustaining biodiversity. The committee has recommended… Continue reading Consider landless beekeepers as farmers, suggests beekeeping development committee
Giving up wheat, rye may help beat that mystery illness but don’t try it at home
The Indian Journal of Medical Research has described celiac disease which is caused due to an allergy to gluten as an impending epidemic in 2011.It has also been revealed that one of every 140 persons in India is estimated to have celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed… Continue reading Giving up wheat, rye may help beat that mystery illness but don’t try it at home
Govt eyes strict emission rules to boost EVs
The government is planning to make emission standards stringent to discourage the production and purchase of vehicles that are fitted with internal combustion engines(ICE). NITI Aayog has proposed the mandatory sale of two and three-wheelers Electric Vehicles(EVs) from 2025 but the industry representatives have resisted the shift towards EVs. The government officials are planning of… Continue reading Govt eyes strict emission rules to boost EVs
Union Cabinet clears fresh DNA profiling bill
The Union Cabinet has approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill,2019. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecule that contains the genetic instructions and can be extracted from samples of blood,tissue,hair and bodily fluids.Outside of identical twins,no two people have the same DNA pattern. The bill had been tabled earlier this year and was… Continue reading Union Cabinet clears fresh DNA profiling bill
NGOs for promotion of road safety
Union minister has informed that Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched a scheme for grant of financial assistance to NGOs for administering Road Safety Advocacy in the last FY 2017-18. Under this Scheme,proposals for road safety advocacy programmes through 203 different Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs)/Trusts/ Cooperative Societies have been sanctioned in FY 2017-18. As per… Continue reading NGOs for promotion of road safety
Reflection of faith
The annual four-day Ambubachi Mela is being held at Amingaon near Guwahati,Assam. Ambubachi Mela is a festival to mark the annual menstruation of the goddess which is held at Kamakhya temple. The Ambubachi Mela symbolises the fertility cult of goddess Kamakhya. There is no idols in the temple,the goddess is worshipped in the form of… Continue reading Reflection of faith
Passports with advanced security features soon
External affairs minister has said that the manufacture of e-passports will be pursued on priority so that a new passport booklet with advanced security features can be rolled out in the near future. The minister also said that the ministry is soon going to have a chip based passport,the software for which has been developed… Continue reading Passports with advanced security features soon
