October

SOURCE- THE HINDU GS PAPER –3 Context   The government will introduce the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for more sectors to boost domestic manufacturing –NITI AYOG Objective   To incentivize investors in this country to put up globally comparable capacity in scale and competitiveness Key highlights • Incentives of 4-6 percent to electronics companies which …

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SOURCE – PRS INDIA GS PAPER – 2 CONTEXT   The LokSabha passed a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri, and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir • Official languages:  The Bill declares Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, and English as the …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER – 1 AND 3 CONTEXT Science and Technology Minister launched the SERB – POWER schemes that aim to encourage emerging as well as eminent women researchers to undertake R&D activities in frontier areas of science and engineering. KEY HIGHLIGHTS • The schemes will promote women researchers in regular service …

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SOURCE – LIVEMINT GS PAPER 3 CONTEXT    Kerala has become the first state in the country to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for vegetables. The floor price for 16 varieties of vegetables. The scheme would come into effect from November 1. What are its benefits ? • This is going to provide relief …

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SOURCE- PIB GS PAPER – 3 CONTEXT   Indian Railways has launched “Meri Saheli” initiative for focused action on security of women across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station. How this mission will be implemented …

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SOURCE – ECONOMIC TIMES GS PAPER – 3 CONTEXT   NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon What does it Indicates ? • This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed …

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Source – ECONOMIC TIMES GS PAPER – 1 and 3 CONTEXT   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project Phase II & Phase III ABOUT THE PROJECT • The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Government of India, with assistance from the World Bank, is in the process of taking …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER- 2 CONTEXT   Male government employees raising a child alone are now entitled to child care leave, KEY PROVISIONS • Single male parent’ includes unmarried employees, widowers, and divorcees, who may be expected to take up the responsibility of caring for a child single-handedly • An employee on child …

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SOURCE – PIB GS PAPER – 3 CONTEXT NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report Aims and Objective • Aimed at capturing insights from both the demand (electricity customers) as well as supply side (electricity distribution utilities • Evaluate the …

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SOURCE – PIB GS PAPER 2 AND 3 CONTEXT   AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), in association with CSIRO, is organizing a two-day hackathon on the circular economy, ‘India–Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’ AIM • I-ACE will focus on the identification and development of innovative technology solutions by bright-minded students, startups, and MSMEs of both nations. …

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