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SWAMIH FUND| 30TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section:  Economy (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Prelims Why in News? The government-backed Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Fund has announced complete exit from its investment made in CCI Rivali Park Wintergreen project in Mumbai. About: The fund was set up last year to provide last mile funding to stuck affordable …

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MISSION SAMUDRAYAN| 30TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section:  Science and Technology (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Prelims Why in News? Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched India’s First Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan at Chennai. About: With the launch of this Unique Ocean Mission, India joins the the elite club of nations such as USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to have …

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NAGAR VAN (URBAN FORESTS)| 30TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Environment (GS Paper III) Importance: UPSC Mains Why in News? Urban ‘forests’ can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests About: The government had announced implementation of the Nagar Van Scheme on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 2020 (5th June). The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is ‘Celebrating Biodiversity’—a …

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CREDIT OUTREACH PROGRAMME| 28TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Economy (GS Paper III) Importance: UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains Why in News? Banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 11,168 crore to about 1.93 lakh accounts under the credit outreach programme About: Banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 11,168 crore to about 1.93 lakh accounts under the credit outreach programme, Finance Minister Nirmala …

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Krishi UDAN 2.0| 28TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Government Policies and Interventions (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains Why in News? Recently, Union Minister of Civil Aviation has launched Krishi UDAN 2.0. About: Krishi UDAN 2.0 lays out the vision of improving value realization through better integration and optimization of Agri-harvesting and air transportation. This will contribute to …

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CLIMATE VULNERABILITY INDEX| 28TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Environment and Ecology (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Prelims Why in News? Recently, environmental think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has released the climate vulnerability index, in which it has analysed 640 districts in India to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather events. About: According to Germanwatch’s 2020 findings, India is the …

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MEGHALAYA TO GIVE LAND RIGHTS TO MEN| 27TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Society Issues (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Mains Why in News? The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is scheduled to introduce the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. The bill deals with equal distribution of parental property among siblings, both male and female About: The bill will enable …

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NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER| 27TH OCTOBER 2021

Syllabus Section: Citizenship and Related Issues (GS Paper II) Importance: UPSC Mains Why in News? According to a document compiled by a committee under the Registrar General of India and shared with District Census officers, the latest form of the National Population Register (NPR) appears to have retained contentious questions such as “mother tongue, place of birth of father and …

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