Four New Products get Geographical Indication Tag – Diligent IAS

Four New Products get GI Tag (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has registered 4 new GIs. Palani Panchamirtham from Palani Town in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu State Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from the state of Mizoram Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala GI INDICATION GI is an indication used on products that have a specific geographical origin and…

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Prime Minister announced the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Creation of Chief of Defence Staff – Its powers, Functions and duties. Need of CDS Growing threats from neighbours Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) News Flash Prime Minister announced the creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS) as head of the tri-service (Army, Navy and Air Force), on the occasion of 73rd independence day. CDS will ensure synergy among the…

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BASIC countries 28th ministerial on Climate Change – Diligent IAS

BASIC countries 28th ministerial on Climate Change (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) WHAT The BASIC countries held its 28th Ministerial meeting on Climate Change from 14th to 16th August in Sao Paulo, Brazil. BASIC countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China. HIGHLIGHTS BASIC countries could play an important role in making the Paris agreement accepted by all the countries. BASIC has one-third of the world’s geographical area and nearly 40%…

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National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” will began at Leh-Ladakh

Aadi Mahotsav (Ministry of Tribal Affairs) WHAT Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival), a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs & Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) begins at Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh on 17 August 2019. It is a 9-day event. THEME The theme of the festival is: “A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce”. TRIFED essentially is to play the role of a ‘Service provider’ &…

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Restoring of ‘Shyamoli’ by Archaeological Survey of India

Shyamoli (Vice President’s Secretariat) WHAT Vice President of India calls on the government and civil society to work together to preserve India’s rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Archaeological Survey of India gets applauds for restoring ‘Shyamoli’, the heritage house of Rabindranath Tagore. SHYAMOLI Shyamoli is an experimental mud-house built at Santiniketan in 1935. The house has been recently renovated by the Archaeological Survey of India as a deposit work and is a…

CORAS (Commandos For Railway Security) of Indian Railways

Commandos For Railway Security – CORAS (Ministry of Railways) WHAT Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, launched CORAS (Commandos for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force. CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of the Railway Protection Force (RPF). CORAS team will be provided the best, most modern equipment and world-class training. A new state of the art commando training centre to beestablished in Jagadhri, Haryana. …

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One-time partial credit guarantee to Public Sector Banks

Partial credit guarantee to Public Sector Banks (Ministry of Finance) WHAT Government issues Scheme to provide a one-time partial credit guarantee to Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for purchase of pooled assets of financially sound Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) amounting to Rs. one lakh crore. SIGNIFICANCE The step would provide liquidity to NBFCs and enable them to continue to play their role in meeting the financing requirements of productive sectors of the economy. …

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Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation – 2019

Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation (Ministry of Home Affairs) WHAT The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2019 has been awarded Police personnel. Total 96 awardee includes 15 from CBI, 11 from Maharashtra police, 10 from Uttar Pradesh police, 9 from Kerala police, 8 from Madhya Pradesh police, 6 from Delhi police and Karnataka Police and the remaining from the other States/UT and Central Investigating Agencies.…

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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched Swachh Survekshan 2020

Swachh Survekshan 2020 (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs) WHAT Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020). Swachh Survekshan 2020 is the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey. Alongside, the Swachh Survekshan 2020 Toolkit, SBM Water PLUS Protocol and Toolkit, Swachh Nagar – an integrated waste management app and AI enabled mSBM App were also launched. OBJECTIVE It is a cleanliness drive. Garbage and Sanitary…

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National Youth Awards on International Youth Day – Diligent IAS

National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) WHAT August 12 is celebrated as International Youth Day. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports conferred the National Youth Awards on individuals (aged between 15-29 years) and organizations for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service, such as health, promotion of human rights, active citizenship, community service, etc. OBJECTIVE The…

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