Indian Naval Air Squadron 314 – Raptors, Donier aircraft

INAS 314 – “RAPTORS” Ministry of Defence WHAT Indian Naval Air Squadron 314, the sixth Dornier aircraft squadron was commissioned on 29 Nov 2019. The Dornier aircraft, a multi-role SRMR aircraft, with twin turboprop engine is manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd (HAL) Kanpur. Commissioning of Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 314 marks another milestone towards enhancing maritime security and surveillance footprint in the North Arabian Sea. HIGHLIGHTS INAS 314 derives its name “Raptors”…

Project “Mission 41K” by Indian Railways – Diligent IAS

Mission 41K Ministry of Railway WHAT Indian Railways has started Procurement of Power in Punjab for Northern Railway as Deemed Licensee under Open Access to reduce the cost of operations under “Mission 41K”. The Indian Railways is now taking about 70 percent power under the open access as the deemed licensee in 11 states. One of the major initiatives to reduce the cost of operations has been direct procurement of powers as deemed licensee…

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Web-Portal of “National Youth Parliament Scheme” – Diligent IAS

National Youth Parliament Scheme The President of India launched NIC (National Informatics Centre) developed Web-Portal of “National Youth Parliament Scheme” in the special session of Parliament to commemorate 70th Constitution Day. The main objective of the portal is to increase the outreach of the youth parliament programme of the Ministry to hitherto untouched sections and corners of the country. The salient features of the portal: All recognised educational institutions of the country…

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Loktak Inland Waterways Project in Manipur – Diligent IAS

Development of Loktak Inland Waterways Project, Manipur Ministry of Shipping WHAT The Shipping Ministry has approved the development of the Loktak Inland Waterways improvement project in Manipur under the central sector scheme. The Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast located at Moirang in Manipur. The scheme has been approved on the basis that, it will not harm the environment and its flow will not affect the natural resources. SIGNIFICANCE The project…

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National Rabies Control programme by Health & Family welfare Ministry

National Rabies Control programme Ministry of Health and Family Welfare WHAT Under the National Rabies Control programme (NRCP) funds are not provided for the procurement of Anti- Rabies vaccine (ARV). Funds under NRCP are only provided for training, surveillance, laboratory strengthening and advocacy etc. However, for rabies vaccination all the states/UTs have been communicated to include Anti- Rabies vaccine (ARV) and Anti Rabies serum ( ARS ) under essential drug list and to undertake…

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Rashtriya Mahila Kosh – Objectives & Significance’s – Diligent IAS

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh Ministry of Women and Child Development INTRODUCTION Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) was established by the Government of India in March, 1993 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women & Child Development. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860. Objectives of setting up the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh To promote or undertake cover activities for the promotion of or to provide credit as an instrument of socio-economic change and…

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Coir Board has set up outlets for popularizing the coir products

Coir Products Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises WHAT Government of India through Coir Board has set up 30 outlets throughout the Country for popularizing and selling coir products. The Coir Industry in India is an export-oriented industry. COIR, COIR PRODUCTS & THEIR ADVANTAGES Coir, or coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes and mattresses. Coir is the…

International Conference on Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience-2019

Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience-2019 Ministry of Home Affairs WHAT National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) organised the 1st International Conference on “Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience-2019″ The conference called for developing the technology to anticipate disasters like landslides and develop infrastructure to quickly respond to minimise the damage. Landslides effect loss of infrastructures-roads, buildings, bridges, communication systems etc. on the other, they may cause huge havoc on communities, livestock, environment leading to…

Amendments by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs WHAT The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2019. Some of the amendments made by these Regulations are consequential to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2019, which came into force on 5th August, 2019. AMENDMENTS The amendment inserted Regulation “25A” which says: “The…

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YuWaah Youth Skilling Initiative by MoWCD – Diligent IAS

YuWaah Youth Skilling Initiative Ministry of Women and Child Development WHAT UNICEF has informed that they have launched ‘YuWaah’ Generation Unlimited in India on 1.11.2019. AIM According to UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, called YuWaah in India, is a multi-stakeholder alliance that aims to facilitate youth to gain relevant skills for productive lives and the future of work. FEATURES The target age group of YuWaah includes adolescent girls and boys. Its key mission is…

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