Common Digital Platform for Issuance of Electronic Certificates of Origin

Common Digital Platform for Issuance of Electronic Certificates of Origin (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)   WHAT The government recently launched a Common Digital Platform for Issuance of electronic Certificates of Origin (CoO). This platform will be a single access point for all exporters, for all Free Trade Agreements/Preferential Trade Agreements and for all agencies concerned. Certificate of Origin will be issued electronically which can be in paperless format if agreed to by the partner…

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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana – Diligent IAS

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (Ministry of Women and Child Development)   WHAT Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) for pregnant women and lactating mothers has achieved a milestone by crossing one crore beneficiaries.   PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA It is a direct benefit transfer scheme under which cash benefit of Rs.5000 (in three installments) are provided to pregnant women and Lactating mothers (PW&LM) in their bank account directly. This cash can helps the…

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PM Modi receives Global Goalkeepers Goals Award 2019

Global Goalkeepers Goals Award 2019 (Prime Minister’s Office)   WHAT Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, thanked Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for conferring upon him Global Goalkeepers Goals Award 2019. PM received the award for his leadership and commitment to improve access to sanitation in India. The award is a “special recognition” that celebrates a political leader who has “demonstrated their commitment to the Global Goals through impactful work in their country and/or globally”.  …

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Scorpene submarine“KHANDERI” – Indian Navy – Diligent IAS

Scorpene submarine“KHANDERI” (Ministry of Defence)   WHAT Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered the second Scorpene submarine ‘KHANDERI’ to the Indian Navy.   KHANDERI The submarine ‘KHANDERI’ is named after the wide snouted Saw fish, a deadly sea predator of the great Indian Ocean. The first Submarine Khanderi was commissioned into the Indian Navy in December 1968 and decommissioned in October 1989. The Scorpene class of submarines can undertake multifarious tasks which include anti-surface as…

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Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2019

WAWE Summit 2019 (Ministry of Human Resource Development)   WHAT Union HRD Minister launched several initiatives of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It includes: Facilitation through Margadarshan and Margadarshak Model Curriculum for Diploma Courses Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE Summit 2019) 360-degree Feedback of Faculty   WAWE SUMMIT 2019 The WAWE Summit will be held in November-December 2019. It will be jointly organized by the All India Council for…

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Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance – Diligent IAS

Electronic Cigarettes (Cabinet) WHAT The Union Cabinet has approved the Promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.   ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (E-CIGARETTES) Electronic-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce aerosol by heating a solution containing nicotine, which is the addictive substance in combustible cigarettes. These include all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Heat Not Burn Products, e-Hookah and the like devices. These novel products…

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New Export Credit Insurance Scheme, NIRVIK

New Export Credit Insurance Scheme, NIRVIK (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT Ministry of Commerce & Industry through export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK. NIRVIK will enhance the availability of loans and ease the lending process.   SIGNIFICANCE The scheme is announced to boost the exports. The gems, jewellery and diamond (GJD) sector borrowers with limit of more than Rs. 80 crore will have a…

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Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (Ministry of Human Resource Development)   WHAT Union Human Resource Development Minister launched Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) – 2019 and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) – 2019 under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) in New Delhi.   ARPIT ARPIT is a great platform for teachers to learn about latest developments in their field and develop their teaching…

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World Ozone Day 2019 – 16th September 2019 – Diligent IAS

World Ozone Day 2019 (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)   WHAT On World Ozone Day, India’s Cooling Action Plan gets United Nations to applaud. A booklet on ‘Montreal Protocol – India’s Success Story’ and poster and sticker of award winning students were also released on the occasion of the World Ozone Day.   THEME “32 years and healing” is the theme of 25th World Ozone Day celebrations. The theme signifies over three decades…

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Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) – Current Affairs

Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways launched Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) in New Delhi today. The system has been developed in consultation with the Ministry of Steel on the pattern of US Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system. HIGHLIGHTS The SIMS will provide advance information about steel imports to Government and stakeholders including, steel industry (producers), steel consumers(importers) to have…

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