Significance of Agriculture in the Indian Economy? ✓Food Security and Induced Growth of Industrial Sector: Flourishing Agricultural production in India is the main factor behind the food security of the large Indian population. ✓Agriculture supplies raw materials to various agro-based ...

Economic Cooperation and Trade b/w India and EU ✓The EU as a bloc of 28 countries is India’s largest regional trading partner while India was the EU’s 9th largest trading partner in 2016. ✓ Bilateral trade in goods standing at US$ 88 bn in 2016. The EU is also the largest destination for ...

Over-The-Top Platforms (OTT)? ✓OTT or Over-the-Top platforms are audio and video hosting and streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc, which started out as content hosting platforms but soon branched out into the production and release of short movies, feature films, ...

Need of Becoming Self-Reliant in the Energy Sector ✓India is not energy independent. It spends over Rs 12 lakh crore on importing energy. ✓The government is planning to get energy independence before 100 years of independence is completed i.e., by 2047. ✓As green power takes precedence in ...

Challenges Facing the PLI Scheme? ✓No Common Set of Parameters: There was no common set of parameters to understand the value addition by companies that have received or are likely to receive incentives under the PLI scheme. At present, different ministries monitor the value addition of ...

✓European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when in 1951 six members -Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris ✓In 1957, envisioning an "ever closer union," the Treaties of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) and ...

India and the European Union ◽ The European Union (EU) ✓The European Union has evolved into a hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 28 countries across the European continent ✓With a population of 516,195,432, it constitutes an important market. ✓With just 6,9% of ...

Adivasi group agreement Recently, a historic agreement has been signed between the Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of eight Armed Adivasi Groups. ✓The agreement was signed to end the decades old crisis of Adivasis and tea garden workers in Assam. ✓With the ...

Government Initiatives for Welfare of Children ✓• Mission Vatsalya: It is a scheme of Government of India to secure a healthy and happy childhood for every child in India. The Mission’s objectives are to assist the States and UTs in implementing the provisions of JJ Act, 2015 and achieve SDG ...

New e-waste rules threaten jobs, collection network- ✓A proposed framework by Centre for regulating e-waste in India has upset a key link of India’s electronic waste collection system and threatens the livelihood of thousands of people. ● E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016: ✓It introduced a ...

Startup SETU ✓SETU or Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling is an Indian government initiative under Ministry of Commerce & Industry. ✓The initiative would connect start-ups in India to US-based investors and start-up ecosystem leaders with mentorship and assistance ...

India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites- ✓India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. ● RAMSAR Convention: ✓India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar ...