SWAMITVA SCHEME □ ABOUT :- ✓SWAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas. ✓Under the scheme, the latest surveying technology such as drones will be used for measuring the inhabited land in villages and rural areas. ✓The mapping and ...

ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE - OFF AND LANDING The Union Civil Aviation Ministry is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. □ What is eVTOL ? ✓EVTOL aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, ...

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL):-- ✓The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is an intergovernmental organization that helps coordinate the police force of 194 member countries. ✓Each of the member countries hosts an INTERPOL National Central Bureau ...

The Farm in the city- ✓Planning for urban agriculture can make cities sustainable, achieve food security ● Repercussions of climate change: ✓PREMATURE summer: The soaring temperatures adversely affect health, cause a dip in agricultural production, and also dry up rivers. ✓Cities are ...

Government has taken following initiatives for the welfare and upliftment of the minority communities:- ✓USTAAD:- The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional   Ancestral Arts/Crafts of minorities. ✓Hamari Darohar:- The Scheme aims to preserve ...

Importance of Pacific Island State :- 1. Economic potential:- These countries have large EEZ, thus  the possibility of wealth of fisheries, energy, minerals and other marine resources present in such zones. 2. Sites for testing Nuclear weapon:- During second world war. 3. Strategic ...

Economy of India and Japan ✓Economic relations between India and Japan have vast potential for growth, given the complementarities that exist between the two Asian economies. ✓Japan's interest in India is increasing due to a variety of reasons including India's large and growing market and ...

■  How Maharashtra overtook UP to re-emerge as top sugar producer- ✓After a five-year gap, Maharashtra has overtaken Uttar Pradesh (UP) to regain its position as India’s top sugar producer. ✓Maharashtra, expects the state’s output for the 2021-22 crushing year (October-September) at 138 lakh ...

Recent Dispute and International Ruling ✓In 2013, the Philippines commenced a case against China under the provisions of UNCLOS, to the Permanent court of Arbitration in the Hague. Although a long-standing party to the Convention, China declined to participate in the establishment of the ...

Green hydrogen: Is it fuel of the future? ✓At the World Economic Forum, MoPNG said India will emerge as the leader of green hydrogen by taking advantage of the current energy crisis across the globe. ● What is green hydrogen? ✓A colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-toxic and highly ...

The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme ✓The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and has been continuing since 12th Five Year Plan. ✓The Scheme aims to develop the personality and leadership ...

Stree Manoraksha Project ✓Launched by: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, with support and funding from the Ministry of Women and Child Development. ✓Aim: To provide training and supervision in psychosocial and mental health care for staff and ...