SECONDARY WAVES (S-WAVES) Topic---Interior of earth ✓ They are recorded second on the seismograph or S-waves are also called as transverse waves or shear waves or distortional waves. ✓They are analogous to water ripples or light waves. ✓ Transverse waves or shear waves mean that the ...

■ SURFACE WAVES ( L-WAVES) Topic -- Interior of Earth ✓ The body waves interact with the surface rocks and generate new set of waves called surface waves (long or L-waves). These waves move only along the surface. ✓ Surface Waves are also called long period waves because of their long ...

PM’s Development Initiative for North East (PM-DevINE) ✓It will fund infrastructure, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti, and social development projects based on felt needs of the northeast. ✓This will enable livelihood activities for youth and women, filling the gaps in various sectors. ...

📝Evolution of India Sri Lanka Relations ✓ The relationship between India and Sri Lanka is more than 2,500 years old and both sides have built upon a legacy of intellectual, cultural, religious and linguistic interaction. ✓ India and Sri Lanka commemorated the 2600th year of the attainment of ...

KUSUM Scheme ✓The scheme would provide extra income to farmers, by giving them an option to sell additional power to the grid through solar power projects set up on their barren lands. ✓It was announced in the Union Budget 2018-19. Component of KUSUM Scheme The proposed scheme consists ...

📝Causes for the Limited Progress of SAARC 🔶Some of the major reasons for the limited progress on the part of SAARC to take off in any concrete manner has been due to- 1. Origin of SAARC- since its inception, SAARC was seen as a tool by some countries to contain India, while India also ...

Current account convertibility ✓ Current Account Convertibility allows free inflows and outflows of foreign currency for all purpose including resident Indians buying foreign goods and services (imports), Indians selling foreign goods and services (exports), Indians receiving and sending ...

SURFACE WAVES ( L-WAVES) ✓ The body waves interact with the surface rocks and generate new set of waves called surface waves (long or L-waves). These waves move only along the surface. ✓ Surface Waves are also called long period waves because of their long wavelength. ✓ They are ...

A SECULAR STATE ◇ The Constitution of India stands for a Secular State. Hence, it does not uphold any particular religion as the official religion of the Indian State. □ The following provisions of the Constitution reveal the secular character of the Indian State:- •  The term ...

WISER PROGRAM ✓A first-of-its-kind programme to promote women in the field of research and development through lateral entry was launched. ✓The programme called Women’s Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) program was launched by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre ...

National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR): ✓ It will help in building up a new education ecosystem that will create a digital foundation leading to self-governance of all parties involved, particularly states and the Centre. ✓ It lets educationists do evaluation based on talents and ...

GeM ✓ GeM is a one-stop National Public Procurement Portal to facilitate online procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Central and State Government Departments/Organizations/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). ✓ The procurement of goods and services by Ministries ...