PRET Initiative ✓The Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative was launched by the WHO and operates under the aegis of the INTERNATIONAL health regulations ( IHR) 2005, which is a critical international legal instrument for managing public health emergencies. ✓The ...

Good Samaritan Scheme •The Road Transport and Highways Ministry announced this scheme so that taking a road crash victim to hospital is not just hassle-free but there is also the incentive of a reward and recognition. •Historically, Indians are reluctant in taking victims to hospital because ...

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. ...

MPLAD Scheme •The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is a program first launched during the Narasimha Rao Government in 1993. •It is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by Government of India. •It was aimed towards providing funds for developmental works ...

Challenges faced by the Mudra  scheme: ✓High non-performing assets or bad loans ✓Limited funds that cannot keep up with the pace of demand ✓Regional disparities in the distribution of benefits ✓Lack of financial literacy among beneficiaries leading to defaults ✓Limited outreach ...

Seismic Zones in India ▪️ There are four seismic zones (II, III, IV, and V) in India based on scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past and tectonic setup of the region. ▪️ Previously, earthquake zones were divided into five zones with respect to the severity ...

HOW ARE EARTHQUAKE WAVES PRODUCED ? ◇ The abrupt release of energy along a fault (sharp break in the crustal layer) causes earthquake waves. Rock layers along a fault tend to move in opposite directions due to the force excreted on them but are held in place by counteracting frictional force ...

India-France ∆Security and Defence Relations ✓Regular exchange of visits at the level of Services Chiefs takes place. ✓The three services also have regular defence exercises; viz. Exercise Shakti (Army); Exercise Varuna (Navy); Exercise Garuda (Air Force. ✓The Varuna exercise has been ...

Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Programme ✅ Cultural Mapping: The process involves identification and mapping the cultural assets and art repositories of the nation i.e., art expressions, crafts and skills, wisdom tradition and other cultural practices whether oral, aural, visual or kinetic. ...

Related Steps Taken  for Rare Earth metals ✅Globally: Multilateral Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) (est. 2022) by various countries (US, Canada, Australia, South Korea, EU, Japan, etc) (not India) to build robust critical minerals supply chains needed for climate objectives. ✅India: ...

MINOR COMMITTE : ◇ Finance and Staff Committee - Dr. Rajendra Prasad. ◇ Credentials Committee - Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar. ◇ House Committee - B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya. ◇ Order of Business Committee - Dr. K.M. Munshi. ◇ Ad-hoc Committee on the National Flag - Dr. Rajendra Prasad. ...

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission: Key Facts about the scheme : 1.The Mission aims at development of rural growth clusters which have latent potential for growth, in all States and UTs, which would trigger overall development in the ...