PM-DAKSH Scheme ✅Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App to make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups - Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Safai ...

CARBONATION – NATURAL SOLUTION WEATHERING ✓ Carbonation refers to reactions of carbon dioxide to give carbonates, bicarbonates, and carbonic acid. ✓ Carbonation weathering is a process in which atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to solution weathering. ✓ As rain falls, it dissolves small ...

Petrol/Diesel Prices Government has officially deregulated the petroleum products market and the price of petrol/diesel is decided/changed by the market forces on a daily basis based on an average of the previous 15 days' global prices of the crude basket. Central Govt. imposes Customs Duty ...

■  Important steps taken by the Government for protection of Great Indian Bustards- ✅As per the studies conducted by Wildlife Institute of India, there are around 150 Great Indian Bustards left across the country. ✅It includes about 128 birds in Rajasthan and less than 10 birds each in ...

WTO ✓The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. ✓The WTO has 164 ...

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Basic features of RKVY ✅It is a State Plan scheme ✅The eligibility of a state for the RKVY is contingent upon the state maintaining or increasing the State Plan expenditure for Agricultural and Allied sectors ✅The base line expenditure is determined based ...

Impact of UKRAINE RUSSIA WAR IN INDIAN ECONOMY ✓The Russia-Ukraine crisis will send cooking gas, petrol, and other fuel bills soaring for Indian households and businesses. Higher oil prices add to freight/transportation costs. ✓Depending on how long global oil prices remain elevated, the ...

Geospatial Energy Map of India ✅NITI Aayog launched a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Geospatial Energy Map of India. ✅Earlier in July 2021, the Association of Geospatial Industries released a report titled “Potential of Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in ...

PROJECT FULWARI ✅Nothern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), a Singrauli based Coal India arm under the Ministry of Coal is all set to start 75 “Fulwari Centers” in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. ✅Under the direction of the Ministry of Coal, NCL management conceived and operationalized the ...

LEAF Coalition: ✅It is a collective of the governments of the USA, United Kingdom and Norway. ✅As it is a public-private effort, thus also supported by transnational corporations (TNCs) like Unilever plc, Amazon. Nestle, Airbnb etc. ✅A country willing to participate would need to fulfil ...

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) ✅The NCPCR is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. ✅It works under the aegis of theMinistry of Women and Child Development and began operational ...

■ GEOMORPHIC MOVEMENTS ◇ Earth’s crust and its surface are constantly evolving (changing) due to various forces emanating from below (endogenic forces) as well as above the surface of the earth (exogenic forces). ◇ These forces cause physical and chemical changes to the geomorphic structure ...