Democratic Transition in Maldives ✓Maumoon Abdul Gauoom served as the president of Maldives from 1978 to 2008.  ✓In 2008 under pressure from the civil society democratic reforms were initiated and a new constitution was adopted ✓Mohamed Nasheed was the first democratically-elected ...

RBI'S MPC The RBI has a government constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which is tasked with framing monetary policy using tools like the repo rate, reverse repo rate, bank rate, cash reserve ratio (CRR). It has been instituted by the Central Government of India under Section 45ZB of ...

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 ...