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Two New Schemes – “Merchandise Exports from India Scheme” And “Services Exports from India Scheme” Introduced
(GS-3, Mains-Foreign Trade and Investment)
Government Issues Guidelines for Administration and Operationalization of ‘Nirbhaya Fund’
{GS-1 (Social Empowerment), GS-2(Welfare Schemes)}
The Guidelines are as follows:
Kashmir floods being monitored by latest satellite technology
(GS-3, Technology, Disaster Management)
Winners of the National Geoscience Awards 2013 Announced.
(GS-3-Achievements, Prelims-Current Events)
Gujarat leads in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission
(GS-1, Developmental issue, Urbanization)
India to host 5th Meeting of SAARC Health Ministers
(GS-2-Important International Institutions)
First of Scorpene Submarines-Kalvari ‘Undocked’ (GS-3 –Mains-Defense Technology, Security)
Virtual Call Centre of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Launched
(GS-3-Technology, GS-2-Education)
Digital India Initiative: NCVT-MIS Portal (GS-3-Technology, GS-2-Education)
Law Commission of India submits its Report on Leprosy Laws (GS-2-Govt policies, Welfare Schemes)
Amendments to “The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013
(GS-3-Investment & Infrastructure)
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill is a pioneering initiative to protect the interest of consumers, to promote fair play in real estate transactions and to ensure timely execution of projects.
The salient features of the Bill are as under:PM launches Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
(GS-3-Economic Development)
Medical Devices parks to be set up in the country
(GS-3-Manufacturing Industries, Technology)
Centre issues revised norms for disaster relief
(GS-3 –DISASTER MANAGEMENT)
Scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India – Fame India
(GS-3-Manufacturing Industries, Technology)
This scheme would be covered throughout the country with the following four areas:
US to offer smart transport solutions for Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam
(GS-1-Urbanization, Developmental Issues)
India Designated as Chair to the Ninth Meeting of the IRENA
(GS-2-Important International Institutions)
100 Days of NITI Aayog
(GS-2-Planning, Governance)
India & France Sign an MoU to Establish a Marine Biology Institute
(GS-3-Conservation)
Progress of North East Rural Livelihood Project
(GS-2-Welfare Schemes, Development)
PIB- FEATURES
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana--- A New Direction towards Empowerment of Youth
Monitoring one of the largest full immunization programmes of the world -About Mission Indradhanush
The following areas will be targeted through special immunization campaigns: High risk areas identified by the polio eradication programme .These include populations living in areas such as: 1. Urban slums with migration 2. Nomads 3. Brick kilns 4. Construction sites 5. Other migrants (fisherman villages, riverine areas with shifting populations etc.) and 6. Underserved and hard to reach populations (forested and tribal populations etc.) |
“Knowledge Based Information” To Farmers: Technology Based Initiatives in Agriculture Sector
Details of the activities in these applications include:
Right to Legal Aid-A Constitutional Commitment
Organ Donation and Transplantation Provides Second Life
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its statement on the sale of organs clearly states that it violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as its own constitution: “The human body and its parts cannot be the subject of commercial transactions. Accordingly, giving or receiving payment for organs should be prohibited.”