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[pib] Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

The SVEP is propelling enterprises in rural areas and building rural entrepreneurs during this pandemic. Try this PYQ 2015: How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor? By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas. By strengthening ‘self-help groups’ and… Continue reading [pib] Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

International Criminal Court (ICC)

The U.S. has announced sanctions including asset freezes and visa bans against two officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. International Criminal Court The ICC is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals… Continue reading International Criminal Court (ICC)

Reforming tax system

The article discusses two recent measures announced by the government to bring in the transparency in the tax system. Issue of lower tax collection and way out An economic contraction this year will severely impact tax collections. Changing tax rates or the tax base in response is difficult and a hurried approach can have wider… Continue reading Reforming tax system

Priority Sector Lending (PSL)

The RBI has released a revised priority sector lending guidelines to augment funding to segments including start-ups and agriculture. New Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines Bank finance of up to ₹50 crores to start-ups, loans to farmers both for installation of solar power plants for Solarization of grid-connected agriculture pumps and for setting up compressed… Continue reading Priority Sector Lending (PSL)

What is Project Dolphin?

In his Independence Day Speech this year, PM has announced the government’s plan to launch a Project Dolphin. The proposed project is aimed at saving both river and marine dolphins. Project Dolphin The Project will be on the lines of Project Tiger, which has helped increase the tiger population. So far, the National Mission for… Continue reading What is Project Dolphin?

[Burning Issue] Rolling-out of National Digital Health Mission

The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) announced by the PM on the 74th Independence Day has the potential to transform the healthcare sector, making it more technologically advanced, inclusive and delivery-driven. Digitizing Healthcare: A Backgrounder The National Health Policy 2017 had envisaged creation of a digital health technology eco-system aiming at developing an integrated health… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Rolling-out of National Digital Health Mission

New Official Languages in J&K

The Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to introduce Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri as official languages in Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to Urdu and English. As of now, the official language is Urdu and Kashmiri is recognised as a regional language. Try this PYQ: Q.Consider the following languages: Gujarati Kannada Telugu Which of the… Continue reading New Official Languages in J&K

Black Holes Merger

Billions of years ago, a collision between two black holes sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe. In 2019, signals from these waves were detected at the gravitational wave observatory LIGO (United States) and the detector Virgo (Italy). Try this PYQ: Q.Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant ‘blackholes’ billions of light-years away from the… Continue reading Black Holes Merger

[pib] Global Innovation Index 2020

India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48thby the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings. Try this PYQ from CSP 2016: Q.India’s ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking? a) Organization for… Continue reading [pib] Global Innovation Index 2020

Issues with the Gopalakrishnan Committee Report

The article highlights the importance of non-personal data collected by the government and lack of any reference to it in the Gopalakrishnan Committee report. Background The Committee of Experts on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework headed by K Gopalakrishnan has recommended making privately held non-personal data “open”.  This has raised concerns about state interference in the… Continue reading Issues with the Gopalakrishnan Committee Report

Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM)

As a first step towards Greening the Indian short term power market, the  Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched pan-India Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) in electricity. About GTAM GTAM is an alternative new model introduced for selling off the power by the renewable developers in the open market without… Continue reading Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM)

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