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1.Pralay Sahayam: Multi-Agency Disaster Relief Exercise held in Hyderabad, jointly organised by Telangana state government in association with all central and state agencies National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Armed Forces.

Noted Points:

Multi-Agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise

2.Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat scheme

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched to distribute LPG connections among rural areas where conventional fuel is used for domestic purposes at Mota Ishanpur village in Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. It is backup scheme to existing Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

Point to be remembered :

The LPG Panchayat scheme aims at spreading awareness among LPG users about how to properly use clean fuel and its useful benefits.

It also aims to connect with beneficiaries of Ujjwala Yojana to resolve issues and wrong traditional beliefs among people through officials of oil PSUs, NGOs, Asha workers and social workers. Under it, one lakh LPG Panchayats will be activated across country to deal with issue of safe use of LPG as well as discuss its various benefits on environment, health and how it empowers women.

3. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has floated a five-point peace proposal at United Nations to find a permanent solution to Rohingya crisis.

Five-point proposal

Myanmar must stop violence and practice of ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State unconditionally, immediately and forever.

UN Secretary General should immediately send fact-finding mission to Myanmar.

All civilians, irrespective of religion and ethnicity, must be protected in Myanmar. For this, safe zones can be created inside Myanmar under UN supervision.

Sustainable return of all forcibly displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh to their homes in Myanmar

Recommendations of Kofi Annan Commission Report must be implemented immediately, unconditionally and entirely.

4. Ministry of Science & Technology has launched Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana to formulate and implement appropriate S&T interventions for sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand.

-give emphasis to practice of agriculture, agro-based cottage industries and animal husbandry in an eco-friendly manner


5. Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, a trade facilitation centre and Crafts Museum for handicrafts at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to develop and promote handlooms, handicrafts and silk products.

6. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog’s SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital) Program was launched in in Guwahati, Assam.

The SATH program aims to provide structured support to Assam in identifying key health priorities and implement the solutions towards transforming the health and improving the well-being of people of state.

The vision of SATH program is to initiate transformation in education and health sectors. It embodies the philosophy of co-operative federalism to addresses the need expressed by many states for technical support from NITI Aayog. The program will be implemented by NITI along with McKinsey & Company and IPE Global consortium, who were selected through a competitive bidding process.

SATH Program aims to build three selected states viz. Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka as future ‘role model’ states for health systems.


7. RBI takes masala bonds out of corporate bond limit for FPIs-The Masala bonds refer to rupee-denominated bonds through which Indian entities can raise money from foreign markets in rupee, and not in foreign currency. Basically, they are debt instruments used by corporates to raise money from investors. The issuance of rupee denominated bonds, protects Indian entity against risk of currency fluctuation, typically associated with borrowing in foreign currency. It also helps in internationalization of the rupee and in expansion of t Indian bond markets. These bonds are usually traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and not in India.

8. State Bank of India (SBI) along with FTSE Russell, global index and data provider launched FTSE SBI Bond Index series at London Stock Exchange (LSE). It is India’s first bond index series for overseas investors.

FTSE SBI Bond Index is positioned as first-of-its-kind transparent and reliable benchmark for investors in international markets to analyse India’s government bond market. It will significantly contribute to development and broadening of Indian bond market. It demonstrates SBI’s commitment to play befitting leadership role in development of India’s bond market.

Background

Indian government bond market is worth around $1.7 trillion. Prior to launch of FTSE SBI Bond Index, the bond market was not having any reliable international indices on which international investors can invest in the country. Investors are eager to invest in India, but lacked enough depth in terms of the various types of bond products.

9. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and International Road Federation (IRF), Geneva have signed Statement of Intent (SoI) to cooperate in field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

The objective of SoI is to create National Platform, involving all relevant Union Government stakeholders, Indian and foreign companies active in sector. It will also create platform for relevant technical experts for developing National ITS Policy. The national platform will provide coherent and consistent National ITS Policy.

National ITS Policy

ITS Policy will be covering Traffic Management, Parking Management, Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Rules and Regulations, Fleet Management and Monitoring, Innovation in the field of ITS and Education in field of ITS.

Its objective will be to contribute to reduce urban traffic congestion, improving situation around parking of vehicles in cities, improving road safety, and improving security of passenger and goods traffic. It will be also covering domains such as traffic and parking management, enforcement, and security.

International Road federation (IRF)

The IRF is global non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation with mission to encourage and promote development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustainable roads and road networks. It was founded in 1948. Its motto is Better Roads. Better World. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, United States.


IRF seeks to promote social and economic benefits of sustainable and environmentally sound road transport infrastructure at all levels of society. It helps to put in place technological solutions and management practices that provide maximum economic and social returns from national road investments. It provides a wide base of expertise for planning road development strategy and policy for governments and financial institutions in all aspects of road policy and development.

10. India’s first ingenuously built INS Kalavari submarine is first of six Scorpion class submarines built in India under Project-75 by Mazagon Docks Limited with technology transfer from France’s DCNS (Direction des Constructions Navales Services), a naval shipbuilder.

It is diesel electric attack submarine named after tiger shark. It is stealth submarine difficult to be detected by the enemy and is designed to operate in all theatres including the tropics. It weighs 1,550 tonnes and is equipped with six 533-millimeter torpedo tubes for launching anti-ship torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines. All six submarines will be fitted with indigenous Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP) technology developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to extend their endurance. AIP module enables conventional submarines to remain underwater for longer duration, greatly increasing their stealth characteristics.

11. World’s first ‘molecular robot’ — millionth of a millimeter in size. It can be used to build molecules and may help discover novel drugs.

12. Asteroids are known as inactive, rocky body orbiting the Sun. Comets are bodies of ice, rock and organic compounds that can be several miles in diametre and they can be at times active. Ice of comets can vaporise in sunlight forming an atmosphere (coma) of dust and gas and, sometimes, a tail of dust and/or gas.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted an unusual object called 2006 VW139/288P having two asteroids orbiting each other with comet-like features.


13. India’s first electric bus service was launched at Rohtang Pass area in Himachal Pradesh, Rohtang Pass (elevation 3,978 m) is high mountain pass on eastern Pir Panjal Range of Himalayas around 51 km from Manali. It connects the Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.

14. 6th edition of VASTRA– An International Textile and Apparel Fair 2017 (VASTRA 2017) was recently held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.


It was jointly organised by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

15. The Union Government is planning to safeguard fast-eroding Majuli island — world’s largest riverine island using research carried out on floating Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat (B4) labs along Brahmaputra River.

The purpose of project is to study changes caused by dams, climate change, human interventions and eventual effects on river eco-system. IIT Guwahati as the nodal agency.

16. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned two high-speed interceptor boats C-433 and C-434 boats at the Dighi Port in Mumbai, Maharashtra. built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipbuilding in Chennai.

17. The Union Cabinet has approved introduction of Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the amendment in Act include modifications in provisions of

Membership of Dental Council of India under clause (f) of section 3 of parent Act

Membership of State and Joint State Dental Councils under clause (b) of section 21 and clause (b) of section 23 of parent Act

Background

According to provision in Dentists Act, 1948, it was mandatory to have representation of dentists registered in Part B as Central Government nominees in Dental Council of India. Moreover, it also required election of four to two members from Part B to State/Joint State Dental Councils. However, in recent time this provision has lost its relevance. In order to reduce redundancy of provisions of their representation, Central Government has decided to delete these provisions so that their representation does not remain mandatory any more.

18. Peer-To-Peer Lending (P2P)

P2P lending is a form of crowd-funding used to raise loans which are paid back with interest. It enables individuals to borrow and lend money – without use of an official financial institution as an intermediary. It can use an online platform that matches lenders with borrowers in order to provide unsecured loans. P2P lending gives access to credit to borrowers who are unable to get it through traditional financial institution. It boosts returns for individuals who supply capital and reduces interest rates for those who use it.

19.Khelo India Program aims at mainstreaming sport as a tool for individual development, community development, economic development and national development, to promote “Sports for All” as well as “Sports for Excellence.”


20. The First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) will be conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency from October 10-13, 2017 in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

21. The centre is planning to introduce the Women’s Reservation Bill-Highlights of the Bill:

The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2008 seeks to reserve one-

third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies. The allocation

of reserved seats shall be determined by such authority as prescribed by Parliament.

Total reservation: One third of the total number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and

Scheduled Tribes shall be reserved for women of those groups in the Lok Sabha and the

legislative assemblies.

Rotation: Reserved seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in the state or

union territory.

Reservation of seats for women shall cease to exist 15 years after the commencement of this

Amendment Act.

22. India and Russia will hold a mega military exercise- Indra, first time, both the countries will carry out a tri-services exercise.

23. ‘प रयोजना यश व या’ के ज रये सै नक का सशि तकरण

24. Centre announces new PPP Policy to promote private investments in affordable housing

Two models using private lands:

The two PPP models for private investments in affordable housing on private lands include extending

central assistance of about Rs.2.50 lakh per each house as interest subsidy on bank loans as upfront

payment under the Credit Linked Subsidy Component (CLSS) component of Pradhan Mantri Awas yojana

(Urban). Under the second option, central assistance of Rs.1.50 lakh per each house to be built on

private lands would be provided, in case the beneficiaries do not intend to take bank loans.


The six models using government lands are:

DBT Model: Under this option, private builders can design, build and transfer houses built on

government lands to public authorities. Government land is to be allocated based on the least cost of

construction. Payments to builders will be made by the public authority based on progress of project as

per agreed upon milestones and buyers will pay to the Government.

Mixed Development Cross –subsidized Housing: Government land to be allotted based on number

of affordable houses to be built on the plot offered to private builders, cross subsidizing this segment

from revenues from high end house building or commercial development.

Annuity Based Subsidized Housing: Builders will invest against deferred annuity payments by the

Government. Land allocation to builders is based on unit cost of construction.

Annuity-cum-Capital Grant Based Affordable Housing: Besides annuity payments, builders could

be paid a share of project cost as upfront payment.

Direct Relationship Ownership Housing: As against government mediated payments to builders and

transfer of houses to beneficiaries in the above four models, under this option, promoters will directly

deal with buyers and recover costs. Allocation of public land is based on unit cost of construction.

Direct Relationship Rental Housing: Recovery of the costs by builders is through rental incomes

from the houses built on government lands.

25. About Korea Plus:

“Korea Plus” is a strategic initiative between the Governments of India and

South Korea “to promote, facilitate and retain Korean investments in

India.”

26. Global Competitiveness Index

WEF’s GCI assesses competitiveness of countries to provide insight into drivers of their productivity and prosperity. GCI scores are calculated on basis of 12 categories called ‘pillars of competitiveness which covers both business and social indicators. It includes pillars such as institutions, infrastructure, health and


primary education, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness and market size.

Key Highlights of 2017 GCI

Top 5 Countries: Switzerland (1st), United States (2nd), Singapore (3rd), Netherlands (4th) and Germany (5th).

BRICS Countries: China (27th), Russia (38th), India (40th), South Africa (61st) and Brazil (80th).


India was placed at 40th spot among 137 countries in World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2017-18. India has slipped by one position compared to 39th spot in 2016 GCI.

27. The World Tourism Day (WTD) on 27th September to raise awareness about importance of tourism. Observance of day aims to foster awareness among international community of importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.

The theme of this year’s World Tourism Day is ‘sustainable tourism – a tool for development’. It is dedicated for exploring contribution of tourism to Sustainable Development Goals.

28. The Diamond Jubilee of Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) was observed on 28 September 2017 as it completed 60 years of its existence. DGQA functions under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence. It was established in 1957, but its origin dates back to 1869, when first Inspectorate was set up at Ammunition Factory, Kirkee (now Khadki) in Pune, Maharashtra. Its headquarters are located in New Delhi.

DGQA’s mandate is to provide Quality Assurance (QA) cover for entire range of Arms, Ammunitions, Equipments and Stores supplied to Armed Forces. It is also responsible for import substitution and associates with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the development projects.

29. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)

CARA is statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development established under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. It is a nodal body for adoption of Indian children. It is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. It deals in orphan, abandoned or surrendered children. It deals with inter-country adoptions according to Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993 ratified by India in 2003.

30. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB is a regional development bank which aims to promote social and economic development in Asia. It was established on 19 December 1966. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. Now it has 67 members, of which 48 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside.

The ADB has been modelled closely on the World Bank. It has similar weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportion with members’ capital subscriptions. As of 2014, Japan was largest shareholder (capital subscription) of ADB having 15.7% shares followed by US (15.6%), China (6.5%), India (6.4%), and Australia (5.8%).

31. Aquatic Rhabdops snakes belong to genus Rhabdops which are endemic to India. It is named after its aquatic nature since adults of these species are mostly associated with freshwater forest streams and juveniles are seen in water-logged areas, mostly on rocky plateaus.

They are three-foot-long nocturnal snake and mostly prey underwater like other water snakes. Adult Aquatic Rhabdops have off-white bellies and black spots on their olive brown skin, juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides. This colour difference in life stages may be due to different local habitats found in Western Ghats. Aquatic Rhabdops is found only in the laterite plateaus of the northern Western Ghats in Goa, southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka which are mostly areas facing high human pressure.

32. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

The NDMA is apex statutory body for disaster management in India under aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Its provisions are envisaged in Disaster Management Act, 2005 and was established in 2009. It is headed by the Prime Minister of India.

33. The World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28 September across the world to raise awareness about rabies disease and its preventable measures. The 2017 theme is ‘Rabies: Zero by 30’. The World Rabies Day is an initiative of Global Alliance for Rabies Control. The day is annually on 28 September to mark death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, a French chemist and microbiologist who had developed the first rabies vaccine along with his colleagues. Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of brain (acute encephalitis) in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic disease i.e. transmitted from one species to another, commonly by bite from infected animal such as dogs to humans. The rabies virus infects central nervous system (CNS) and ultimately causes disease in brain and death. Domestic dogs are most common reservoir of rabies virus. Dog-mediated rabies accounts for more than 95% of human deaths.


34. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Belarus in oil and gas sector. India was one of first countries to officially recognize Belarus as independent country in 1991.

35. memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Afghanistan on Technical Cooperation on Police Training and Development.

The MoU has been approved for period of five years from date of signing. It can be extended for further period of 5 years on condition that are not further changes and or revision. It will help in capacity building of Afghanistan National Police and improving security apparatus in region.

India and Afghanistan have friendly relations and already have signed “Agreement on strategic partnership” in October, 2011.

36. India and Russia will hold a mega military exercise- Indra. first time, both the countries will carry out a tri-services exercise.

37. Rural Skills Division, Ministry of Rural Development has organized ‘Bharat ke Kaushalzaade’, an event

honouring beneficiaries of its key skilling programmes, on the eve of Antyodaya Diwas 2017.

The event aims to celebrate and honour beneficiaries from both of MoRD’s flagship skill development programmes

i.e. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Rural Self Employment Training

Institutes (RSETI).

The event also witnessed the mobilization platform launch, branded ‘Kaushal Panjee’ (Skill Register). The

Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-

GKY) Antyodaya Diwas, on 25th September 2014. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission

(NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the

career aspirations of rural youth.

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families. As a part

of the Skill India campaign, it plays an instrumental role in supporting the social and economic programs of the

government like the Make In India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Start-Up India, Stand-Up India campaigns.

38. The LPG Panchayat is an interactive communication platform aimed at educating rural LPG users about proper safety precautions to be taken while using LPG, its benefit to the environment, its effect on women empowerment and health.

39. The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) is an act of Parliament of India. It is a central law.

It was established to ensure the delivery of certain services, which if obstructed would affect the normal life

of the people. These include services like public transport (bus services), health services (doctors and

hospitals).


Although it is a very powerful law, its execution rests entirely on the discretion of the State

government. Each state in the union of India, hence has a separate state Essential Services Maintenance

Act with slight variations from the central law in its provisions. This freedom is accorded by the central law

itself.

40. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India

under article 148.

CAG audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments,

including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.

The CAG is also the external auditor of Government-owned corporations and conducts

supplementary audit of government companies, i.e., any non-banking/ non-insurance company in which

the state and Union governments have an equity share of at least 51% or subsidiary companies of existing

government companies.

The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and

Committees on Public Undertakings (COPUs), which are special committees in the Parliament of India

and the state legislatures.

The CAG enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Indian order of precedence.

Appointment: CAG is appointed by the President of India following a recommendation by the Prime Minister. On

appointment, he/she has to make an oath or affirmation before the President of India.

Removal: The CAG can be removed only on an address from both house of parliament on the ground of proved

misbehaviour or incapacity. The CAG vacates the office on attaining the age of 65 years age even without

completing the 6 years term.

41. TRIFED is an apex organisation at National Level and functioning under the administrative control of

Ministry of Tribal Affairs. TRIFED is serving the interests of Tribals, who are engaged in collection of NTFP and

making of Tribal Art & Handicraft Products for their livelihood so as to ensure better remunerative price for their

products as well as for the socio-economic betterment through Self Help Groups, Empanelled NGOs, State level

Tribal Development Corporations, Forest Development Corporations for undertaking marketing development of the

tribal products. Trifed has signed a memorandum of understanding with Amazon Seller Services Pvt Ltd for

sale of tribal products through e-commerce giant www.amazon.in.

http://www.amazon.in.


42. Web portal called ‘PENCIL’ for effective implementation of the National Child Labour Project,

(NCLP). PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) — an electronic platform for

no child labour in the country is being developed by the Labour Ministry. PENCIL portal has five

components — Child Tracking System, Complaint Corner, State Government, National Child

Labour Project and Convergence.

The National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme initiated in the in 1988 to rehabilitate working children by

eliminating all forms of child labour through identification and withdrawal of all children in the Project Area from

child labour, Preparing children withdrawn from work for mainstream education along with vocational training.

NCLP has been revised expanded and aligned to the new legislative provisions.The legislative changes have been

accompanied by creation of additional institutional mechanisms at the district, state and national level for

identification and rescue, along with revamping the rehabilitation scheme and a centralized database for case to case

monitoring and accountability.

43. Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” has been launched to ensure electrification of

all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas, The Rural Electrification Corporation

Limited (REC) will remain the nodal agency for the operationalisation of the scheme throughout the country.

The expected outcome of the Scheme is as follows:

Environmental upgradation by substitution of Kerosene for lighting purposes.

Improvement education services.

Better health services.

Enhanced connectivity through radio, television, mobiles, etc.

Increased economic activities and jobs.

Improved quality of life especially for women.

44. The Rs450-crore MOM mission aims at studying the Martian surface and mineral composition as well as

scan its atmosphere for methane (an indicator of life on Mars).


The Mars Orbiter has five scientific instruments—Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP), Methane Sensor for

Mars (MSM), Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA), Mars Colour Camera (MCC)

and Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS).

This mission made India to become one of the four nations in the world to send space mission to

Planet Mars.

India became the first country in the world to insert a spacecraft into the Martian orbit in its very

first attempt.

45. The Centre has decided to adopt the so-called challenge method for awarding all projects to states so as to

bring in speed, efficiency and transparency, besides putting an end to allocation of big projects on political

consideration.

What you need to know about the so- called challenge method?

Under this method, prospective states will be rated on more than half-dozen parameters prescribed in the

guidelines issued and the project will go to the state with the highest score on a scale of zero to 100.

The challenge method for selecting the state as well as the site for the projects, which can be both

brownfield and greenfield projects, will now be applicable across sectors such as aviation, roads,

railways, health, education, IT, power and textiles.

It will also be used for awarding all national events such as national games and youth festivals to states.

Significance of this method:

This is expected to spur competition among states and union territories both in terms of offering the best

sites and committing resources in terms of land, utilities, infrastructure support and financial contribution,

which in turn would encourage optimum utilization of scarce resources and help in timely completion of

projects.

Awarding projects based on the challenge method will ensure due diligence is being done by all

departments and states. This will also mean that gestation period for all these projects will come down

significantly and there will be no major delays and this will give enough push to efficiency.


46. The government has launched ‘Divyang Sarathi’—The accessible and comprehensive mobile application

for easy dissemination of information to ‘Divyangjans’. According to the Census 2011, there are over 2.68 crore

‘Divyangjans’ in India which constitute more than 2.2% of the population.

47. About International Solar Alliance (ISA):

The ISA is an Indian initiative jointly launched by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France on 30

November 2015 at Paris, on the sidelines of COP-21.

Aim: It aims at addressing obstacles to deployment at scale of solar energy through better harmonization

and aggregation of demand from solar rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of

Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.

India has offered a contribution of Rs 175 crore for creating ISA corpus fund and for meeting the cost of

ISA secretariat for initial five years.

International Steering Committee was establishment under the mandate of the Paris Declaration of ISA to

provide the guidance and direction to establish the ISA.

48. Government launches negotiable warehousing receipts in e-format; Warehouse receipts are made negotiable

under the Warehouse (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007, and regulated by the Warehousing

Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA).+

49. INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft fourth and last of the follow-on Water Jet FAC’s built by the

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The first two ships of the class i.e. IN ships Tarmugli

and Tihayu were commissioned in 2016 and the third ship INS Tillanchang was commissioned earlier this year.

The ship is an ideal platform for missions like coastal and off-shore surveillance, EEZ Patrol, law enforcement as

well as non-military missions such as Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.

50. The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared the much-delayed and debated Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of

Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017, popularly known as the anti-superstition Bill.

The Bill, if cleared by the State legislature, is expected to put an end to various inhuman practices such as

black magic, witchcraft, or any act in the name of religion that causes harm to humans and animals.

However, acts such as Kesh Lochan (plucking of hair), vaastu and astrology have not been barred.


51. Saudi Arabia has decided to women to drive. Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman’s decree

allowing women to drive for the first time.

52. Responsibility of implementation SDG 8 seeks to “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable

economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” by Ministry of Labour and

Employment

53. “The India-Japan ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ — a designation and status New Delhi accords to no other partner — has reached new heights under the stewardship of the two leaders.” “Occasionally, as between India and China, a ‘strategic partnership’ is a way of opening a channel of communication and minimal cooperation intended to stabilise and develop the potential for a détente and conceivably something warmer.” • On paper, India and China have had a strategic partnership—specifically, a strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity—since 2005.

54. The two-plus-two dialogue comprising India’s defence and foreign secretaries and their Japanese counterparts takes place annually before the interaction of the two prime ministers. • The two-plus-two dialogue mechanism is between countries which have institutionalised annual dialogue or at least a regular dialogue between the political heads of the two states.

The two-plus-two dialogue comprising ministries of defence and foreign affairs discusses issues of bilateral cooperation threadbare and identifies new areas of cooperation, which are generally finalised later at the summit level interactions between the political leadership of the two states. • It is a form of Track 1 diplomacy. These are official discussions typically involving high-level political and military leaders and focusing on cease-fires, peace talks, and treaties and other agreements. • Additional Information: India and USA recently decided to establish a new dialogue between the defence and foreign ministers of the two countries. It is likely to be called “2 by 2”, which is similar to the India-Japan 2+2 dialogue.

Note:- Traditionally, the term "diplomacy" referred to interaction between nation-states.

Track 1 diplomacy: Official discussions typically involving high-level political and military leaders and focusing on cease-fires, peace talks, and treaties and other agreements.

Track 2 diplomacy: Unofficial dialogue and problem-solving activities aimed at building relationships and encouraging new thinking that can inform the official process. Track 2 activities typically involve influential academic, religious, and NGO leaders and other civil society actors who can interact more freely than high-ranking officials. Some analysts use the term track 1.5 to denote a situation in which official and non-official actors work together to resolve conflicts.

Track 3 diplomacy: People-to-people diplomacy undertaken by individuals and private groups to encourage interaction and understanding between hostile communities and involving awareness raising and empowerment within these communities. Normally focused at the grassroots level, this type of diplomacy often involves organizing meetings and conferences, generating media exposure, and political and legal advocacy for marginalized people and communities.


Multitrack diplomacy: A term for operating on several tracks simultaneously, including official and unofficial conflict resolution efforts, citizen and scientific exchanges, international business negotiations, international cultural and athletic activities, and other cooperative efforts. These efforts could be led by governments, professional organizations, businesses, churches, media, private citizens, training and educational institutes, activists, and funders.

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55. South Asia as a geographical region comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Myanmar too is included sometimes. • The sub-regional organization BIMSTEC came into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. The regional group constitutes a bridge between South and South East Asia and represents a reinforcement of relations among these countries. BIMSTEC has also established a platform for intra-regional cooperation between SAARC and ASEAN members. BIMSTEC is a sector-driven cooperative organization (at the moment, it focuses on 9 sectors).

• MGC(Mekong Ganga Cooperation) is an initiative by six countries – India and five ASEAN countries (CLMVT) for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications.

56. India was/will be the ‘first’ to 1. Conduct the BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise (BIMSTEC DMEx) 2. Host the South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx)

57. Sahkar Bharti Organisation (Vision): The Co-Operative Movement in our Country should be built up as one of the primary instruments of decentralised and labour –intensive economy, which only will generate speedy and balanced economic growth.

58. The ‘Phyto-Pharma Plant Mission(फाइटो-फामा लाटं मशन)’, ‘B4( मपु जैव व वधता और जीव व ान बोट)’, and ‘Frugal Microscopy through the Foldscope(फो ड कोप के मा यम से ू गल माइ ो कोपी)’ are programmes/initiatives recently launched by the Department of Biotechnology in North East Region.

59. Aerosols interact both directly and indirectly with the Earth’s radiation budget and climate.

As a direct effect, the aerosols scatter sunlight directly back into space.

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As an indirect effect, aerosols in the lower atmosphere can modify the size of cloud particles, changing how the clouds reflect and absorb sunlight, thereby affecting the Earth’s energy budget. • Aerosols also can act as sites for chemical reactions to take place (heterogeneous chemistry). The most significant of these reactions are those that lead to the destruction of stratospheric ozone. • Three types of aerosols significantly affect the Earth’s climate – Volcanic aerosol layer which forms in the stratosphere after major volcanic eruptions, desert dust and human-made aerosols.

60. The framework, ‘Graded Surveillance Measure’, was recently introduced by which one of the following Indian regulatory authorities-Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

61. Traditional systems in the Koraput Region(Odisa) are strongly linked to the local traditional communities. From their knowledge and practices, a high biodiversity has been conserved through an in-situ conservation preserving endemic species. In spite of their invaluable ecological services, the local communities are part of the poorest of the country and the world. The food production is not always enough to satisfy all of their needs during the whole year. • This region is endowed with impressive biodiversity and is one of the primary centres of origin of rice. It is also regarded as one among the world’s leading areas for rice diversification. • Due to the current threats toward forest and agro-biodiversity such as mining and deforestation, the recognition of this GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems) would aim to enable rural families to derive economic benefit from their past and present contributions to conservation of genetic resources.

62. Hyperspectral imaging involves analysing extremely detailed images of an object — frequently to the scale of nanometres — and then reconstructing its constituent elements. Using custom-developed algorithms, satellite-images, or those taken from low flying planes or drones, can be used to calculate the proportion of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous — the three most vital nutrients — as well as other minerals in the soil and be used to gauge its health.

63. The issue of incorporating caste discrimination into this nation’s legislation has been a matter of public debate for a number of years now. The government recently concluded a public consultation on the same issue. The country in question is United Kingdom. In June 2009, the first World Conference on Untouchability took place in London, to explore versions of untouchability in all its forms, bringing together experts and activists from across the globe — from India to Japan and Nigeria. At the conclusion of the conference, delegates issued what has come to be known as the Conway Hall Declaration on Untouchability, calling on all states where such practices were prevalent to introduce legislation to outlaw the practice and undertake programmes of education.

64. The ‘Great Green Wall’ project seeks to restore native plant life to a landscape found in Across Africa in the Sahel-Sahara region, The World Bank, UN, and the African Union, among others, have pledged funds for this project.

65. The Wular Lake – India’s largest freshwater lake – control the flow of jhelm river.


66. The Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal was recently launched at the National Conference on Child Labour organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. PENCIL is an electronic platform that aims at involving Centre, State, District, Governments, civil society and the general public in achieving the target of child labour free society. Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the enforcement of legal framework against child labour was also launched.

67. (Kurdistan Regional Government ) KRG-administered territory: It borders Syria to the west, Iran to the east, and Turkey to the north, lying where fertile plains meet the Zagros mountains. • Iraq’s Constitution recognises the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Kurdistan Parliament as the region’s formal institutions and the Peshmerga forces as the Region’s legitimate security guard.

68. The Quality Council of India (QCI) is a pioneering experiment of the Government of India in setting up organizations in partnership with the Indian industry. • QCI is governed by a Council comprising of 38 members including the Chairman and Secretary General where the Chairman is nominated by Prime Minister of India.

69.


A. नवीन योजना “ धानमं ी सहज बजल हर घर योजना-सौभा य” का शुभारंभ-

इस योजना के अंतगत रा यो और क शा सत देशो को 31 दसंबर,2018 तक सभी घरो म बजल पंहु चाने का काय पूण करना होगा।

ामीण व युतीकरण काप रेशन ल मटेड(आरईसी) देश भर म योजना के संचालन के लए नोडल सं था रहेगा।

योजना के अपे त प रणाम

1. रोशनी के लए केरो सन का योग न करने से पयावरण म सुधार

2. शै णक ग त व धयो म ग त

3. उ तम वा य सेवाएं

4. रे डयो,टेल वजन और मोबाइल वारा बेहतर संपकता

5. आ थक ग त व धयो और रोजगार म वृ

6. वशेष प से म हलाओ स हत सभी के जीवन तर म सुधार

B. भारत 5जी इको स टम त पधा म शा मल, 5जी इं डया 2020 के लये उ च तर य फोरम का गठन 5जी तकनीक सेवाओं का आरंभ न न े म सहायक सा बत होगा -

1. a) अथ यव था क वृ

2. b) रोजगार सजृन

3. c) अथ यव था का डिजटल करण

सरकार ने 5जी इं डया 2020 फोरम के लये तीन मं ालय / वभाग - दरूसंचार वभाग, एमईआईट वाई एवं डीएसट के स चव को मलाकर उ च तर य फोरम का गठन कया है िजसम अ य यात वशेष जैसे यूएसए के टैनफोड व व व यालय के ोफेसर एमरेटस डॉ. ऐ. पौलराज, यूएसए के सै ड टोन ि थत साइकामोर नेटव स के चेयरमैन ी गु राज देशपा डे, भारत के आईसीट उ योग के सीईओज, ट एसडीएसआई, आईआईट म ास, आईआईट द ल , आईआईट हैदराबाद, आईआईएससी बगलु के ोफेसर के साथ आईट उ योग और उ योग संगठन के त न ध शा मल ह।

इस उ च तर य फोरम का काय े न नवत रहेगा -

1. a) 5जी इं डया 2020 के लये येय और उ े य का नधारण, एवं

2. b) 5जी इं डया 2020 के लये रोडमैप और काययोजना का मू यांकन और अनुम त दान करना।

इस फोरम के मु य ल य इस कार से ह -

भारत म 5जी का व रत वकास

अगले 5-7 वष म भारत का 50% और व व का 10% बाजार हा सल करने के लये व व तर य उ पाद के वकास एवं नमाण के लये पयावरण तं तैयार करना।

यह फोरम न न े पर यान देकर इको- स टम को सहयोग दान करेगी -


रसच इको- स टम - शोध एवं पीपीपी प रयोजनाओं के ज रये आईपीआर एवं मानक का वकास एवं पायलट रोल-आउट।

नयामक ढांचा - पे म के आवंटन और टाट-अप के लये मै ीपूण नयामक वातावरण तैयार करना ता क अ याधु नक तकनीक का तेजी से वकास हो सके।

समावेशी यापा रक वातावरण - टाट-अ स के नवाचार को बढ़ावा देने के लये नवेशक को वशेष राहत दान करना।

फोरम म अलग-अलग े के लये ट य रगं कमेट का गठन कया जायेगा।

5जी के चार ओर एक ग तशील शोध इको स टम का वकास िजसम उ योग, सरकार और अकाद मक जगत तीन शा मल ह िजससे मेक (ए ड डजायन) इन इं डया को और बढ़ावा मले ता क -

भारत म 5जी तकनीक एव ंउ पाद का वकास हो;

5जी टाट अ स जो डजायन और नमाण उ योग क मता का वकास कर;

उप र ल खत डजायन का समथन करने वाले आईपीआर का सजृन ;

भारत ि थत कंप नय के पास 5जी मानक पर आधा रत कुछ आव यक आईपीआर का सजृन ;

5जी पर आधा रत चपसेट का नमाण, इसके लये बड़े पैमाने पर नवेश आव यक है;

भारत के तकनीक इको स टम क मदद के लये देश म उपयु त पर णशालाओं का वकास ता क भारत 5जी तकनीक म अ ता हा सल कर सके;

भारत के सभी शहर े म 10 जीबीपीएस ( 10 Gbps) क ग त वाले और ामीण े म 1 जीबीपीएस ( 1 Gbps) क ग त वाले अ त-उ च मता के ॉडबै ड क 100 तशत कवरेज को व रत ग त से हा सल करना।

कृ ष मं ालय पू रे मनोयोग और ईमानदार के साथ धानमं ी के वष 2022 तक कसान क आय दोगुनी करने के सपने को साकार करने म लगा हुआ है: ी

राधा मोहन सहं

सात सू ी काय म

उ पादन म वृ ,लागत का भावी उपयोग, उपज के बाद नुकसान कम करना, गुणव ता म वृ , वपणन (कृ ष बाजार) म सुधार, जो खम, सुर ा एवं

सहायता

अ य ग त व धयां-बागवानी, एक कृत फा मग (Integrated farming) , शवे्त ान ् त नील ां त, कृ ष वा नक , मधुम खीपालन वकास , रल

बैकयाड पोल ् डेवलपमट

The Seven-point Strategy includes: • Increasing production (by improving irrigation efficiency) • Effective use of input cost (through initiatives such as the Soil Health Card Scheme and Neem-coated Urea) • Reduction of post-harvest losses (by providing loans against negotiable warehouse receipts with interest subvention benefits, building storage facilities and integrated cold chains in rural areas) • Value addition (through food processing) • Reforms in agriculture marketing (through initiatives such as e-NAM, circulating a model APMC act) • Risk, Security and Assistance (PM Fasal Bima Yojana) • Promotion of Allied Activities (such as horticulture, integrated farming, white and blue revolution, agro-forestry, Beekeeping and rural backyard poultry development)

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