Ministry of Minority Affairs
#Nai_Udaan_Scheme
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions to adequately equip them to compete for appointment to Civil Services in the Union and the State Governments and to increase the representation of the minority in the Civil Services by giving direct financial support.
#Naya_Savera_Scheme
The scheme aims to empower the students belonging to minority communities and prepare them for competitive examinations, so that their participation in government and private jobs improves
#Seekho_Aur_Kamao– It is a placement linked skill development programme.
#Nai_Manzil – A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts
#Gharib_Nawaz_Employment_Training for providing short-term job oriented skill development courses to youths belonging to minority communities
#Pre_Revision
#Nai_Udaan_Scheme
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions to adequately equip them to compete for appointment to Civil Services in the Union and the State Governments and to increase the representation of the minority in the Civil Services by giving direct financial support.
#Naya_Savera_Scheme
The scheme aims to empower the students belonging to minority communities and prepare them for competitive examinations, so that their participation in government and private jobs improves
#Seekho_Aur_Kamao– It is a placement linked skill development programme.
#Nai_Manzil – A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts
#Gharib_Nawaz_Employment_Training for providing short-term job oriented skill development courses to youths belonging to minority communities
#Pre_Revision
Brown dwarf
Brown dwarf are an astronomical object that is intermediate between a planet and a star.
They are usually have a mass less than 0.075 that of the Sun, or roughly 75 times that of Jupiter.
They are outside the solar system, they give off little light and energy and they are challenging to locate.
#Pre_Revision
Brown dwarf are an astronomical object that is intermediate between a planet and a star.
They are usually have a mass less than 0.075 that of the Sun, or roughly 75 times that of Jupiter.
They are outside the solar system, they give off little light and energy and they are challenging to locate.
#Pre_Revision
#Kamchatka -is a 1250km-long peninsula located in the Russian Far East. It’s nicknamed the ‘land of
fire and ice’, thanks to its frosty climate and a healthy supply of active volcanoes
#Ninja_UAV -An Indian Railways drone-based surveillance system
#National_Seeds_Corporation_Ltd. (NSC)
It is a Schedule ‘B’-Miniratna Category-I company wholly owned by Government of India under the administrative control of Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
NSC was established in March-1963 to undertake production of foundation and certified seeds.
#Prime_Minister’s_Employment_Generation_Programme (PMEGP)
The scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at the national level.
Any individual, above 18 years of age can apply for this scheme.
There is no income ceiling for setting up of projects.
Assistance under the Scheme is available only to new units to be established.
#Pre_Revision
fire and ice’, thanks to its frosty climate and a healthy supply of active volcanoes
#Ninja_UAV -An Indian Railways drone-based surveillance system
#National_Seeds_Corporation_Ltd. (NSC)
It is a Schedule ‘B’-Miniratna Category-I company wholly owned by Government of India under the administrative control of Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
NSC was established in March-1963 to undertake production of foundation and certified seeds.
#Prime_Minister’s_Employment_Generation_Programme (PMEGP)
The scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at the national level.
Any individual, above 18 years of age can apply for this scheme.
There is no income ceiling for setting up of projects.
Assistance under the Scheme is available only to new units to be established.
#Pre_Revision
#Namath_Basai_Scheme
“Namath Basai”-teaching tribal children in their mother tongue.
The programme is being implemented by the Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK).
SSK is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12.
#Pinaka
Pinaka is an indigenous Multi-Barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) system, developed by the DRDO.
It is an all-weather, indirect fire, free flight artillery rocket system.
The navigation system of the missile is aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
#Thumbimahotsavam 2020
Kerala hosted first-ever state Dragonfly Festival
WWF-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) for Thumbipuranam.
This is part of a national dragonfly festival being organised by the WWF India, Bombay Natural History Society & Indian Dragonfly Society in association with the National Biodiversity Board, UNEP, UNDP and IUCN - Centre for Environment Conservation.
#Pre_Revision
“Namath Basai”-teaching tribal children in their mother tongue.
The programme is being implemented by the Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK).
SSK is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12.
#Pinaka
Pinaka is an indigenous Multi-Barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) system, developed by the DRDO.
It is an all-weather, indirect fire, free flight artillery rocket system.
The navigation system of the missile is aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
#Thumbimahotsavam 2020
Kerala hosted first-ever state Dragonfly Festival
WWF-India State unit has joined hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) for Thumbipuranam.
This is part of a national dragonfly festival being organised by the WWF India, Bombay Natural History Society & Indian Dragonfly Society in association with the National Biodiversity Board, UNEP, UNDP and IUCN - Centre for Environment Conservation.
#Pre_Revision
#Ways_and_Means_Advances
They are temporary loan facilities provided by RBI to the government to enable it to meet temporary mismatches between revenue and expenditure.
The government makes an interest payment to the central bank when it borrows money.
The rate of interest is the same as the repo rate, while the tenure is three months.
The limits for WMA are mutually decided by the RBI and the Government of India.
States are allowed an overdraft facility (to borrow in excess of WMA limit) of 21 days.
#Pre_Revision
They are temporary loan facilities provided by RBI to the government to enable it to meet temporary mismatches between revenue and expenditure.
The government makes an interest payment to the central bank when it borrows money.
The rate of interest is the same as the repo rate, while the tenure is three months.
The limits for WMA are mutually decided by the RBI and the Government of India.
States are allowed an overdraft facility (to borrow in excess of WMA limit) of 21 days.
#Pre_Revision
#Border_Adjustment_Tax.
It is imposed on imported goods in addition to the customs duty.
It is levied depending on where a good is consumed rather than where it is produced.
It seeks to promote equal conditions of competition for foreign and domestic companies supplying products or services within a taxing jurisdiction.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules allow for the adjustment of certain types of internal taxes at the border under certain conditions.
#Pre_Revision
It is imposed on imported goods in addition to the customs duty.
It is levied depending on where a good is consumed rather than where it is produced.
It seeks to promote equal conditions of competition for foreign and domestic companies supplying products or services within a taxing jurisdiction.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules allow for the adjustment of certain types of internal taxes at the border under certain conditions.
#Pre_Revision
#Biochar
It enhance crop productivity, improve the retention of nutrients in the soil.
It is formed from the heating of biomass (300–1000°C) in the absence of oxygen.
It is a coproduct of pyrolysis and gasification processes used to produce liquid and gaseous fuels.
#Kariye_museum-Turkey
#Edakkal_caves-Ambukuthu hills, Kerala-Neolitic petroglyphs
#Fujiwhara_Effect
When two hurricanes spinning in the same direction pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center.
If one hurricane is a lot stronger than the other, the smaller one will orbit it and eventually come crashing into its vortex to be absorbed.
Two storms closer in strength can gravitate towards each other until they reach a common point and merge, or merely spin each other around for a while before shooting off on their own paths.
In rare occasions, the effect is additive when the hurricanes come together, resulting in one larger storm instead of two smaller ones.
#Pre_Revision
It enhance crop productivity, improve the retention of nutrients in the soil.
It is formed from the heating of biomass (300–1000°C) in the absence of oxygen.
It is a coproduct of pyrolysis and gasification processes used to produce liquid and gaseous fuels.
#Kariye_museum-Turkey
#Edakkal_caves-Ambukuthu hills, Kerala-Neolitic petroglyphs
#Fujiwhara_Effect
When two hurricanes spinning in the same direction pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center.
If one hurricane is a lot stronger than the other, the smaller one will orbit it and eventually come crashing into its vortex to be absorbed.
Two storms closer in strength can gravitate towards each other until they reach a common point and merge, or merely spin each other around for a while before shooting off on their own paths.
In rare occasions, the effect is additive when the hurricanes come together, resulting in one larger storm instead of two smaller ones.
#Pre_Revision
#South_China_Sea
South China Sea is an arm of western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia.
It is south of China, east & south of Vietnam, west of the Philippines and north of the island of Borneo.
It is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea.
Bordering states & territories: the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam
Importance for its location as it is the connecting link between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (Strait of Malacca).
Contesting Claims Over Islands:
The Paracel Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei and Philippines.
The Scarborough Shoal is claimed by Philippines, China and Taiwan.
Since 2010, China has been converting uninhabited islets into artificial islets to bring it under UNCLOS (For example, Haven Reef, Johnson South Reef and Fiery Cross Reef)
#Pre_Revision
South China Sea is an arm of western Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia.
It is south of China, east & south of Vietnam, west of the Philippines and north of the island of Borneo.
It is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea.
Bordering states & territories: the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam
Importance for its location as it is the connecting link between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean (Strait of Malacca).
Contesting Claims Over Islands:
The Paracel Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei and Philippines.
The Scarborough Shoal is claimed by Philippines, China and Taiwan.
Since 2010, China has been converting uninhabited islets into artificial islets to bring it under UNCLOS (For example, Haven Reef, Johnson South Reef and Fiery Cross Reef)
#Pre_Revision
#RBI’s risk provision accounts
#Contingency_Fund (CF)
This is a specific provision meant for meeting unexpected and unforeseen contingencies.
This includes depreciation in the value of securities, risks arising out of monetary/exchange rate policy operations, systemic risks and any risk arising on account of the special responsibilities enjoined upon the Reserve Bank
This amount is retained within the RBI
#CGRA_account
The Currency and Gold Revaluation Account (CGRA) is maintained by the Reserve Bank to take care of currency risk, interest rate risk and movement in gold prices.
Unrealised gains or losses on valuation of foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold are not taken to the income account but instead accounted for in the CGRA.
CGRA provides a buffer against exchange rate/ gold price fluctuations. It can come under pressure if there is an appreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis major currencies or a fall in the price of gold.
#IRA-FS and #IRA-RS accounts
The unrealised gains or losses on revaluation in foreign dated securities are recorded in the Investment Revaluation Account Foreign Securities (IRA-FS).
Similarly, the unrealised gains or losses on revaluation is accounted for in Indian dated securities Investment Revaluation Account-Rupee Securities (IRA-RS).
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#Contingency_Fund (CF)
This is a specific provision meant for meeting unexpected and unforeseen contingencies.
This includes depreciation in the value of securities, risks arising out of monetary/exchange rate policy operations, systemic risks and any risk arising on account of the special responsibilities enjoined upon the Reserve Bank
This amount is retained within the RBI
#CGRA_account
The Currency and Gold Revaluation Account (CGRA) is maintained by the Reserve Bank to take care of currency risk, interest rate risk and movement in gold prices.
Unrealised gains or losses on valuation of foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold are not taken to the income account but instead accounted for in the CGRA.
CGRA provides a buffer against exchange rate/ gold price fluctuations. It can come under pressure if there is an appreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis major currencies or a fall in the price of gold.
#IRA-FS and #IRA-RS accounts
The unrealised gains or losses on revaluation in foreign dated securities are recorded in the Investment Revaluation Account Foreign Securities (IRA-FS).
Similarly, the unrealised gains or losses on revaluation is accounted for in Indian dated securities Investment Revaluation Account-Rupee Securities (IRA-RS).
#Pre_Revision
#Jainism
Eight auspicious symbols under Jainsim:
Swastika: It signifies peace and wellbeing of the humans.
Nandyavartya: It is a large swastika with nine end points.
Bhadrasana: A throne which is said to be sanctified by the jaina’s feet.
Shrivasta: A mark which manifested on the Jain’s chest and signified his pure soul.
Darpana: The mirror which reflects the inner self
Minayugala: A couple of fish which signifies the conquest over sexual urges
Vardhamanaka: A shallow dish used as lamp which shows the increase in the wealth,
due and merit.
Kalasha: A pot filled with pure water signifying water.
#Major_ancient_sub_traditions:
Digambaras -Sub-sects include Mula Sangh (original community) and Terapanthi, Taranpathi
and Bispanthi (these three are modern communities)]
Svetambaras -Sub-sects include Sthanakavasi and Murtipujaka
#PRACTICES_UNDER_JAINISM
Sallekhana – It is a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing
the intake of food and liquids. It is not considered as a suicide by Jain scholars because it
is not an act of passion, nor does it deploy poisons or weapons. It can be performed by both
Jain ascetics and householders.
Pratikraman – It is a process during which Jains repent for their sins during their daily
life, and remind themselves not to repeat them. The five types of Pratikaman include Devasi,
Rayi, Pakhi, Chaumasi and Samvatsari.
#Pre_Revision
Eight auspicious symbols under Jainsim:
Swastika: It signifies peace and wellbeing of the humans.
Nandyavartya: It is a large swastika with nine end points.
Bhadrasana: A throne which is said to be sanctified by the jaina’s feet.
Shrivasta: A mark which manifested on the Jain’s chest and signified his pure soul.
Darpana: The mirror which reflects the inner self
Minayugala: A couple of fish which signifies the conquest over sexual urges
Vardhamanaka: A shallow dish used as lamp which shows the increase in the wealth,
due and merit.
Kalasha: A pot filled with pure water signifying water.
#Major_ancient_sub_traditions:
Digambaras -Sub-sects include Mula Sangh (original community) and Terapanthi, Taranpathi
and Bispanthi (these three are modern communities)]
Svetambaras -Sub-sects include Sthanakavasi and Murtipujaka
#PRACTICES_UNDER_JAINISM
Sallekhana – It is a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing
the intake of food and liquids. It is not considered as a suicide by Jain scholars because it
is not an act of passion, nor does it deploy poisons or weapons. It can be performed by both
Jain ascetics and householders.
Pratikraman – It is a process during which Jains repent for their sins during their daily
life, and remind themselves not to repeat them. The five types of Pratikaman include Devasi,
Rayi, Pakhi, Chaumasi and Samvatsari.
#Pre_Revision
#Advanced_Chaff_technology
Chaff is an electronic countermeasure technology used by militaries worldwide to protect naval ships or other sensitive targets from radar and radio frequency (RF) guiding mechanisms of the enemy missile.
The chaff rockets deployed in the air reflect as multiple targets for the missile guidance systems and deflecting adversary missiles, thus protecting their own assets.
DRDO has indigenously developed three variants of the critical technology namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR).
Difference between Chaff and Flares:
Both chaff and flares are defensive countermeasures deployed by military aircraft. The purpose is to confuse radar-guided or infrared-guided anti aircraft missiles fired so that they could be diverted.
Chaff is composed of many small aluminium or zinc coated fibres stored on-board the aircraft in tubes. In case the aircraft feels threatened by any radar tracking missiles, chaff is ejected into the turbulent wake of air behind the plane.
Flares on being fired provide an alternate strong IR (Infrared) source to heat-seeking anti-air missiles so that they are lured away from the aircraft.
#National_Bench_of_the_Goods_and_Services_Tax_Appellate_Tribunal
Tribunal is the forum of second appeal in GST laws and the first common forum of dispute resolution between Centre and States.
Tribunal will ensure that there is uniformity in redressal of disputes arising under GST.
The Appellate Tribunal can refuse to admit any appeal where the amount involved (tax/input tax credit/fine/fee/penalty) is lower than Rs. 50,000.
#Bimal_Julka_Committee- Recommendations on Rationalization of Film Media Units
#Pre_Revision
Chaff is an electronic countermeasure technology used by militaries worldwide to protect naval ships or other sensitive targets from radar and radio frequency (RF) guiding mechanisms of the enemy missile.
The chaff rockets deployed in the air reflect as multiple targets for the missile guidance systems and deflecting adversary missiles, thus protecting their own assets.
DRDO has indigenously developed three variants of the critical technology namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR).
Difference between Chaff and Flares:
Both chaff and flares are defensive countermeasures deployed by military aircraft. The purpose is to confuse radar-guided or infrared-guided anti aircraft missiles fired so that they could be diverted.
Chaff is composed of many small aluminium or zinc coated fibres stored on-board the aircraft in tubes. In case the aircraft feels threatened by any radar tracking missiles, chaff is ejected into the turbulent wake of air behind the plane.
Flares on being fired provide an alternate strong IR (Infrared) source to heat-seeking anti-air missiles so that they are lured away from the aircraft.
#National_Bench_of_the_Goods_and_Services_Tax_Appellate_Tribunal
Tribunal is the forum of second appeal in GST laws and the first common forum of dispute resolution between Centre and States.
Tribunal will ensure that there is uniformity in redressal of disputes arising under GST.
The Appellate Tribunal can refuse to admit any appeal where the amount involved (tax/input tax credit/fine/fee/penalty) is lower than Rs. 50,000.
#Bimal_Julka_Committee- Recommendations on Rationalization of Film Media Units
#Pre_Revision
#Lagrangian_Point 1
Lagrange Points, named after Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange, are positions in space where the gravitational forces of a two-body system (like the Sun and the Earth) produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion.
These can be used by spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption needed to remain in position.
L1 refers to Lagrangian/Lagrange Point 1, one of 5 points in the orbital plane of the Earth-Sun system.
The L1 point is about 1.5 million km from Earth, or about 1/100th of the way to the Sun.
A Satellite placed in the halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
The L1 point is home to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO), an international collaboration project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
#Supernova
Supernova is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion.
This astronomical event occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.
#Quarks
Quark is a fundamental constituent of matter and is defined as an elementary particle.
The quarks combine to produce composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are neutrons and protons that are the components of atomic nuclei.
#Lepton
Lepton, any member of a class of subatomic particles that respond only to the electromagnetic force, weak force, and gravitational force.
They are not affected by the strong force.
Leptons are said to be elementary particles; and can either carry one unit of electric charge or be neutral.
#Pre_Revision
Lagrange Points, named after Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange, are positions in space where the gravitational forces of a two-body system (like the Sun and the Earth) produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion.
These can be used by spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption needed to remain in position.
L1 refers to Lagrangian/Lagrange Point 1, one of 5 points in the orbital plane of the Earth-Sun system.
The L1 point is about 1.5 million km from Earth, or about 1/100th of the way to the Sun.
A Satellite placed in the halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
The L1 point is home to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO), an international collaboration project of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
#Supernova
Supernova is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion.
This astronomical event occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.
#Quarks
Quark is a fundamental constituent of matter and is defined as an elementary particle.
The quarks combine to produce composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are neutrons and protons that are the components of atomic nuclei.
#Lepton
Lepton, any member of a class of subatomic particles that respond only to the electromagnetic force, weak force, and gravitational force.
They are not affected by the strong force.
Leptons are said to be elementary particles; and can either carry one unit of electric charge or be neutral.
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#Nayi_Disha-Human Resource (HR) initiative of SBI
#MEDBOT-is a remote-controlled medical trolley to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients developed by -Indian Railways
#AstroSat-It is India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory.
It has detected one of the farthest galaxies, AUDFs01, in extreme ultraviolet light.
#Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre.
It aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity while providing women with a safe place away from home to start new businesses, set up or expand, and get their products marketed globally.
#Halo-It is the immense envelope of gas, surrounding the galaxy
Study found that the Halo has a layered structure, with two main nested and distinct shells of gas.
#Toy_Clusters
Channapatna in Karnataka,
Kondapalli in Andhra Pradesh,
Thanjavur in Tami Nadu,
Dhubri in Assam,
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
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#MEDBOT-is a remote-controlled medical trolley to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients developed by -Indian Railways
#AstroSat-It is India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory.
It has detected one of the farthest galaxies, AUDFs01, in extreme ultraviolet light.
#Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre.
It aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity while providing women with a safe place away from home to start new businesses, set up or expand, and get their products marketed globally.
#Halo-It is the immense envelope of gas, surrounding the galaxy
Study found that the Halo has a layered structure, with two main nested and distinct shells of gas.
#Toy_Clusters
Channapatna in Karnataka,
Kondapalli in Andhra Pradesh,
Thanjavur in Tami Nadu,
Dhubri in Assam,
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
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#Pripyat_River
It is an east flowing river that passes through Ukraine, Belarus and drains into the Dnieper River.
The River passes through the exclusion zone established around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev is located
It is being dredged as part of E40
project.
#E40_Project
The E40 Inland Waterway (E40 IWW) is a transnational project aimed at establishing inland waterway through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
It seeks to connect the ports of Gdansk in Poland on the Baltic, with that of Kherson in Ukraine on the Black Sea.
√ #The_Sonamura_Daukandi inland waterways route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh
√ #Novichok -nerve agents banned by chemical-weapons treaty
√ #Vernalization- is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold temperature or by an artificial equivalent.
#Pre_Revision
It is an east flowing river that passes through Ukraine, Belarus and drains into the Dnieper River.
The River passes through the exclusion zone established around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev is located
It is being dredged as part of E40
project.
#E40_Project
The E40 Inland Waterway (E40 IWW) is a transnational project aimed at establishing inland waterway through Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
It seeks to connect the ports of Gdansk in Poland on the Baltic, with that of Kherson in Ukraine on the Black Sea.
√ #The_Sonamura_Daukandi inland waterways route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh
√ #Novichok -nerve agents banned by chemical-weapons treaty
√ #Vernalization- is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold temperature or by an artificial equivalent.
#Pre_Revision
#Rural_Self_Employment_Training_Institutes (RSETI)
It is an initiative of Ministry of Rural Development.
These are dedicated institutions designed to ensure necessary skill training and skill up gradation of the rural BPL youth to mitigate the unemployment problem.
RSETIs are managed by Banks with active co-operation from the Government of India and State Government.
RSETI concept is based on RUDSETI (Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute), a society established jointly by three agencies i.e. Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and Sri Manjunatheswara Trust based at Ujire in Karnataka.
One RSETI is established in every district in the country.
Concerned bank is the lead bank in the district takes responsibility for creating and managing it. Government of India will provide one - time grant assistance, upto a maximum of Rs. 1 crore for meeting the expenditure on construction of building and other infrastructure.
After successful completion of the training, they will be provided with credit linkage assistance by the banks to start their own entrepreneurial ventures.
#Pre_Revision
It is an initiative of Ministry of Rural Development.
These are dedicated institutions designed to ensure necessary skill training and skill up gradation of the rural BPL youth to mitigate the unemployment problem.
RSETIs are managed by Banks with active co-operation from the Government of India and State Government.
RSETI concept is based on RUDSETI (Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute), a society established jointly by three agencies i.e. Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and Sri Manjunatheswara Trust based at Ujire in Karnataka.
One RSETI is established in every district in the country.
Concerned bank is the lead bank in the district takes responsibility for creating and managing it. Government of India will provide one - time grant assistance, upto a maximum of Rs. 1 crore for meeting the expenditure on construction of building and other infrastructure.
After successful completion of the training, they will be provided with credit linkage assistance by the banks to start their own entrepreneurial ventures.
#Pre_Revision
#Yanomami Tribe
The Yanomamis lives in the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.
Yanomami’s are the largest relatively isolated tribe in South America.
They live in large, circular houses called yanos or shabonos, some of which can hold up to 400 people.
The Yanomami consider all people to be equal, and do not have a chief.
Instead, all decisions are based on consensus after long discussions and debates.
They are speakers of a Xiriana language.
A Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa who secured the land rights of the Yanomami people was awarded the Right Livelihood Award-2019, also known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.
#Bio_bubble-It’s a tightly controlled environment sealed off from the outside world, and can only be accessed by a limited number of people.
#Real_Mango-It is an illegal software used for cornering confirmed Railway Reservation Tickets
#Business_Reform_Action_Plan (BRAP) Ranking of States
Ranking of States based on the implementation of BRAP started in the year 2015.
It was developed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Andhra Pradesh emerged as top performer in terms of reforms, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Telangana(2019)
#Pre_Revision
The Yanomamis lives in the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.
Yanomami’s are the largest relatively isolated tribe in South America.
They live in large, circular houses called yanos or shabonos, some of which can hold up to 400 people.
The Yanomami consider all people to be equal, and do not have a chief.
Instead, all decisions are based on consensus after long discussions and debates.
They are speakers of a Xiriana language.
A Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa who secured the land rights of the Yanomami people was awarded the Right Livelihood Award-2019, also known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.
#Bio_bubble-It’s a tightly controlled environment sealed off from the outside world, and can only be accessed by a limited number of people.
#Real_Mango-It is an illegal software used for cornering confirmed Railway Reservation Tickets
#Business_Reform_Action_Plan (BRAP) Ranking of States
Ranking of States based on the implementation of BRAP started in the year 2015.
It was developed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Andhra Pradesh emerged as top performer in terms of reforms, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Telangana(2019)
#Pre_Revision
Civilian Rescue Missions
#Vande_Bharat_Mission (VBM):
It is the biggest civilian evacuation exercise to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad amidst the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.
#Operation_Raahat:
It was launched during the 2015 Yemen Crisis.
The evacuation took place both by sea and the air.
#Operation_Maitri:
The rescue and relief operation was carried aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
#Operation_Safe_Homecoming : Operation Safe Homecoming: to evacuate citizens, fleeing from the Libyan Civil War.
#Operation_Sukoon:
It was an operation carried out by the Indian Navy to evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals, from the conflict zone during the 2006 Lebanon War
#K_V_Kamath committe -Restructuring of loans impacted by the pandemic
#Leo_Pargil_peak.
It is a mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Himalayas.
It is snow-covered peak is located in Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
#UNSC_Resolution_1267 Sanctions Committee oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups, imposed by the Security Council.
It comprises all 15 members of the Security Council and makes its decision by consensus.
#Pre_Revision
#Vande_Bharat_Mission (VBM):
It is the biggest civilian evacuation exercise to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad amidst the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.
#Operation_Raahat:
It was launched during the 2015 Yemen Crisis.
The evacuation took place both by sea and the air.
#Operation_Maitri:
The rescue and relief operation was carried aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
#Operation_Safe_Homecoming : Operation Safe Homecoming: to evacuate citizens, fleeing from the Libyan Civil War.
#Operation_Sukoon:
It was an operation carried out by the Indian Navy to evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals, from the conflict zone during the 2006 Lebanon War
#K_V_Kamath committe -Restructuring of loans impacted by the pandemic
#Leo_Pargil_peak.
It is a mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Himalayas.
It is snow-covered peak is located in Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
#UNSC_Resolution_1267 Sanctions Committee oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups, imposed by the Security Council.
It comprises all 15 members of the Security Council and makes its decision by consensus.
#Pre_Revision
#Harlequin_Ichthyosis
is a rare genetic skin disorder to a newborn infant.
It’s a type of ichthyosis, which refers to a group of disorders that cause persistently dry, scaly skin all over the body.
It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.
It can be caused by changes (mutations) in the ABCA12 gene.
ABCA12 Gene gives instructions for making a protein that is necessary for skin cells to develop normally.
It plays a key role in the transport of fats (lipids) to the most superficial layer of the skin (epidermis), creating an effective skin barrier.
When this gene is mutated, the skin barrier is disrupted.
Newborn infants are covered with plates of thick skin that crack and split apart and can restrict breathing and eating.
Premature birth is typical, leaving the infants at risk for complications from early delivery.
It affects males and females in equal numbers.
A newborn with Harlequin ichthyosis requires neonatal intensive care, which may include spending time in a heated incubator with high humidity.
Related Disorder:
Lamellar ichthyosis is an inherited skin disorder characterized by broad, dark, plate-like scales separated by deep cracks.
Its symptoms are similar to Harlequin Ichthyosis.
#Pre_Revision
is a rare genetic skin disorder to a newborn infant.
It’s a type of ichthyosis, which refers to a group of disorders that cause persistently dry, scaly skin all over the body.
It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.
It can be caused by changes (mutations) in the ABCA12 gene.
ABCA12 Gene gives instructions for making a protein that is necessary for skin cells to develop normally.
It plays a key role in the transport of fats (lipids) to the most superficial layer of the skin (epidermis), creating an effective skin barrier.
When this gene is mutated, the skin barrier is disrupted.
Newborn infants are covered with plates of thick skin that crack and split apart and can restrict breathing and eating.
Premature birth is typical, leaving the infants at risk for complications from early delivery.
It affects males and females in equal numbers.
A newborn with Harlequin ichthyosis requires neonatal intensive care, which may include spending time in a heated incubator with high humidity.
Related Disorder:
Lamellar ichthyosis is an inherited skin disorder characterized by broad, dark, plate-like scales separated by deep cracks.
Its symptoms are similar to Harlequin Ichthyosis.
#Pre_Revision