UPSC Important Topics

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION □ ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ◇ The National Human Rights Commission is a statutory (and not a constitutional) body. It was established in 1993 under a legislation enacted by the Parliament, namely, the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1991. ◇ Commission is the watchdog of human rights in the country, that […]

■  RS passes ‘futuristic’ Energy Conservation Bill to further regulate carbon emissions- ✅Parliament recently passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill-2022. ✅It enables the Union government to set up a carbon credit trading scheme and specify the minimum amount of non-fossil sources to be used by designated energy consumers. ● About the bill: ✅Amends the Energy

Scheme for Providing Education to Madrasas/Minorities (SPEMM). ✅SPEMM seeks to provide financial assistance to madrasas and minority institutes. Implementing Agency: The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education. Sub-Schemes: ✅Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM): It seeks to bring about qualitative improvement in Madrasas to enable Muslim children attain

SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN) ◇ Context: ISRO signed MoU with Social Alpha to establish SpIN □ What is SpIN? ◇ India’s first dedicated platform for innovation, curation and venture development for the blooming space entrepreneurial ecosystem. ◇ It is a one-of-a-kind PPP for start-ups and SMEs in the space industry. ◇ Provide a level playing

■ India’s fascinating hornbills and Their features- ✅The logo for India’s upcoming G20 presidency was officially unveiled recently at the Hornbill festival in Nagaland. ✅Brings attention to a family of some of the largest, most magnificent birds in our country. ● Great Hornbill: ✅Occurrence: Himalayan foothills, the Northeast and the Western Ghats. ✅Recognition:  state bird

Rhino horns trafficked with impunity: report- ✅Recently global threat assessment report mentioned there has been an increase in the seizure of rhino horns after 2017. ✅Global Threat Assessment’, was presented at the meeting of the Conference of Parties organized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). ●

Districts as Export Hub’ Initiative ✅DEH aims to convert each district into an export hub for which Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry through DGFT is engaging with State / UT Governments. ✅As part of this initiative, an institutional mechanism is being set up in each District in the form of DEPCs that

National Overseas Scholarship Scheme ✅National Overseas Scholarship Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme to facilitate the low income students belonging to the  Scheduled castes ,Denotified Nomadic and semi nomadic tribes ,   Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category to obtain higher education by studying abroad. ✅The Scheme provides financial assistance to the selected candidates for

COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA ◇ The Constitution of India (Article 148) provides for an independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). ◇ He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. ◇ He is the guardian of the public purse and controls the entire financial system of

SPECIAL OFFICER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES □ CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS ∆ Originally, the Constitution of India did not make any provision with respect to the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities. ∆ Later, the States Reorganisation Commission (1953–55) made a recommendation in this regard. ∆ Accordingly, the Seventh Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 inserted a new Article 350-B