UPSC Important Topics

JALDOOT App ✓JALDOOT app has been jointly developed by the Ministry of Rural Development and panchayati raj. ✓This app will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected 2-3 wells in a village. ✓The app will work in both online and offline mode. So, water level can be captured even without […]

E-Baal Nidan” ✅ E-Baal Nidan is an online complaint mechanism launched in 2015 to enable individuals to report violations committed against a child and track the progress of the redressal of the complaint in the Commission. ✅The portal eases the process of making a complaint to the NCPCR and ensures transparency in the redressal process.

Status of the Textile Sector of India? ∆Textiles & garments industry is labour intensive sector that employs 45 millions people in India is second only to the agriculture sector in terms of employment. ∆India’s textiles sector is one of the oldest industries in the Indian economy, and is a storehouse and carrier of traditional skills,

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry ✓It’s a non-government, not-for-profit organisation, Established in 1927, it is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India. ✓Its history is closely interwoven with India’s struggle for independence. ✓It influences policy to encourage debate, and by engaging with policymakers and civil society, FICCI articulates the views

Significance of Agriculture in the Indian Economy? ✓Food Security and Induced Growth of Industrial Sector: Flourishing Agricultural production in India is the main factor behind the food security of the large Indian population. ✓Agriculture supplies raw materials to various agro-based industries like sugar, jute, cotton textile and vanaspati industries. food processing industries are similarly dependent

Economic Cooperation and Trade b/w India and EU ✓The EU as a bloc of 28 countries is India’s largest regional trading partner while India was the EU’s 9th largest trading partner in 2016. ✓ Bilateral trade in goods standing at US$ 88 bn in 2016. The EU is also the largest destination for Indian exports.

Over-The-Top Platforms (OTT)? ✓OTT or Over-the-Top platforms are audio and video hosting and streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc, which started out as content hosting platforms but soon branched out into the production and release of short movies, feature films, documentaries and web series themselves. ✓These platforms offer a range of

Need of Becoming Self-Reliant in the Energy Sector ✓India is not energy independent. It spends over Rs 12 lakh crore on importing energy. ✓The government is planning to get energy independence before 100 years of independence is completed i.e., by 2047. ✓As green power takes precedence in the global scheme of things, the Indian government

Challenges Facing the PLI Scheme? ✓No Common Set of Parameters: There was no common set of parameters to understand the value addition by companies that have received or are likely to receive incentives under the PLI scheme. At present, different ministries monitor the value addition of their respective PLI schemes and there is no way

✓European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when in 1951 six members -Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands – signed the Treaty of Paris ✓In 1957, envisioning an “ever closer union,” the Treaties of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the