UPSC Important Topics

India and the European Union ◽ The European Union (EU) ✓The European Union has evolved into a hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 28 countries across the European continent ✓With a population of 516,195,432, it constitutes an important market. ✓With just 6,9% of the world’s population, the EU’s trade with the rest of the world […]

Adivasi group agreement Recently, a historic agreement has been signed between the Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of eight Armed Adivasi Groups. ✓The agreement was signed to end the decades old crisis of Adivasis and tea garden workers in Assam. ✓With the signing of this tripartite agreement, 1182 cadres of tribal groups

Government Initiatives for Welfare of Children ✓• Mission Vatsalya: It is a scheme of Government of India to secure a healthy and happy childhood for every child in India. The Mission’s objectives are to assist the States and UTs in implementing the provisions of JJ Act, 2015 and achieve SDG goals. It will include service

New e-waste rules threaten jobs, collection network- ✓A proposed framework by Centre for regulating e-waste in India has upset a key link of India’s electronic waste collection system and threatens the livelihood of thousands of people. ● E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016: ✓It introduced a system of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compelling makers of electronic goods

Startup SETU ✓SETU or Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling is an Indian government initiative under Ministry of Commerce & Industry. ✓The initiative would connect start-ups in India to US-based investors and start-up ecosystem leaders with mentorship and assistance in various areas including funding, market access and commercialization. ∆Significance: ✓To break the geographical barriers between

India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites- ✓India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. ● RAMSAR Convention: ✓India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in

Wildlife panel OKs IAF base, other infra in Ladakh sanctuaries near LAC- ✓The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has cleared the setting up of a new IAF base in Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been facing off along the LAC since May 2020. ● Clearances: ✓The projects were cleared

Government measures to promote  Self Help Groups (SHGs) for realization of socio-economic development through the following programmes: ✓Deen dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), under Ministry of Rural Development, across the country in a mission mode with the objective of organizing the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and continuously

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

What are the Initiatives to Tackle Drug Addiction? ▪ The Narco  Coordination Centre (NCORD) was constituted in 2016 and the scheme of “Financial Assistance to States for Narcotics Control” was revived. ▪ Seizure Information Management System will create a complete online database of drug offences and offenders. ▪ National Drug Abuse Survey to measure trends