UPSC Important Topics

National Green Hydrogen Mission • The National Green Hydrogen Mission was first announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech in 2021. • The initial outlay includes ◦ ₹17,490 crore for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT); ◦ ₹1,466 crore for pilot projects; ◦ ₹400 crore for research and development; […]

Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme ✓Ministry of Coal has approved a plan called the “Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme” with an estimated expenditure of ₹2,980 crore. ✓Aim: The scheme aims to explore and estimate coal resources in the country, facilitating the preparation of detailed project reports for coal mining. This initiative plays a

Core sector ✓The core sector in India consists of eight industries that have a major impact on the overall economic and industrial activities. ✓They are coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity. ✓These industries have a combined weight of 40.27% in the Index of Industrial Production ( IIP ) which

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013: ✅It bans manual scavenging. It widened the definition of manual scavengers by including it in all forms of manual removal of human excreta. ✅It lays a key focus on rehabilitating the manual scavengers by organising training programs (at a stipend of Rs. 3000) and

SWAYATT Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”. ✅It is an initiative to promote “Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions” (SWAYATT) on GeM. ✅It was first launched in February 2019 Aim: ✅To promote the inclusiveness of various categories of sellers and service providers on the GeM portal ✅It facilitates training and registrations of

Unified Licensing Portal The Central Bureau of Narcotics has launched a unified portal aimed at streamlining the licensing and authorization process for the pharma and chemical industry in India. ✅ The portal has been developed with the goal of instilling efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the department’s operations while boosting the economy for Aatma Nirbhar

Virtual Digital Assets ✓The government in the  union budget fro 2022-23 new provisions aimed at taxing and tracking Virtual Digital Assets. Along with the framework for taxation, the Budget for the first time defined virtual digital assets. ✓It has defined virtual digital assets in the newly inserted clause (47A) under Section 2 of the Income

CAUSES OF INFLATION. ✓ Demand-Pull Inflation :- This type of inflation is caused due to an increase in aggregate demand in the economy. ✓Cost-Push Inflation This type of inflation is caused due to various reasons such as: • Increase in price of inputs • Hoarding and Speculation of commodities • Defective Supply chain • Increase

Smart Cities Mission ✓It is an initiative of the MoHUA launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on June 25, 2015. ✓To promote cities that provide core infrastructure, and a clean and sustainable environment, 100 cities (to be developed as Smart Cities) have been selected through a two-stage competition (from January 2016 to June 2018). ✓66

Swachhata Pakwada Key Facts about the scheme : – As a part of behavioral change communication, hoardings and posters of ‘Asli Tarakki’ campaign, prioritizing construction of toilets over other needs like owning a scooter or a TV set, are to be prominently and widely displayed during the fortnight. – Google Toilet Locator to be launched