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Waste-to-Energy Program ◦ The program is part of an umbrella scheme, the National Bioenergy Programme. ◦ The government will offer financial assistance to project developers, while implementing agencies, including inspection firms, will be paid service charges for commissioning the waste-to-energy plants. ▪ Implementing Agency: ◦ Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) will be the implementing […]

Niveshak Didi Initiative ✓It is based on the ideology of women for women, as rural area women feel more comfortable to share their queries with a female herself. ✓Implementing Agency: It is launched by IPPB, in collaboration with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). ✓Floating

Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana – One Nation One Fertiliser – ✓under which it is mandatory for companies to market all subsidised fertilisers under single brand ‘Bharat’. More about the scheme: ✓- Usually, the local retailers used to promote sale of products of certain companies or fertiliser brands which offered them higher commission, making

Status of Chemical Industry in India ✓India’s chemical industry is extremely diversified and can be broadly classified into bulk chemicals, specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, petrochemicals, polymers and fertilisers. ✓Globally, India is the fourth-largest producer of agrochemicals after the United States, Japan and China. ✓India is the sixth-largest producer of chemicals in the world. ✓India is the

The India-Meeting on BTIA Talks: Recent Developments  ✓On 15 November 2017, senior officials of India and European Union (EU) held discussions on the long-stalled free trade pact and expressed willingness to address issues in a time-bound manner. ✓The negotiations for the pact have been held up since May 2013 as both the sides are yet

National Rural Livelihood Mission ✓The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is a poverty alleviation project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. ✓This scheme is focused on promoting self-employment and organization of rural poor. The basic idea behind this programme is to organize the poors into SHGs (Self Help Groups) and make them capable for

India’s Initiatives to Eliminate TB ✓ Under the  PM TB MUKT bharat Abhiyan India aims to eliminate TB from the country by 2025 (5 years earlier than the global target of 2030). ✓ Ni-kshay Mitra is a component of this initiative that ensures additional diagnostic, nutritional, and vocational support to those on TB treatment. ✓India

European Union (EU) ✓The European Union is made up of 27 countries and three governing bodies. ✓The EU provides for open borders between its member countries to facilitate trade without tariffs or duties. ✓The Treaty of Maastricht formed the European Union common market in 1993. ✓The EU is the world’s third-largest economy after the United

Economic Relations: Investments between India and Russia ✓Both sides had expressed their desire to raise the level of investments in each other’s countries to US $ 15 billion (each way) by 2025. Based upon current figures it appears that the target will be achieved almost eight years earlier than planned. ✓ Indian investments in Russia

Mission DefSpace ✓It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services ( Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and start-ups. ✓75 challenges are being opened to get innovative solutions, based on the defence requirements in the space domain. ✓Startups, innovators and the private sector