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Life Skills ✓Life skills are a set of abilities, attitudes and socio-emotional competencies that enable individuals to learn, make informed decisions and exercise rights to lead a healthy and productive life and subsequently become agents of change. ✓Life skills promote mental well-being and competence in young people as they face the realities of life. ✓These […]

India-France Technology: Space ✓India and France have a rich history of cooperation in the field of space going back to fifty years with ISRO and the French Space Agency, CNES carrying on various joint research programmes and launch of satellites. A joint stamp was released to commemorate fifty years of bilateral space cooperation during the

India-France ∆Security and Defence Relations ✓Regular exchange of visits at the level of Services Chiefs takes place. ✓The three services also have regular defence exercises; viz. Exercise Shakti (Army); Exercise Varuna (Navy); Exercise Garuda (Air Force. ✓The Varuna exercise has been taking place since 1983. ✓Apart from service-level staff talks, the two sides have a

Dialogue Mechanism b/w India and France  ✓India and France have a range of regular institutional dialogues: ✓India-France Strategic Dialogue takes place between NSAs from both sides. ✓Annual Foreign Office Consultations ✓The bilateral dialogue on Maritime Cooperation ✓Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism ✓Track 1.5 Dialogue (led by Joint Secretary (PP&R), MEA) with the participation of

India-France ◽ Convergence ✓India and France support a multi-polar world order. France has continued to support India’s claim for permanent membership of the Security Council and the reforms of the United Nations. ✓France has provided consistent support to India’s candidature for the membership of Multilateral Export Control regimes, viz. NSG and MTCR. France’s support was

India and France ◽ Background ✓In 1998, the two countries entered into Strategic Partnership which is emblematic of their convergence of views on a range of international issues apart from a close and growing bilateral relationship. ✓The areas of defence cooperation, space cooperation and civil nuclear cooperation constitute the three principal pillars of our Strategic

Women Empowerment Initiatives:  The government has taken various steps for women empowerment as enumerated below: • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: It was launched by the PM to decrease the female infanticide rate in the country and encourage people to educate their daughters. The programme was in the nature of ‘nudge’, without any reward or punishment,

What it will take to fulfil India’s solar power dream- ✓By 2030, India is targeting about 500 GW of renewable energy deployment, out of which ~280 GW is expected from solar Photo Voltaic. ✓This necessitates the deployment of nearly 30 GW of solar capacity every year until 2030. ● Current production: ✓A typical solar PV

FICCI ✓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 and concerns of industry. ✓It serves its