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 […]
Special Fraud investigation office ∆SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organization under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, consisting of experts in the field of accountancy, forensic auditing, law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market and taxation for detecting and prosecuting or recommending for prosecution white-collar crimes/frauds. ∆It has its head office in New Delhi. The Computer
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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
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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
‘Limited change’ in cities under clean air scheme- ✓Ghaziabad was found to be the most polluted of the 56 cities in North India for which data on PM2.5 levels in 2021 was taken in a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). ✓Followed by Delhi, Faridabad and Noida ● Pollution levels: ✓Delhi, Ghaziabad and
Fertilizer use Related Government Initiatives? ✓Nano Urea Production: Eight new nano urea plants, which are being centrally monitored, will start production by November 2025. These are located in several states, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. ✓Neem Coating of Urea: The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) has made it mandatory for all the domestic producers to
