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GI tag to Mithila Makhana The  government has recently awarded the GI tag to Mithila Makhana. The move is expected to help growers get the maximum price for their premium produce. Mithila Makhana ✓Mithila Makhana or Makhan (botanical name: Euryale ferox Salisb.) is a special variety of aquatic fox nut cultivated in Mithila region of […]

The Great Barrier Reef’s recovery and vulnerability to climate threats- ✓The highest levels of coral cover, within the past 36 years, has been recorded in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), according to the annual long term monitoring report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). ✓This could be

Ashgabat Agreement ◽ It is a transit pact established in 2011 between Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Oman. Kazhakstan joined subsequently and Pakistan joined in 2016. Indian joined the agreement in 2017. ✓Ashgabat Agreement is a transit pact signed in 2011 between Uzbekistan, Iran,Turkmenistan, and Oman and Qatar. While Qatar subsequently withdrew from the agreement in

✓The Drought this summer led to drying of water bodies exposing submerged World War II relics in Europe, several sets of human remains at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, and even an entire village in Spain. ● Latest Findings: ✓Drought conditions at Dinosaur Valley State Park texas, exposed dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years

India-Uzbekistan ✓Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Uzbekistan is a major producer and exporter of cotton.The country also operates the largest open-pit gold mine in the world. ✓Uzbekistan became independent on 1st September 1991.

Recently, National skill development corporation  in partnership with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society, launched the second phase of the Grameen Udyami Project. ✓Under the initiative, the endeavor is to multiskill India’s youth and impart functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods. Grameen Udyami Project ✓It is a unique multiskilling project, funded by NSDC that

New norms for overseas investment Recently, The Ministry of Finance noticed new norms making it easier for domestic corporates to invest abroad, while making it tougher for loan defaulters and those facing a probe by investigative agencies to invest in overseas entities. Key Highlights of the New Rules ✓Administered by RBI: The Overseas Investment Rules

Indian Initiatives related to Bioeconomy For Biopharma: National Biopharma Mission, ‘Innovate India’ 2017, a Department of Biotechnology (DBT) programme worth US$ 250 million, aims to bring together industry and academia in order to promote entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in biopharma. For Promoting Startups: ∆35 Bio incubators have been set up across India with world-class facilities.

Initiative Indian Government taken for Menstrual Hygiene? ✓Shuchi Scheme: It aims aimed at instilling awareness about menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. It was started in 2013-14 initially as a Centrally-sponsored one. However, the Centre asked States to take over the scheme from 2015-16. ✓Menstrual Hygiene Scheme: It focuses on promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent

Benefits of Labour Codes ✓Simplification of the Complex laws: The Labour Codes simplify labour laws by consolidating 29 central laws that have been on the table for at least 17 years. It will provide a big boost to industry & employment and will reduce multiplicity of definition and authority for businesses. ✓Easier Dispute Resolution: The