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Neo banks ✓Neo-banks are online-only financial technology (fintech) companies that operate solely digitally or via mobile apps. Simply put, neo-banks are digital banks without any physical branches. ✓Neo-banks are disrupting the traditional banking system by leveraging technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to offer a range of personalised services to customers. ✓On the other hand, traditional […]

History of IMF ✓The IMF, also known as the Fund, was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in July 1944. ✓The 44 countries at that conference sought to build a framework for economic cooperation to avoid a repetition of the competitive devaluations that had contributed to the Great Depression

The BCIM Corridor ✓One of the key policy initiatives among national governments in Asia in recent years is directed towards developing sub-regional, regional and trans-regional corridors with the aim to further connect and integrate their economies.  ✓One such corridor is the proposed Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar-Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC) involving four nations and has generated

ATAPAKA BIRD SANCTUARY ✓Thousands of migratory birds reach the sanctuary every year for nesting. ✓The Atapaka Bird Sanctuary at Kolleru Lake has become a safe breeding ground for many migratory species namely Grey Pelicans and Painted Storks  ✓Grey Pelican and Painted Stork both are near threatened species under IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. □

Largest Plant : ✓The largest known plant on Earth – a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan – has been discovered off the coast of Australia. ✓Using genetic testing, scientists have determined a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant. ✓It is believed to have spread from a single

SUPPORT TO TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN (STEP) ✓aims to increase the self-reliance and autonomy of women by enhancing their productivity and enabling them to take up income generation activities. It provides training for skill upgradation to women in the traditional sector viz. agriculture, animal husbandry, dairying, fisheries, handlooms, handicrafts, khadi and village industries

Bhuvan Yuktdhara Portal ✓A new portal under Bhuvan “Yuktdhara” has been released to facilitate planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information. ✓Yuktdhara is a geospatial planning portal meant for facilitating Gram Panchayat level planning of MGNREGA activities across India. ✓Portal integrates a wide variety of spatial information contents to enable

NATIONAL E-VIDHAN APPLICATION PROJECT A delegation of MLAs from Gujarat recently visited the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, to learn about the novel e-Vidhan system for paperless proceedings that has been recently adopted by the UP state assembly. □ ABOUT :- ◇ It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme. ◇ The

Target Olympic Podium Scheme ✓In order to improve India’s performance at the Olympics and Paralympics, the MYAS started the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in September 2014. ✓It includes foreign training, international competition, equipment, and coaching camp besides a monthly stipend of Rs. 50,000/- for each athlete. ✓It was particularly launched for India’s Olympic medal

India’s Contribution in Reconstruction Efforts ✓India has committed over 2 billion US$ for development efforts in Afghanistan.  ✓It has financed and built significant projects such as: 1.Delaram Zaranj Highway, 2. Parliament Building, 3. India Afghanistan Friendship Dam/Selma Dam, Hari River, Heart Province Transmission lines to Kabul. ✓While it has avoided its own military presence, India