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Democratic Transition in Maldives ✓Maumoon Abdul Gauoom served as the president of Maldives from 1978 to 2008.  ✓In 2008 under pressure from the civil society democratic reforms were initiated and a new constitution was adopted ✓Mohamed Nasheed was the first democratically-elected President of Maldives in 2008. He was made to step down after a series […]

RBI’S MPC The RBI has a government constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which is tasked with framing monetary policy using tools like the repo rate, reverse repo rate, bank rate, cash reserve ratio (CRR). It has been instituted by the Central Government of India under Section 45ZB of the RBI Act that was amended in

SWAMITVA SCHEME □ ABOUT :- ✓SWAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas. ✓Under the scheme, the latest surveying technology such as drones will be used for measuring the inhabited land in villages and rural areas. ✓The mapping and survey will be conducted in collaboration with the Survey of

ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE – OFF AND LANDING The Union Civil Aviation Ministry is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. □ What is eVTOL ? ✓EVTOL aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically. ✓ Most

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL):– ✓The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is an intergovernmental organization that helps coordinate the police force of 194 member countries. ✓Each of the member countries hosts an INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB). ✓This connects their national law enforcement with other countries and with the General Secretariat. ✓The Central Bureau

The Farm in the city- ✓Planning for urban agriculture can make cities sustainable, achieve food security ● Repercussions of climate change: ✓PREMATURE summer: The soaring temperatures adversely affect health, cause a dip in agricultural production, and also dry up rivers. ✓Cities are facing the heat largely on account of ill-conceived urbanization: ✓The urban heat island

Government has taken following initiatives for the welfare and upliftment of the minority communities:- ✓USTAAD:- The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional   Ancestral Arts/Crafts of minorities. ✓Hamari Darohar:- The Scheme aims to preserve rich heritage of minority communities in context of Indian culture. ✓Khwaza Garib Nawaz Senior Secondary School will

Importance of Pacific Island State :- 1. Economic potential:- These countries have large EEZ, thus  the possibility of wealth of fisheries, energy, minerals and other marine resources present in such zones. 2. Sites for testing Nuclear weapon:- During second world war. 3. Strategic significance: A stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific Region is an important pillar

Economy of India and Japan ✓Economic relations between India and Japan have vast potential for growth, given the complementarities that exist between the two Asian economies. ✓Japan’s interest in India is increasing due to a variety of reasons including India’s large and growing market and its resources, especially the human resources.  ✓The India-Japan Comprehensive Economic

■  How Maharashtra overtook UP to re-emerge as top sugar producer- ✓After a five-year gap, Maharashtra has overtaken Uttar Pradesh (UP) to regain its position as India’s top sugar producer. ✓Maharashtra, expects the state’s output for the 2021-22 crushing year (October-September) at 138 lakh tonnes (lt). That is an all-time-high, beating the previous 107.21 lt