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National Technical Textile Mission

Preliminary > Economic Development > Indian Economy and Issues > Government Schemes

Why in news? The textiles ministry cleared 20 strategic projects worth Rs 30 crore in the areas of speciality fibres and geo-textiles under the National Technical Textiles Mission. What are technical textiles?...

JAN 19

Building Resilience Index

Preliminary > Industry and Infrastructure > Miscellaneous > Reports and indices

About Building Resilience Index: Building Resilience Index (BRI) provides the building sector a web-based hazard mapping and resilience assessment framework. It is an innovation of International Financial Corpora...

JAN 19

Food Corporation of India

Preliminary > Agriculture > Storage, Transport & Marketing > Government agencies

Why in news? Suggesting a five-point reform agenda for the Food Corporation of India, Union Food Minister said that the FCI’s public perception needs to be changed from “being inefficient & corrupt to dynamic, ...

JAN 19

Persons With Disabilities

Mains > Social justice > Human Resources > Person with Disabilities

IN NEWS: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has released the “Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India 2021”. DISABILITY: The UN Convention on the Ri...

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For Prelims, questions on various constitutional provisions and government initiatives can be asked.
For mains, questions on disabled can be asked in GS 1 (Indian Society) and GS 2 (Vulnerable sections). The content can also be used in essays and questions in ethics related to empowerment and compassion.

JAN 19

EWS Reservation

Mains > Constitution > Indian Constitution > Vulnerable & Backward sections

IN NEWS: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of 27% OBC quota in All India Quota seats and listed the final hearing on validity of EWS criteria in March. RESERVATION SYSTE...

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For prelims, questions on the Constitutional provisions with respect to reservations, creamy layer, also recent economic criteria for reservation are important.
For mains, questions on the basis of reservations, its impact on society and upliftment of vulnerable sections, various judgements and their positions, reservations for economically weaker sections can be asked.

JAN 17

Katrol Hill Fault(KHF)

Preliminary > Geography > Geomorphology > Earthquakes

Why in news? Earthquakes have led to major changes in the landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault in the Kutch region in Gujarat. A study of sediment from the region indicates the geographical changes this region has ...

JAN 17

Registration of political parties

Preliminary > Polity > Election > Election Commission

Why in news? Election Commission recently announced reducing the notice period for registration of new political parties in the five poll-going states from 30 days to 7 days, keeping in view difficulties caused by ...

JAN 17

Academic Bank of Credits

Preliminary > Social Justice > Education > Higher education

Why in news? The Centre has brought all recognized higher education institutions, irrespective of their accreditation or rankings, under the ambit of the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), enabling students to switch b...

JAN 17

Colombo Security Conclave

Preliminary > International Relations > Regional groupings > International groupings

Why in news? At the first Colombo Security Conclave virtual workshop, the participating nations including India agreed to work for cooperation in the field of cyber security. About Colombo Security Conclave: ...

JAN 15

Global Economic Prospect Report

Preliminary > Economic Development > Miscellaneous > Reports and indices

Why in news? The global economy is on track to grow by 4.1 per cent in 2022, down 0.2 percentage point from a previous projection, the World Bank Group said in its latest Global Economic Prospects release. Abo...

JAN 15