1) Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023 Rankings: Swachh Vayu Survekshan is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It ranks cities on the basis of the implementation of activities approved under city action plan and air quality in 131 National Clean Air Programme cities. Cities are required to do the self-assessmentRead more
Malaviya Mission: It aims to provide tailored training programmes for teachers. This programme will work for the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions (HEI).It will ensure continuous professional development and help in building capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through 111 Malaviya Mission centres across India in a time-bound manner. ItRead more
Indian Green Building Council: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in the year 2001.It is India’s Premier certification body. The council offers a wide array of services, which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes. TheRead more
1) Parliament Sessions: Constitution of India does not mention the term “Special Session”. Term sometimes refers to sessions government has convened for specific occasions. Article 85 mandates that Parliament should meet at least twice a year (gap between two sessions should not exceed six months). By convention, Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. Read more
30th September #Edufacts: Important Facts of the Day for UPSC IAS Current Affair 1) India and Vietnam elevated their cooperation to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership from a Comprehensive Partnership forged in 2013 2) In a recent plea before the Supreme Court of India, the Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified that the linking of AadhaarRead more
Gramodyog Vikas Yojana : It is one of the two components of the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, which aims to promote and develop the village industries through common facilities, technological modernisation, training, etc. It includes the activities carried out under different village industries. Components of the Yojana: Research & Development and Product Innovation support, Capacity Building, MarketingRead more
1) Minister without portfolio: Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 allows President on advice of PM to entrust responsibilities of specified business to a union minister without portfolio. Several leaders such as Lal Bahadur Shastri, V.K. Krishna Menon (at Centre) and J.Jayalalithaa (in Tamil Nadu) were inducted as minister without portfolio. A ministerRead more
1) Laïcité: Laïcité is the French idea of secularism. Freedom and Rights guaranteed by Laïcité Freedom of conscience for everyone like freedom to believe or not to believe, practice a religion, to be atheist, agnostic, etc. Neutrality of State, local authorities and public services, thereby ensuring their impartiality towards all citizens, regardless of their beliefsRead more
Central Bank Digital Currency: CBDC is the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form. It is the same as a fiat currency and is exchangeable one-to-one with the fiat currency, only its form is different. RBI has demarcated the digital rupee into two broad categories: general purpose (retail) and wholesale. ThisRead more
Diving Support Craft (DSC) Project: DSC A 20’ is built by M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL).They are 30 m long catamaran hull ships, with a displacement of approx 300 tons. All five (05) DSCs are anticipated to be delivered to the Indian Navy in FY 2024-25.These crafts are being fitted with state-of-the-art diving equipment and toolsRead more
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