Government Schemes & Projects: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2022 (Including PIB)- Download PDF
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🌟 E-DAR Portal for Accident Compensation Claims
With an aim to speed up accident compensation claims, the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report) . For easy access, Digitalized Detailed Accident Reports (DAR) would be uploaded on the portal. This web…
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🌟 Trade Transactions with Sri Lanka to Be Settled in Indian Rupees: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India allowed trade transactions with Sri Lanka to be handled in Indian rupees, outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism. Reason: This step is taken because of the difficulty faced by exporters in obtaining revenues from the island nation.
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🌟 Indias E-Passports: Passport Seva Programme
The Indian government recently has announced that it would soon start issuing ePassports to citizens who are applying for a new passport or renewing their expiring passport. This announcement has been made under an agreement signed between the Ministry of External Affairs and Tat…
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🌟 Protecting Vulnerable Witnesses
The Supreme Court of India recently expanded the meaning of vulnerable witnesses to include among other sexual assault victims, with mental illness and people with speech or hearing impairment. The Supreme Court referring to its verdict in 1996 and then in 2004 and 2017 passed si…
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🌟 Open Data Week
With an aim to encourage the adoption of open data and promote innovation across India՚s urban ecosystem, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) recently announced the initiation of the Open Data Week. It was conducted from third week of January i.e.. , from 17th Janua…
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🌟 Shared Parenting Concept
In 2019, the Supreme Court of India ruled that ‘a child has the right to affection from both of his parents’ . In the event of a marriage break down of parents, seeking custody of a child becomes a very traumatic event for the children. The concept of shared parenting could help …
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🌟 Indias First E-Waste Eco-Park
The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi recently has decided to build India՚s first ever e-waste eco-park in a bid to boost the tourism sector. With this Delhi would become home to the country՚s first e-waste eco-park that would take care of rising e-waste. Two important decisions wer…
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🌟 Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking Scheme
The Government of India recently has given its approval for the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) scheme՚s continuation for five years period till 31st March 2026 with a financial outlay of ₹ 1,364.88. The scheme further optimizes and interlink functions r…
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🌟 Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022
The central government of India has published a draft data policy recently. According to the policy, all data collected, maintained, and generated by government ministry and agency shall be shareable and open. The policy aims to radically transform India՚s ability to harness publ…
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🌟 Nutrition Mission (December 2021)
The Minister for Women & Child Development on December 8,2021 noted in Parliament that State Governments and Union Territories have used only 56 % of the total funds released under Nutrition Mission or Poshan Abhiyan in the last three years. Out of total amount of ₹ 5312 crore al…
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