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• Aug 20, 2021

•  Increment in the Number of MSMEs in the Country [ Policies & Governance, Committees & Govt. Bodies ]

  Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country. This will be achieved on a sustainable basis through implementation of various schemes and programmes.

  Ministry is planning to provide better credit fac…

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•  Infrastructure and Rural Development (Kurukshetra January 2021) [ Education, Health, Agriculture, Agro Industry & Allied Activities, Based on Kurukshetra ]

  Infrastructure and Rural Development

  • Required for social and economic growth.
  • Promoting the quality of life in rural areas.
  • Includes small scale farmers, tenants and the landless.

  Comprises of transport including rural roads bridges

  • Water and sanitation
  • Irrigation (dams, channels, emba…

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•  Puducherry get the nomination of the country’s first smart city [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Puducherry city also known as Pondicherry has emerged as the first nomination to be received by the Urban Development Ministry for a Smart City Mission. Puducherry is a Union Territory of India, Former French India formed out of four exclaves and named after the largest Puducherr…

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•  🌟 Recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee Regarding Exploration in Petroleum and Gas [ Economics, Government Schemes/Projects, Committees & Govt. Bodies ]

  The Government is implementing the recommendations of the high level Inter-Ministerial Committee that has made several specific recommendations regarding the exploration in the Petroleum and Gas sector.

  • India՚s import dependence on crude oil and natural gas has been…

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•  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Policies and Schemes [ Education, Policies & Governance ]

  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

  • A Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) .
  • Launched in 2013.
  • Aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions.

  Objectives

  • Improving the overall quality of state institutions.
  • Ensure reforms in the affiliation, ac…

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•  🌟 Flood Forecasting and Management (Important) [ Environment ]

  For flood forecasting Central Water Commission (CWC) uses manual as well as telemetry data. Installation of automatic data acquisition systems and satellite based data transmission system (telemetry) taken up by CWC during IX Plan.

  • 510 telemetry sta…

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•  Places Where Uranium Contamination in Ground Water [ Environment ]

  Uranium Contamination in Ground Water

  • Recently, a report stated that in some states and UTs, the concentration of Uranium has been found to be above 30 micro grams per liter in the country.
  • The report was brought out by Duke University, USA in association with Central Ground Water …

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•  🌟 What is Ash Content in Indian Coal? Difference Between Drift Theory & in-Situ Coal Seam (Important) [ Science & Technology, Policies & Governance, Geography ]

  Quality of Coal (ash content in the coal) is one of the important factors, which directly affects the power generation in the thermal power plant. Poor quality of coal or high ash content in coal reduces the efficiency of the steam power plant.

  What is t…

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•  Paul Beatty Wins Man Booker Prize (Booker Prize) 2016 [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  Paul Beatty wins the Man Booker Prize 2016 to become the first American writer to win this honor. He is a 54 year old and bestowed with this award for his racial satirical novel ‘The Sellout’ . Paul՚s Wins for this award was announced at the ceremony in London՚s Guildhall.

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•  🌟 Summary of Projects & Achievements: 48 Months of Narendra Modi Government (Important) (Part - 7) [ Government Schemes/Projects ]

  Massive Cleansing of India՚s financial system - 58,000 bank accounts belonging to 35,000 shell companies deposited and withdrew ₹ 17,000 Cr post-demonetisation. A company with negative opening balance as on 8^th Nov 2016, deposited & withdrew ₹ 2,484 Cr post demonetisation.

  • 2.24 la…

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