Geology Study Material for Tripura PSC-Updated for 2020-2021 Changes

Tripura PSC: Latest Notifications, Dates, Updates, News & More

1 Unique Identity of Northeast Region (Yojana August 2020) [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
- Earliest human footprints have been traced back to the early Stone Age or Palaeolithic age between 40,000 and 35,000 years ago.
- Population density is lowest in Arunachal Pradesh
- Home to people belonging to various human races.
  - Ethnologists pointing at the presence of traces o
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2 One Nation One Card Scheme [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
One Nation One Card Scheme
- Three more states have been included under the scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’ (IM-PDS).
- These states are
  - Odisha
  - Sikkim
  - Mizoram
- In this system nation-wide portability through one nation one ration card is implemente
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3 India Continues to Lose Forest Land to Non-Forestry Projects [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
India Continues to Lose Forest Land to Non-Forestry Projects
- Recently an annual report released by Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- As per the report, the diversion of forest land for other purposes continued throughout India.
- Between January 1 and Nov
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4 Lockdown Cover [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
- Indian govt. is diluting crucial laws in the favour of industry.
- Uttar Pradesh:
  - Increased the labourer’s working hours from 8 to 10.
  - Announced suspension of the 35 of the 38 labour laws for next three years.
  - The Trade Unions Act, Industrial Disputes Act, Act on Occupationa
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5 Infant Mortality Rate: Too Varied to Celebrate [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
- Fallen from 50 to 32 per 1,000 live births over the past decade.
- IMR is higher in rural areas than urban areas.
- Delhi, Tripura and Puducherry are the only places with higher IMR in urban areas than the rural.
Data released by the office of the Registrar General of India:
- B
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6 Second Addendum on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between India and Bangladesh [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
Second Addendum on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade Between India and Bangladesh
- The Inland Water Transit Protocol was signed in 1972 (right after Bangladesh’s Independence).
- It reflects the history and friendship shared by India and Bangladesh.
- In 2015, it was renew
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Last Updated:Nov 20, 2020