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Master In Current Affairs Magazine Master In Current Affairs Magazine  published this article 20 the awareness narratives are essential for the parents to accept the possible shift in learning paradigm.    page 14    facts for prelims enam platform for marketing    to strengthen agriculture marketing and facilitate farmers to sell their harvested produce through the online portal 177 new mandis have been linked with the national agriculture market (enam).    national agriculture market (enam) is a highly ambitious and successful scheme of government of india which networks the existing apmc mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities with a vision to promote uniformity in agriculture marketing by streamlining of procedures across the integrated markets removing information asymmetry between buyers and sellers and promoting real time price discovery based on actual demand and supply  Master In Current Affairs M...

Banking services chronicle Banking services chronicle     Published this article page no 5 another revolt was triggered in 1914 in the orissa region by the hope that foreign rule would end and they could gain an autonomous government. koya revolts (1803 1840184518581861 1862) and (1879 80) eastern godavari tracktheir complaints were oppression by police and moneylenders new regulations and denial of their customary rights over forest areas. bhil revolts (1817 19) lived in the western ghats and controlled the mountain passes between the north and the deccan  Banking services chronicle buy. Banking services chronicle

shine india monthly magazine  shine india monthly magazine   Published this article page no 11 rekha deula or vimana (principal sanctuary) with a shikhara (crowning cap)    jagamohana or assembly hall    natamandir or dance hall and a number of other substructures.in its complete form it represents an epic imagination of a celestial chariot carrying sun mounted on 24 intricately carved wheels 12 each on north and south side with nearly 3 m diameter drawn by seven horses with    set of wheels representing 12 months of a year and the eight spokes as 8 prahar and symbolic motifs on cycle of seasons and months.    the 7 horses as the 7 days of week  shine india monthly magazine buy. shine india monthly magazine 

pratiyogita darpan hindi pratiyogita darpan hindi  Published this article page no    117 GOVERNMENT NOTIFIES MEDICAL DEVICES AS DRUGS Why in news? Recently the Union Ministry of Health has notified that starting from April 1 2020 all medical equipment would qualify as drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940. More on the news    As per the new notification all devices including instruments and implants whether used alone or in combination for various purposes like diagnosis prevention monitoring among others will be regulated under the legislation.    Medical equipment under this definition include implantable medical devices such as knee implants CT scan MRI equipment defibrillators dialysis machine PET equipment Xray machine etc.    The manufacture import and sale of all medical devices will now need to be certified by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. Positive Implications    It will help government to regulate...

Banking services chronicle Banking services chronicle  Published this article page no    59    Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi in response stated that the army may have used disproportionate force against some terrorist groups however there is no proof the army was trying to wipe out the community. Implications of the ICJ Ruling    The ICJs ruling meant that a global legal body for the first time officially recognized the real threat of abuse against the Rohingya.    Although a ruling against Myanmar dents its image internationally the order of provisional measures does not translate into a finding against Myanmar. The court is not required to ascertain whether Myanmar violated the Genocide Convention.    Provisional measures are essentially a restraining order against a state when a case is pending in the court. Though the ruling of the court is binding on Myanmar and cannot be appealed there are no means available to the court to...

Banking services chronicle Banking services chronicle  Published this article page no     99 CMS COP 13 Why in news? Recently the 13th Conference of Parties (CoP) to the United Nation Environment Programmes (UNEP) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was held in Gandhinagar India. More on the news    India has officially taken over its Presidency for the next three years till 2023.    CMS COP13 was the largest ever in the history of the Convention. o The Conference of Parties is the decision making organ of the Convention (CMS).    CMS COP13 was the first of a series of international naturerelated meetings in 2020 which will culminate with the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming China in October which is expected to adopt a new global biodiversity framework    the Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) or Bonn Conve...

  competition success review competition success review Published this article page no   128   Integrated Management Plan   The plan refers to a document which describes strategies and actions for achieving wise use of the wetland and includes objectives of site management management actions required to achieve the objectives factors that affect or may affect various site features monitoring requirements for detecting changes in ecological character and for measuring the effectiveness of management and resources for management implementation.   Preparing a list of wetlands   The list is developed based on wetlands definition of the Ramsar Convention. The Convention ratified by India defines wetlands as areas of marsh fen peatland or water whether natural or artificial permanent or temporary with water that is static or flowing fresh brackish or salt including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tides does not exceed six meters.   Delineati...

gk today magazine subscription gk today magazine subscription  Published this article page no  39 ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICES Why in news? Recently the proposal of the All India Judicial Services (AIJS) has been revisited by the legal think tank Vidhi. Background  The idea of creating an All India Judicial Services (AIJS) was first introduced by the 14th Report of the Law Commission in 1958.  The First National Judicial Pay Commission (Justice Jagannath Shetty Commission) in 1996 also recommended it at the district judgelevel.  After the Swaran Singh Committees recommendations in 1976 Article 312 of the Constitution (provides for creation allIndia services) was amended by the Constitution 42nd Amendment Act 1976 to include an allIndia judicial service.  Currently the appointments of District Judges and Subordinate Judiciary are done by the respective State governments. Why is the need for All India Judicial Services?  To fill up vacancies It would help...

Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle  Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe  Published this article page no  39 Establishing Thinktank constituting distinguished experts in space field. It will provide key insights on space programme management dualuse of technologies space law international space agreements etc.  Setting up industryacademia linkups for creating systemic changes in establishing a leading research environment. Steps in this direction  Steps by ISRO o ISRO has set up a Space Technology Park in Bengaluru where range of facilities has been set up for use by industry. o In 2018 ISRO had signed a contract with three industries to build 27 satellites in three years.  New Space India Limited was founded in 2019 by Department of Space to bridge gap between ISRO and private sector and facilitate transfer of ISRO technologies to industry. Concerns associated with private sector participation  Security and strategic concerns as ...

Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle   Published this article page no  100 Eligibility of acquiring LED bulbs Every gridconnected consumer having a metered connection from their respective Electricity Distribution Company can get the LED bulbs at about 40% of the market price under the UJALA Scheme. o Consumers also have the option of paying for the LEDs in equated monthly installments.  Procuring LED bulbs The bulbs will be distributed through special counters set up at designated places in the city. These will not be available at any other location including shops etc. o As part of its inclusive growth strategy to enable growth in lower income communities EESL has also enrolled SelfHelp Groups (SHGs) for distribution of LED bulbs under UJALA programme. o In case of faulty bulbsLED bulb fuses LED bulbs have very long life (> 15 years if used of 45 hours every day) and are not likely to fuse. However if the LED bulb stops working due to a technical defec...

shine india magazine shine india magazine  Published this article page no    84 SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARK Why in news? Ministry of textiles is planning to overhaul the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) by setting up Mega Textile Parks to attract higher foreign investment in the textile sector. Objective Salient Features    To provide the industry with world class state of the art infrastructure facilities for setting up their textile units.    To facilitate textile units to meet international environmental and social standards.    To mobilize private investment in the textile sector and generate fresh employment opportunities.    It was launched by merging two schemes namely Apparel Parks for Exports Scheme (APES) and the Centre Infrastructure Development Scheme (TCIDS) in 2005.    It was launched to encourage private investments and employment generation in textile sector.    The scheme targets...

engineering success review magazine subscription engineering success review magazine subscription     Published this article page no 25    Liberalised Remittance Scheme allows all resident individuals including minors to freely remit up to USD 250000 per financial year for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.Rationalisation of External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) Steps taken by RBI includeo Replacing the system of sector wise limits All entities eligible to receive FDI have been permitted to raise ECBs up to USD 750 million per financial year under automatic route subject to certain terms and conditions prescribed in the Guidelines. 25 o Relaxed the enduse restrictions related to ECBs allowing corporates and nonbanking finance companies (NBFCs) to raise ECBs for working capital and general corporate purposes.Foreign Direct Investment has been made more or less unrestricted except (i) for some sectoral caps and (ii) restricti...

Junior Science refresher Junior Science refresher   Published this article page no     143   Political parties as a link They are indispensable links between the people and the representative machinery of government. o They maintain a continuous connection between the people and those who represent them either in government or in the opposition. Any issues within political parties may harm the interests of the people itself. 8Democratic accountability of a political party Political parties are the agents of democracy and safety valves in the political system. They have extralegal growth in almost every democratic country.Impacts the constitutional right of all citizens The procedure for determining the leadership and composition of the parties are not completely open and inclusive. o This adversely impacts the constitutional right of all citizens to equal political opportunity to participate in politics and contest elections.  Elitism leading to faulty distribut...

Shine india monthly magazine Shine india monthly magazine  Published this article page no    68 NSE KNOWLEDGE HUB    National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched an AIpowered learning platform NSE Knowledge Hub.    It has been developed by NSE Academy a whollyowned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).    This platform seeks to assist the banking financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.    It seeks to collaborate with organisations in the BFSI industry to enhance skills of their employees and academic institutions to prepare futureready talent for the financial services industry. TRACK AND TRACE PLATFORM FOR BUSINESSES    Recently The World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the first neutral and public traceability platform that is capable of visualising supply chain data from multiple organisations and sources.    The platform is based on the blockchain technology and has been developed to assist busines...

Junior science refresher Junior science refresher  Published this article page no    14 GLOBAL SOCIAL MOBILITY INDEX Why in News? World Economic Forum (WEF) has come out with its firstever Global Social Mobility Report. Global Social Mobility Index    It is designed to provide policymakers with a means to identify areas for improving social mobility and promoting equally shared opportunities in their economies regardless of their development.    The WEFs Global Social Mobility Index assesses the 82 economies on 10 pillars spread across the following five key dimensions of social mobility 65 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971    It provides for grounds of abortion o Where there is a risk that if child is born it would suffer from physical and mental abnormalities. o Where pregnancy can be a threat to life of women or would cause grave physical and mental injury to her. o Where pregnancy caused due to rape or due to the failure of ...

arihant current affairs magazine arihant current affairs magazine  Published this article page no    11    UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE JAIPUR    Recently UNESCO presented the World Heritage City certificate for Jaipur.    In July 2019 Jaipur the Pink City of India was declared as United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site.    The fortified city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by the Kachwaha Rajput ruler of Amber Sawai Jai Singh II.    It was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture.    The architecture of streets with colonnades (a row of evenly spaced columns supporting a roof or other structure) which intersect the centre creating large public squares called chaupars is one unique feature of the city.    With Jaipurs inclusion the number of world heritage sites in India has increased to 38...

knowledge questions magazine knowledge questions magazine  Published this article page no    07 COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INNOVATION (CEPI)    A group of scientists at CEPI are in the process to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Group also includes an Indian origin scientist Professor SS Vasan.    CEPI is an innovative global partnership between public private philanthropic and civil society organisations.    CEPI is working to accelerate the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases and enable equitable access to these vaccines for people during outbreaks.    CEPI was launched at 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos. CEPI was founded by the governments of Norway and India the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation the Wellcome Trust and the World Economic Forum.    Australia Belgium Canada Germany Japan Norway the European Commission as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation a...