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NotesWhat causes frothing in Delhi’s Yamuna?Reference News:In what has become a repeat occurrence in the city, a layer of froth was seen floating over parts of the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj recently, with Chhath devotees standing in toxic foam-laden water to offer prayers.The froth is a sign
Publish Date 12, Nov 2021
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Midday meal scheme in IndiaReference News:Flagging “critical” levels of malnutrition and anaemia among children, the Union Government has urged the states to explore the possibility of introducing millets in the mid-day meal scheme, now known as PM Poshan.Need for and significance
Publish Date 11, Nov 2021
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated SMILE SchemeAbout the scheme:“SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages etc
Publish Date 11, Nov 2021
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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)Reference News:The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently held a meeting with the women activists and applauded their courage and affirmed that the UN will continue to stand by the people of Afghanistan.What is UNAMA?UNAMA was established o
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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)Reference News:The CPEC or the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is getting increasingly unmanageable with local Pakistanis unhappy with the Chinese soldiers and civilians working on the project. Therefore, Pakistan has been forced to deploy more soldiers in the area.Fo
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What are the Integrated theatre commands?Reference News:In a fresh push towards the creation of theatre commands to fight the next wars in an integrated manner, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under the Defence Ministry has asked the three services to conduct studies on the structures of the new for
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Project Sampoorna for MalnutritionReference News: Project Sampoorna which was successfully implemented in Bongaigaon district of Assam is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere in reducing child malnutritionThe project has resulted in the reduction of malnutrition in children using near zero
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Huge Forest Loss in IndiaReference News:Impact of agricultural expansion on global deforestation almost 90%, says FRA remote-sensing survey.More than half of global forests (52.3 per cent) has been converted to croplandAnother 37.5 per cent was lost to livestock grazing between 2000 and 2018Around 5
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Boosting Services Export in IndiaReference News:Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that it is working on a plan to reach a services export target of USD 1 trillion by 2030. This target is nearly five times of what India exported last fiscal (FY 2020).Key PointsServic
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Sessions of Parliament of IndiaReference News:The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Winter session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23.Last year, the winter session could not be held due to the onslaught of the pandemic, which had wit
Publish Date 10, Nov 2021
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