GS1: Art and Culture
- Explained: The legacy and return of the Bamiyan Buddhas, virtually (IE) The Bamiyan Buddhas are said to date back to the 5th century AD and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. Salsal and Shamama, as they were called by the locals, were set in niches on either ends of a cliff side and hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
GS2: Polity
- Why Uttarakhand wants the Centre to withdraw ILP from Niti and Nelong valley (IE) The Uttarakhand government, in a recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had sought withdrawal of “inner-line permit” (ILP) system in Niti Valley of Chamoli district and Nelang Valley of Uttarkashi district for better border management and expansion of tourism and other economic activities in villages located there.
GS2: International Relations
- PM to attend first Quad summit today (TH) Access to COVID-19 vaccines, cooperation on technology, and climate change are at the top of the agenda as Prime Minister joins Quad meeting.
- India, Japan space agencies review ties (TH)Earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation figure in discussion
GS3: Schemes
- "Approval accorded under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of DomesticManufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) (PIB)" With an objective to attain self-reliance and reduce import dependence in these critical Bulk Drugs - Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the country, the Department of Pharmaceuticals had launched a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for promotion of their domestic manufacturing by setting up Greenfield plants with minimum domestic value addition in four different Target Segments (In Two Fermentation based - at least 90% and in the Two Chemical Synthesis based – at least 70% ) with a total outlay of Rs. 6,940 cr. for the period 2020-21 to 2029-30.
GS3: Science and Technology
- Explained: INS Karanj, the Scorpene-class submarine inducted into service (IE) The earlier version of the submarine, which was first commissioned in 1969 at Riga in the erstwhile USSR, had played a key role during the 1970-71 Indo-Pak war.
