Polity: GS2
- Centre ready to introduce Bill defining Delhi govt., L-G powers It’s likely to clearly define their powers on the lines of Supreme Court order of February 2019
- An inevitable showdown While provocative posts have no place on any platform, free speech should not be hit
- Sub-categorisation of OBCs: what a Commission has found so far In September last year, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reopened the legal debate on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for reservations.
Scheme: GS2
- Maternal welfare scheme beneficiaries cross 1.75 crore The government’s maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020,The government’s maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020.
Economy: GS3
- The Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF), with a corpus of Rs. 5,000 crores has been created under NABARD The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC)’ from 2015-16 in all the States of the country which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz. Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems.
Schemes: GS3
- One District One Product Scheme (PIB) One District One Product (ODOP) is an initiative which is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of AtmaNirbhar Bharat. One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is operationally merged with ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative being implemented by DGFT, Department of Commerce, with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.
Science & Technology: GS3
- Explained: What is Square Kilometre Array, the world’s largest radio telescope Unlike optical telescopes, radio telescopes can detect invisible gas and, therefore, they can reveal areas of space that may be obscured by cosmic dust.
