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CONTEXT UJALA scheme has completed 7 years of energy efficient and foldable LED distribution ABOUT THE SCHEME UJALA Scheme for energy efficiency:The scheme was launched by the government in 2015-Unnat Jyoti under the Affordable LED for All (UJALA) program. Under UJALA scheme, LED bulbs, LED Tube lights and Energy efficient fans are being provide ... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 Daily Updates
CONTEXT The Union cabinet has approved a ₹76,000 crore scheme to do semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country. The aim of the comprehensive program for the 'development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem' in the country was to make India a global hub of electronic system design and manufacturing. The sche... .Read more
Updated on 16 December, 2021 GS3 Daily Updates Science and Technology
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Context: The Finance Ministry has allocated additional funds of ₹10,000 crore as an interim measure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) after it ran out of funds allocated in the budget, according to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). Key Points More funds may be forthcoming based on... .Read more
Updated on 26 November, 2021 GS2 Daily Updates
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Context: Signing a pact for the transition from equalisation levy, India and the US recently agreed for a transitional approach on equalisation levy or digital tax on e-commerce supplies beginning April 2022. Background The US had earlier conducted a year-long investigation beginning in June 2020 into digital services taxes, stating that they are ag... .Read more
Updated on 25 November, 2021 GS2 Daily Updates
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Context: The Centre has recently decided to extend its free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), for another four months, until March 2022. The centre is still unclear on the farmers’ continued demand for a legal guarantee on minimum support prices for their crops, and declined to set any timeline on the PM’s pro... .Read more
Updated on 25 November, 2021 GS2 Daily Updates
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Context: Citing economic recovery, the Union Cabinet recently restored the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) that was suspended in April 2020 subsuming the funds for the scheme in the consolidated fund of India. Background The Government suspended the MPLADS to use the funds “to strengthen the Government’s effo... .Read more
Updated on 12 November, 2021 GS2 Daily Updates
