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Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on 1) Caste and
2) , but not on other castes. Before that, every Census until 3) had data on caste. Caste Census is under the administrative control of 4), 5) and 6)
Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. Before that, every Census until 1931 had data on caste. However,
in 1941, caste-based data was collected but not published. Caste Census is under the administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
1) (SECC) was conducted for the 2) Census of India. SECC is also the first 3) census in India . The SECC was conducted by the 4) in rural areas and the 5) in urban areas. The SECC data excluding caste data was finalised and published by the two ministries in 7).
SECC 2011 was the first caste-based census since 1931 Census of India, and it was launched on 5) in West Tripura district.
The difference between Census and SECC: The Census provides a portrait of the Indian population, while the SECC is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support. Since the Census falls under the 6), all data are considered confidential, whereas according to the SECC website, ―all the personal information given in the SECC is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households.‖
Caste Census 2011 – Major Findings: 1. The number of households in India – 7) Crore, 8) crores live in villages. 2. 9) crore households are considered deprived. 3. Approximately 10) of households in rural areas are landless and they majorly get their income from manual labour. 5. 11) of the rural population is female.
The Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) was conducted for the 2011 Census of India. SECC 2011 is also the first paperless census in India conducted on hand-held electronic devices by the government in 640 districts. the SECC was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development in rural areas and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation in urban areas. The SECC data excluding caste data was finalised and published by the two ministries in 2016. SECC 2011 was the first caste-based census since 1931 Census of India, and it was launched on 29 June 2011 from the Sankhola village of Hazemara block in West Tripura district. The difference between Census and SECC: The Census provides a portrait of the Indian population, while the SECC is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support.Since the Census falls under the Census Act of 1948, all data are considered confidential, whereas according to the SECC website, ―all the personal information given in the SECC is open for use by Government departments to grant and/or restrict benefits to households.‖ Caste Census 2011 – Major Findings: 1. The number of households in India – 24.49 Crore, 17.97 crores live in villages. 2. 10.74 crore households are considered deprived. 3. Approximately 30% of households in rural areas are landless and they majorly get their income from manual labour. 5. 48% of the rural population is female.
1) between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy commenced in Australia
Indian Naval Ships 3) and 4) are the latest indigenously designed used for this
1) started in 2) as a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia
AUSINDEX between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy commenced in Australia
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt are the latest indigenously designed and built . AUSINDEX started in 2015 as a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise 1) concluded. The Indian Navy was represented by 2) with INS 3) and INS 4)
. Initiated in 5) , 1) is the Indian Navy‘s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy.hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX concluded. The Indian Navy was represented by Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay with a ship borne helicopter, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan and Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora
. Initiated in 1994, SIMBEX is the Indian Navy‘s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime
exercise with any foreign navy.
hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy
1) to be the first Asian Country to launch a plastics pact 2) and the 3) have joined hands to develop a platform to promote a circular system for plastics. The new platform called, the India Plastic Pact,‘ was launched by 4)
India generates 5) million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which 6) per cent is not collected; about
half of all plastics produced in the country are used in packaging, most of it is single use in nature
7) businesses together
India to be the first Asian Country to launch a plastics pact ,World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have
joined hands to develop a platform to promote a circular system for plastics. The new platform called, the India Plastic Pact,‘ was launched by British High Commissioner to India.
India generates 9.46 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which 40 per cent is not collected; about
half of all plastics produced in the country are used in packaging, most of it is single use in nature
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Targets to be achieved by 2030 include defining 1) . About 2) per cent of plastic packaging to be reusable or recyclable, 3) per cent of plastic packaging to be effectively recycled and 25 per cent average recycled content across all plastic packaging.
An initiative to reduce plastic waste in India has been launched by Prime Ministers 4) and
5) . The UK is proud to be India‟s biggest European research partner, with 6) million of joint
investment since 7)
Targets to be achieved by 2030 include defining a list of unnecessary or problematic plastic packaging and items and take measures to address them through redesign and innovation. About 100 per cent of plastic packaging to be reusable or recyclable, 50 per cent of plastic packaging to be effectively recycled and 25 per cent average recycled content across all plastic packaging.
An initiative to reduce plastic waste in India has been launched by Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and
Narendra Modi. The UK is proud to be India‟s biggest European research partner, with £400 million of joint
investment since 2008
In 1), the Union government in a bid to free India of single-use plastics by 2), had laid
out a multi-ministerial plan to discourage the use of single-use plastics across the country. Plastic Waste
Management Rules, 3) which extended the responsibility to collect waste generated from the products to their 4) and 5)
In 2019, the Union government in a bid to free India of single-use plastics by 2022, had laid
out a multi-ministerial plan to discourage the use of single-use plastics across the country. Plastic Waste
Management Rules, 2016 which extended the responsibility to collect waste generated from the products to their producers and brand owners.
1), the 2) rolled out the Bharat Stage VI emission standards across the country, after India leapfrogged directly from 3) emissions standards to BS-VI. The announcement aims to cut emissions by 4) from the new vehicles
This move makes 1) the first city in the country to switch from 3) grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting 5) emission norm
India‘s biggest oil firm, 6)has started supplying BS-VI fuel across India.
With this, 6) has become 1st company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across
April 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of India rolled out the Bharat Stage VI emission standards across the country, after India leapfrogged directly from BS-IV emissions standards to BS-VI. The announcement aims to cut emissions by 80-90% from the new vehicles.
This move makes New Delhi the first city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel
meeting Euro-VI emission norm
India‘s biggest oil firm, Indian Oil Corporation Limited has started supplying BS-VI fuel across India.
With this, Indian Oil Corporation Limited has become 1st company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across
Bharat Stage (BS) are standards instituted by the government to 1) from motor vehicles
The standards and the timeline for implementation are set by the 2) under the 3)
. The standards are based on 4) regulations that were first introduced in 5) . The major difference in standards between the existing BS-IV and the new BSVI auto fuel norms is the presence of 6) . The newly introduced fuel is estimated to reduce the amount of
6 ) released by 7) per cent, from 8) parts per million to 9) ppm. As per the analysts, the emission of NOx (nitrogen oxides) from diesel cars is also expected to reduce by nearly 70 per cnt and 25 per cent from cars with petrol engines.
Bharat Stage (BS) are standards instituted by the government to regulate the emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles . The standards and the timeline for implementation are set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The standards are based on European Union regulations that were first introduced in 2000. The major difference in standards between the existing BS-IV and the new BSVI auto fuel norms is the presence of sulphur. The newly introduced fuel is estimated to reduce the amount of sulphur released by 80 per cent, from 50 parts per million to 10 ppm. As per the analysts, the emission of NOx (nitrogen oxides) from diesel cars is also expected to reduce by nearly 70 per cnt and 25 per cent from cars with petrol engines.
Food Processing Week‘ from 1) to 2) September, 2021
3) (MOFPI) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to food processing in India. The ministry was set up in the year 4) 5) is Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Union Cabinet
Food Processing Week‘ from 6th to 12th September, 2021
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for
formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to food processing in India. The ministry was set up in the year 1988,Pashupati Kumar Paras is an Indian politician from
the state of Bihar and the Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Union Cabinet
The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal
based Hydrogen Production
The Task Force will be headed by Additional Secretary in the Ministry. Expert Committee will be headed by Director General of the Federation of Indian
Petroleum Industry, 1)
National Hydrogen Energy Mission will emphasise hydrogen from clean sources. It also envisages linking the country‘s growing renewable energy capacity with the hydrogen economy. India‘s target for 2022 for renewable energy generation is 2) GWand this mission is expected to bolster the process. The renewable energy target for 2030 is 450 GW. The country has set to decarbonise by 3) . Based on the source of production, hydrogen can be classified into four types. 1. Grey Hydrogen: In this case, Hydrogen produced from 1) (natural gas, fossil fuels) is called grey hydrogen. This is the most common method of production of hydrogen today. It produces 2) as a by-product. 2. Black/Brown Hydrogen is the oldest method of producing hydrogen and involves transforming 3) into gas. 3. Blue Hydrogen: This is the name given to the hydrogen produced from 4) where the emissions generated from the process are captured and stored. 4. Green Hydrogen: In this case, hydrogen is generated from 5) of energy
The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal
based Hydrogen Production
The Task Force will be headed by Additional Secretary in the Ministry Expert Committee will be headed by Director General of the Federation of Indian
Petroleum Industry, R.K. Malhotra
National Hydrogen Energy Mission will emphasise hydrogen from clean sources. It also envisages linking the country‘s growing renewable energy capacity with the hydrogen economy. India‘s target for 2022 for renewable energy generation is 175 GWand this mission is expected to bolster the process. The renewable energy target for 2030 is 450 GW. The country has set to decarbonise by 2050. Based on the source of production, hydrogen can be classified into four types. 1. Grey Hydrogen: In this case, Hydrogen produced from hydrocarbons (natural gas, fossil fuels) is called grey hydrogen. This is the most common method of production of hydrogen today. It produces carbon dioxide as a by-product. 2. Black/Brown Hydrogen is the oldest method of producing hydrogen and involves transforming coal into gas. 3. Blue Hydrogen: This is the name given to the hydrogen produced from hydrocarbons where the emissions generated from the process are captured and stored. 4. Green Hydrogen: In this case, hydrogen is generated from renewable sources of energy like solar and wind.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav dedicated the first functional Smog
Tower in India at 1)
India, Kazakhstan carries out 5th edition of joint military drills 2)
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav dedicated the first functional Smog
Tower in India at Anand Vihar, Delhi
India, Kazakhstan carries out 5th edition of joint military drills KAZIND-21
The government appointed 1) minister 1.1) as India‘s Sherpa for the G20.
1.1) is also India‘s minister for 2),3), and 4) besides being the Leader of the House in 5)
G20 is a major international grouping that brings together 19 of the world‘s major economies and the
European Union, with its members accounting for more than 6) of global GDP, 7) of global trade and 8) of
global population.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been leading India‘s representation at G20 Summits since 2014. India
has been a member of the G20 since its inception in 9) . India will be holding the G20 Presidency from 1
10) and will convene the G20 Leaders‘ Summit in 11) for the first time G20 has expanded its agenda since 2008 and heads of government or heads of state
The government appointed commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal as India‘s Sherpa for the G20.
Goyal is also India‘s minister for consumer affairs, food & public distribution, and textiles besides being
the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
G20 is a major international grouping that brings together 19 of the world‘s major economies and the
European Union, with its members accounting for more than 80% of global GDP, 75% of global trade and 60% of global population.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been leading India‘s representation at G20 Summits since 2014. India
has been a member of the G20 since its inception in 1999. India will be holding the G20 Presidency from 1
December 2022 and will convene the G20 Leaders‘ Summit in 2023 for the first timeG20 has expanded its agenda since 2008 and heads of
government or heads of state
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 1)
BRICS Summit in virtual format. The meeting was attended by the President of Brazil 2) , President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of China Xi Jinping and President of South Africa 3)
The theme for the Summit is 4) .Since 5) , the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal summits. Originally the first four were grouped as ―BRIC) before the induction of South
Africa in 6). BRICS in publication 7) coined by 8) who was a Research Assistant in the original report. The BRIC grouping‘s 1formal summit, also held in 9) commenced on 10)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 13th
BRICS Summit in virtual format. The meeting was attended by the President of Brazil Jair Bolsanaro,
President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of China Xi Jinping and President of South Africa Cyril
Ramaphosa.
The theme for the Summit is BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and
consensus. Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal
summits. Originally the first four were grouped as ―BRIC‖ (or ―the BRICs‖) before the induction of South
Africa in 2010. The term ―BRIC‖ is believed to be coined in 2001 by then-chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O‘Neill, in his publication Building Better Global Economic BRICs. But, it was actually coined by Roopa Purushothaman who was a Research Assistant in the original report. The BRIC grouping‘s 1formal summit, also held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, commenced on 16 June 2009.
India hosted the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with 1) . Foreign Minister 2) and Defence Minister 3) from the Australian side met with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
India have 2+2 Ministerial format meetings with the 4) and 5) .
India-Australia bilateral relations to 6) during the India-Australia Leaders‟ Virtual Summit on 04
June 2020
Launch of the Supply Chain Resilience
Initiative by the Trade Ministers of India, Australia and 7) .
2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level institutional mechanism between the two countries. It is a format of dialogue where the defence/foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their counterparts
India hosted the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia . Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton from the Australian side met with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
India have 2+2 Ministerial format meetings with very few countries, including the USA and Japan.
India-Australia bilateral relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the India-Australia Leaders‟ Virtual Summit on 04 June 2020
Launch of the Supply Chain Resilience
Initiative by the Trade Ministers of India, Australia and Japan.
2+2 Ministerial is the highest-level institutional mechanism between the two countries. It is a format of dialogue where the defence/foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their counterparts
India, Denmark jointly launched 1)
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy 2) met Denmark‘s Ministers 3) in New Delhi. Mr The two Ministers jointly launched ‗1) ‘ as part of the 3) Strategic Partnership.
India is the only G-20 country whose actions are in consonance with the Paris Climate agreement with regard to global rise in temperature.
India, Denmark jointly launched ‗Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind‘
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh met Denmark‘s Minister for
Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen in New Delhi. Mr The two Ministers jointly launched ‗Centre of
Excellence on Offshore Wind‘ as part of the Green Strategic Partnership.
India is the only G-20 country whose actions are in consonance with the Paris Climate
agreement with regard to global rise in temperature.
1) became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender,
The plan spearheaded by the young, charismatic and popular President 2)
El Salvador is a country in 3) . El Salvador‘s capital and largest city is 4). 5) is the currency of it
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender,
The plan spearheaded by the young, charismatic and popular President Nayib Bukele
El Salvador is a country in Central America. El Salvador‘s capital and largest city is San Salvador r. US Dollar is the currency of it
Bitcoin was introduced in 1) . Bitcoin is
based on an open-source protocol and is not issued by any central authority., who went by the identity of 2) are said to have conceptualised an accounting system in the aftermath of the 3) financial crisis.
In 4) , The RBI issued
a circular preventing all banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies. This circular was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 5) Recently, the government has announced to introduce a bill; 6) to create a sovereign digital currency and simultaneously ban all private cryptocurrencies
. Bitcoin was introduced in 2009. Bitcoin is
based on an open-source protocol and is not issued by any central authority., who went by the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto are said to have conceptualised an accounting system in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. In 2018, The RBI issued
a circular preventing all banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies. This circular was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in May 2020. Recently, the government has announced to introduce a bill; Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, to create a sovereign digital
currency and simultaneously ban all private cryptocurrencies
12th round of military talks held in the 1) sector,
The latest round of talks was held following the meeting of the Indian and Chinese foreign ministers on
July 14, in Dushanbe, and the 22nd meeting of the 2)
Apart from 3) and 4) , 3) in Galwan Valley, and 4) on the north bank of 5) and 6) and 7) on the south bank of Chang Chenmo River, were dentified as friction points.
Current Disengagement: The agreement on Patrolling (3) was reached but China is not inclined to move back from (4);
5) Lake is located in the Union Territory of 1) . It is situated at a height of almost 8) m and is the world‘s highest saltwater lake. Extending to almost 9) km, 10) of the Pangong Lake lies in India and the other 11) in China
12th round of military talks held in the Ladakh sector,
The latest round of talks was held following the meeting of the Indian and Chinese foreign ministers on
July 14, in Dushanbe, and the 22nd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC)Apart from PP15 and PP17A, PP14 in Galwan Valley, and Finger 4 on the north bank of Pangong Tso and Rezang La and Rechin La on the south bank of Chang Chenmo River, were
identified as friction points.
Current Disengagement: The agreement on Patrolling Point (PP) 17A (Gogra post) was reached but China is not inclined to move back from PP15 (Hot Springs area);
Pangong Tso Lake is located in the Union Territory of Ladakh. It is situated at a height of almost 4,350m and is the world‘s highest saltwater lake. Extending to almost 160 km, one-third of the Pangong Lake lies in India and the other two-thirds in China
1) is the national legislature of the People‟s Republic of China. . China‘s currency 2)
joins the International Monetary Fund‘s basket of reserve currencies
National People‘s Congress is the national legislature of the People‟s Republic of China. It is the largest parliamentary body in the world. China‘s currency yuan
joins the International Monetary Fund‘s basket of reserve currencies
