JAN 2024 schemes Flashcards
Which Ministry has launched the SAMARTH mission? What is its full form?
Ministry of Power
Sustainable Agrarian Mission on use of Biomass in coal-based thermal power plants
What is SAMARTH Mission aka?
National Mission on Biomass in Thermal Power Plant
1st Biomass policy was launched in?
2017
Modified Revised Biomass Policy, that includes the use of bamboo to produce bamboo pellets, to be used in power plants in mixer, was launched in?
June 2023
According to SAMARTH mission, Share of biomass pellets to be used in the power plants?
5-7%
Renewable energy target set by ministry of power?
500GW by 2030
The RE capacity commissioned till 2023 was?
about 180/500 GW achieved
SECI - Solar Energy Corporation of India, a miniratna of India, was formed in? Where is its headquarter
2011
New Delhi
Miniratna in April 2023
UJALA Scheme launched in & by?
2015
MoP
Full form of UJALA scheme?
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All
Green Open Access Rules 2022, was recently modified, what was the change?
Reduces the Open Access limit from 1MW to 100kW
Who releases the Logistics Performance Report and what is India’s rank in it?
World Bank
Rank 38 of 139
HQ of NERAMAC? What is its brand? Full form of NERAMAC?
Guwahati - NE Fresh
NER Agriculture Marketing Corporation
NECBDC full form? Its HQ is located in?
NE Cane & Bamboo Development Council.
Guwahat.i
Brood Multiplication Centre (BMC) has been established in?
Chick Brood
Srikakulum
Role of MSME in the Space Mission?
- Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC) Bhubaneswar - Aditya L1
- Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai - Have supplied parts and devices to Chandrayaan 3
Khadi & Gramodyog Vikas Yojana was launched in?
2019
3 components of Khadi & Gramodyog Vikas Yojana?
- Khadi Vikas Yojana - promotion of khadi
- Gramodyog Vikas Yojana - promotion of agro-based industry
- Khadi Grant - meeting fund needs of the above 2
Who is responsible for developing the khadi brand of India?
Quality Council of India
Brand: New Khadi of New India
What is Green Hydrogen?
Produced using electrolysis of water with a well-to-gate emission of not more than 2 kg CO2/1kg H2
Budgetary allowance of the R&D component?
Rs. 400 crores
The green hydrogen mission (2023) aims to develop green hydrogen production capacity to?
At least 5 MMT per annum
The green hydrogen mission (2023) aims to add investments worth?
Rs. 8L crore total
The green hydrogen mission (2023) aims to generate how many jobs?
atleast 6L jobs
The National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023) will lead to the cumulative reduction in fossil fuel imports by over?
over Rs. 1 lakh crore
The National Green Hydrogen Mission will lead to the abatement of GHG to?
nearly 50 MT of annual greenhouse gas emissions
Allocation of the National Green Hydrogen Mission?
Rs. 19,000
Major chunk of the total outlay in National Green Hydrogen Mission is going to?
SIGHT programme
Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme
2 components of SIGHT programme?
- Support Domestic Manufacturing of Electrolysis
- Offers Incentives on Production of Green Hydrogen
Who has been granted the ‘Infrastructure Finance Company’ Status by RBI in 2023
IREDA
Green Cover Index is an initiative of?
NHAI - National Highways Authority of India
The National Water Mission aims to create a comprehensive water database in public domain and assess the impact of climate change on water sources through?
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) by NITI Aayog