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2021-03-19 20:30:20 Q. Longitudinal Aging Study of India Wave-1 has collected information on chronic conditions in elderly above 60 years of age. Which of the following was the most self-reported chronic condition in the above study? Source: PIB Open / Comment

2021-03-19 15:25:00 National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. (NCGTC)
• National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. (NCGTC) is a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, established by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, as a wholly owned company of the Government of India, to act as a common trustee company for multiple credit guarantee funds.
• Presently, there are five dedicated credit guarantee Trusts under the Management of NCGTC viz.
o 1) Credit Guarantee Fund for Skill Development (CGFSD)
o 2) Credit Guarantee Fund for Education loans (CGFEL)
o 3) Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring (CGFF)
 Guarantees for domestic factored debts of MSMEs.
o 4) Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU)
o 5) Credit Guarantee Fund for Standup India (CGFSI) Open / Comment

2021-03-19 15:11:18 GEMINI (GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information)
• To avoid communication blackouts that led to 20 fishermen going missing in the aftermath of Cyclone Okchi in 2017, a slew of government departments, research agencies and private companies have developed GEMINI, a portable receiver linked to ISRO-satellites, that is “fail-proof” and warn fishermen of danger.
• The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), a Hyderabad institute collaborated with Accord, a private company, to develop GEMINI (GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information) a simple handheld device that receives the information transmitted through GAGAN and feeds that to the mobile handset through Bluetooth connection.
• An App developed by INCOIS converts the satellite messages in the form of readable maps and text.
• The decoded information can be viewed on the mobile in any of the languages spoken in the coastal states of India.
• The Mobile app receives the GPS information (Current Position, Satellite Date & Time) as well as the following broadcasted messages.
o Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) Advisory
o High Wave Alert & Strong Wind Alert
o Cyclone and Tsunami Warning Information
o Maximum Wind Speed, Maximum Wave Height, Maximum Current Speed
o Bathymetry, Distance & Direction
• GEMINI works on GAGAN, developed by ISRO and the Airports Authority of India and is an India-made global positioning system and relies on the positioning system by ISRO’s GSAT satellites.
• With this device, fishermen outside the signal range of their phone companies can also access warnings and alerts.
o Mobile phone frequencies cannot be accessed 10-12 km beyond the coast and with GEMINI this range can increase to 300 nautical miles, according to a press release.
• The device only allows one-way communication — it can’t be used by fishermen to make calls, for instance.
• Govt. of India has made provision for such devices under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMSSY) scheme.
o Under this scheme, support is provided to procure PFZ devises, network and cost of installation as part of “Strengthening of safety and security of fishermen”.
• Open / Comment

2021-03-19 06:54:31 Open / Comment

2021-03-19 06:09:40 ATMA Scheme
• A Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms” popularly known as ATMA Scheme is already under implementation since 2005.
• Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country.
• The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country.
• Under the scheme grants-in-aid is released to the State Governments with an objective to support State Government’s efforts to make available the latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers including training for multi-layer farming.
• Training of farmers is one of the eligible activities of ATMA Scheme. Open / Comment

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2021-03-17 20:44:12 Q. Which of the following could be among the negative effects of ‘global warming’?
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2. Loss of methane hydrates from the ocean floor
3. Weaker land and ocean carbon sinks
4. Loss of Arctic summer sea ice
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D) All of the above

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