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2023-06-10 18:23:01 India – Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI)

India and Canada held the 6th MDTI in Ottawa, Canada.

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The two nations held their sixth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) in Ottawa, co-chaired by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Canada’s Minister of International Trade Mary Ng.

The MDTI can play an important role to promote bilateral trade and investment ties and to strengthen economic cooperation between the two nations.

The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the rule-based, non-discriminatory, transparent, open and inclusive multilateral trading system embodied by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Despite the global challenges (Pandemic and Russia-Ukraine Conflict), India- Canada bilateral trade in goods reached about C$ 12 billion in 2022, a significant increase from the previous year and the bilateral services trade stood at C$ 8.9 billion in 2022.

Both countries made improvements to facilitate growth and attract investment.

Recognising the need for a comprehensive trade agreement to boost trade and investment flows, in 2022 India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was relaunched for negotiations.

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2023-06-10 17:30:42 Mains PYQ Notes- Paper wise and Topic wise Mains PYQ Notes- For GS 1, 2, 3, 4 and Essay!

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2023-06-10 16:26:01 Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), Phase II

Half of the villages in the country are now ODF (Open Defecation Free) Plus under SBM-G, Phase II.

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In yet another significant milestone for India, 50% of villages have achieved ODF Plus status under SBM-G II.

This year marks nine years of SBM (Swachh Bharat Mission).

An ODF Plus village is one which has sustained its ODF status and also implemented either solid waste management or liquid waste management systems.

At present, more than 2.96 lakh villages have declared themselves ODF Plus which is important in achieving the goals of SBM-G Phase II by 2024-25.

In terms of the total percentage, the top-performing big states are :

Telangana (100%)

Karnataka (99.5%)

Tamil Nadu (97.8%)

Uttar Pradesh (95.2%)

In terms of the total percentage, the top-performing small states are :

Goa (95.3%)

Sikkim (69.2%)

Top performing UTs are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep which have 100% ODF Plus Model villages.

ODF Plus Model village is one which has sustained its ODF status and has arrangements for both solid and liquid waste management, observes visual cleanliness and displays ODF Plus Information, Education and Communication (IEC) messages.

Major components of the SBM -G, Phase II are :

Sustaining Open Defecation Free Status (ODF-S),

Solid (Biodegradable) Waste Management,

Plastic Waste Management (PWM),

Liquid Waste Management (LWM),

Faecal Sludge Management (FSM),

GOBARdhan,

Information Education and Communication/Behavior Change Communication (IEC/BCC)

Capacity Building.


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2023-06-10 15:27:39 Mission LiFE

The centre launched Meri LiFE App., inspired by the Mission LiFE.

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The Union Environment Minister, Shri Bupendra Yadav launched the ‘Meri LiFE’ App which aims to foster a nationwide movement for LiFE, demonstrating the power of citizens in saving the environment.

The app is inspired by the Mission LiFE Initiative which aims to promote mindful utilisation instead of wasteful consumption.

LiFE stands for ‘lifestyle for environment’.

Mission LIFE was launched by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 20th October 2022 at Kevadia, Gujarat and focuses on bringing behavioural changes in individuals through simple easy-to-do actions.

The Union Environment Ministry serves as the coordinating authority for implementing Mission LiFE at the national level.

It has been mobilising various stakeholders, including central ministries, state governments, institutions, and private organisations, to align their activities with LiFE and raise awareness about sustainable practices.

A month-long mass mobilisation drive is being conducted to further promote LiFE and enhance nationwide advocacy.

It will culminate in a grand celebration of World Environment Day on June 5.

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Solutions to Plastic Pollution’.

The Ministry has developed two dedicated portals for LiFE, in order to create a structured reporting format that can track the progress being made on LiFE.

The Mission LiFE Portal is open access and can be used to download the 100+ creatives, videos, and knowledge materials that have been developed by the ministry for the LiFE mission.

The Meri LiFE Portal has been developed for ministries and institutions to upload event reports and capture the progress of the mass mobilisation drive.


Tag:   #GS3  #Conservation #Pollution #Mission    #Pre

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2023-06-09 16:31:06 Mains 2023 - Paper wise and Topic wise Mains PYQ Notes- For GS 1, 2, 3, 4 and Essay!

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2023-06-09 08:27:01 AIME 2023

The sea phase of AIME 2023 successfully concluded on 8th May 2023 in the South China Sea.

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The harbour phase of the Inaugural ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise was held at Changi Naval Base ( 2-4 May) and the sea phase was held in the South China Sea (7-8 May).

Approximately 1400 personnel manning nine ships participated in the Sea Phase of the multilateral naval exercise.

The Sea Phase demonstrated the ability of Indian and ASEAN navies to operate as an integrated force to promote peace, stability and security in the region.

AIME 2023 provided an opportunity for Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work together closely and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.

INS Delhi and INS Satpura were part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam.

INS Delhi is India’s first indigenously built guided missile destroyer.

INS Satpura is an indigenously built guided missile stealth frigate.


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2023-06-09 07:29:01 Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is launching ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’, an ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) program.

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The Ministry of Women and Child Development is launching “Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi” (on 10th May 2023), an ECCE program to ensure that India has the world’s largest, universal, high-quality pre-school networks envisaged under the National Education Policy (NEP, 2020).

As per the guidelines of the NEP, with Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, the government has taken up the goal of strengthening the foundations of the country’s future generations.

Children’s development in every domain will be targeted – cognitive, development, physical and motor development, socio-emotional-ethical development, artistic/cultural development and the development of communication and early language, literacy and numeracy.

All the states should follow the ECCE task force recommendations for a play-based, activity-based learning pedagogy, targeted specifically at the developmental milestones of 0-3-year-olds as well as 3-6-year-olds, including special support for Divyang children.

Through the ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’ ECCE policy, every child would be provided with two hours of high-quality preschool instruction on a daily basis.

To give a push to ECCE, anganwadi centres will be reimagined and recalibrated to focus not only on the nutritional aspect of children and mothers but also on early learning of children under 6 years, particularly those under 3 years, which has proven to be a foundation for a child’s development.

It has been found that 85% of the brain development is achieved by the age of 6 years.


Tag:   #GS2 #Education #Health #Program    #Pre

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2023-06-09 07:28:01 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)  :

It is a one-year life insurance scheme renewable from year to year offering coverage for death due to any reason.

Persons in the age group of 18-50 years are entitled to enrol under the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) :

It is a one-year accidental insurance scheme renewable from year to year and offers coverage for death or disability due to accident.

Persons in the age group of 18 – 70 years are entitled to enrol under the scheme.

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) :

It is to provide financial security and cover future exigencies for the people in the unorganised sector.

It is administered by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the National Pension Scheme (NPS).

It is open to all bank account holders in the age group 18-40 years who are not income tax payers and the contributions differ based on the pension scheme chosen.

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2023-06-09 07:27:01 Social Security (Jan Suraksha) Schemes

PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete eight years of providing social security cover.

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To give financial security to the people from the unorganised section of the country, the GoI launched two insurance schemes Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and also introduced Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to cover exigencies in the old age.

The National Mission for Financial Inclusion was launched in 2014 with the aim to ensure that every citizen in the country has access to financial literacy, banking facilities and social security coverage.

Building on this initiative three social security schemes were launched on 9th May, 2015.

Under PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY, 16.2 crore, 34.2 crore and 5.2 crore enrollments have been done respectively till 26th April 2023.

Campaigns are being organised throughout the country at each Gram Panchayat to provide coverage to eligible beneficiaries under these schemes.


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