1. TB Free India by 2025 IN NEWS: Union minister of health and family welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya chairs High Level Meet with all States to review Public Health gains against Tuberculosis. KEY POINTS: The minister assured that the Union government is open to all suggestions from the States/UTs on Tuberculosis in its mission to fulfil Prime Minister’s dream of a TB Free India by 2025. He also encouraged the States and UTs to provide suggestions on the Public Health Management of COVID and other programs and initiatives of the Union Health Ministry. On the threat to the gains made against TB ..read more

1.INS Tabar Exercises with Moroccan Navy. IN NEWS: INS Tabar, as part of her overseas deployment, made a port call at Casablanca in Morocco on 25 and 26 Aug 21. KEY POINTS: The ship participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy ship ‘Lieutenant Colonel Arrahman’ off Casablanca port. Evolutions like communication drills, replenishment at sea procedures and naval manoeuvres were undertaken during the exercise. The exercise concluded with the traditional ‘Steam Past’ between the two ships to bid farewell to each other. About INS Tabar: INS Tabar (translates as “batt ..read more

1. POSHAN Maah. IN NEWS: Thematic POSHAN Maah will be Celebrated Across the Nation Throughout the Month of September as Part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. KEY POINTS: About POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan: Launched by Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoW&CD) on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, POSHAN Abhiyaan is Government of India’s flagship programmed to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent Girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. The Abhiyaan targets to redu ..read more

1. Ministry of Civil Aviation notifies liberalised Drone Rules, 2021. IN NEWS: Ministry of Civil Aviation notifies liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 KEY POINTS: Background: In March 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) published the UAS Rules, 2021 that were perceived by academia, Startups, end-users and other stakeholders as being restrictive in nature as they involved considerable paperwork, required permissions for every drone flight and very few “free to fly” green zones were available. Based on the feedback, the Government has decided to repeal the UAS Rules, 2021 and replace the same ..read more

1. Cabinet clears Rs. 15,000 cr. NMP-linked FDI proposal. IN NEWS: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared a foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal entailing an investment of up to Rs. 15,000 crore in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding (AIIH) Ltd. KEY POINTS: It is a company incorporated to invest in the infrastructure and construction development sectors. The government said the investment would prove to be a “significant boost to the recently announced National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)” as AIIH had proposed downstream investments in some of the sectors covered ..read more

1. e-Shram portal – National Database on Unorganized Workers (NDUW). IN NEWS: Logo for e-Shram portal unveiled by Minister for Labor and Employment. KEY POINTS: What is the e-Shram portal? e-Shram portal is a portal through which the government aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be issued an e-Shram card containing a 12-digit unique number, which, going ahead, will help in including them in social security schemes. Significance of e-Shram portal – National Databa ..read more

1. TEZU AIRPORT. IN NEWS: The first commercial flight landed on the easternmost tip of the Indian landmass, Tezu in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, on Thursday, scripting history in the country’s aviation sector. KEY POINTS: Tezu’s inclusion on the country’s aviation map is projected to enhance tourism in the Arunachal Pradesh. CM Pema Khandu said that Tezu is the seventh domestic destination in the North East under UDAN, giving a boost to regional connectivity as envisioned by PM Narendra Modi. With Guwahati – Tezu route, flybig has provided air connectivity in 10 out of 16 routes ..read more

1. PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II IN NEWS: Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE) has conducted a review of implementation of Prime Minister’s Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II and suggested measures for expansion of the schemes. KEY POINTS: About PM-KUSUM: The PM-KUSUM scheme was launched by the MNRE in 2019, to support installation of off-grid solar pumps in rural areas and reduce dependence on grid, in grid-connected areas. The objective of the scheme is to enable farmers to set up solar power genera ..read more

1.NERAMAC revival and Oil Palm Mission IN NEWS:  Recently, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister has approved a revival package of Rs.77.45 crore for revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC), KEY POINTS: On the same day, the Union Cabinet also approved the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a special focus on the North east region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. About NERAMAC NERAMAC is a central Public Section Enterprises under the admi ..read more

1.Kigali Amendment. IN NEWS: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by India. KEY POINTS: A national strategy for phase down of hydrofluorocarbons will be developed after required consultation with all the industry stakeholders by 2023. Amendments to the existing legislation framework, the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules to allow appropriate control of the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons to ensure ..read more