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Disaster Mitigation Funding Approved by High-Level Committee
Recently, the Government of India, through a High-Level Committee (HLC) led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, approved allocation of Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation projects. This funding aims to enhance disaster management across various states, focusing on lightning ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
National Critical Mineral Mission
The Government of India has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) with a budget of ₹16,300 crore. This initiative aims to enhance India’s self-reliance in critical minerals essential for high-tech industries and clean energy. The Finance Minister announced this ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs Launched
The Government of India has recently approved the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This initiative aims to enhance credit access for manufacturing units by providing a 60% guarantee coverage on loans up to ₹100 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project
The recent conditional approval of the Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project has sparked controversy among environmentalists and local communities. The project is situated within the Sharavathy Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary in Karnataka. This sanctuary is crucial for the conservation of the endangered ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Comprehensive Classification of India’s Nomadic Tribes
The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have recently completed study on India’s denotified, semi-nomadic, and nomadic tribes. This comprehensive classification effort involved categorising 268 tribes that had previously remained unclassified. The study, spanning three years, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Israel Cuts Ties with UNRWA
In October 2024, Israeli parliament (Knesset) had passed laws to stop the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The laws also prohibit any contact between Israeli authorities ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Red Cross Raises Alarm Over Ebola Risks in Goma
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed serious concerns regarding the potential escape of Ebola samples from a laboratory in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ongoing fighting in the city has raised fears of power cuts that ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India and Oman CEPA and DTAA
India and Oman are advancing their economic collaboration by expediting discussions for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This development comes as the two nations aim to strengthen trade relations. Recent Developments During a visit by India’s Commerce and Industry ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2025
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs