Vibhu gaur June and July

Press Council of India

statutory body under Press Council Act

Quasi judicial body and watchdog of press

consist of chairman and 28 members

appointed by central govt.

chairman nominated by committee of chairman of RS, speaker of LS and a representative of Council. conventionally retired judge of SC

tenure of all - 3 years

Registrar general and Census Commissioner of India

responsible for civil registration as well as conducting census of India and linguistic survey of India

comes under Ministry of Home Affairs

logistic support on birth and death provided by Ministry of Health but oversee by RG and CCI

In India, it is mandatory to register birth and death

First census happened in 1872, since 1881 conducting every 10 years

This is India’s first digital census

Last full census happened in 1931

Can ECI de-list political Parties (registration under which act, recognition under which act)

Registration under RoP, 1951

Recognition under Election Symbol (Reservation and Allotment) order, 1968

No explicit power given under RoP to ECI to de-register any party and SC also said but (but aisa nhi hai ke kr nhi skta hai bilkul bhi… fraud wgerah ya central govt notify kr de to kr skta hai… but explicit nhi hai)

Personality right of India comes under which article

A. 21, right to privacy

Training of Trainers (ToT) programme

under Ministry of Panchayati Raj to enhance financial capacities of Panchayat

Custodian of Enemy Property in India

statutory body under Enemy Property Act

comes under Ministry of Home Affairs

International Institute of Administrative Science

India has been elected President in the history of 100 years for 2025-2028

NPO hai

Hq. Brussels, Belgium

India is member from 1998, represented by Department of Administrative reforms and Public Grievances

National Commission for Minorities

Statutory body

India have 6 notified minorities - Muslims, Christians, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain

Jain were added in 2014

PM Virasat ka Samvardhan related to minorities under Ministry of Minority Affairs and is Central Sector Scheme

North East Region District SDG Index 2023-24

7 states + Sikkim

second edition developed by NITI aayog with support of UNDP and MoDoNER

Maize

Ethanol made up of maize also… food grains are major contributor of ethanol as compared to sugarcane

it is kharif crop need semi-arid reason but in TN it is rabi crop

major producing states - Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Andhra (Kar, Andhra are non-traditional states)

also used in textile, paper, pharmaceutical, food, beverages

Maize is cross-pollinated crop and wheat, rice is self pollinated

waxy maize is hybrid

PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana

100% centre sector scheme

aims me sb kuch aata hai isme…

targets 100 underperforming districts

National level, State level, district level committees

implemented for 6 years

Mustard oil

PUFA - Polyunsaturated - controls bad cholesterol

MUFA - Monounsaturated - heart friendly

SFA - Saturated

• Rapeseed mustard oil

healthy balance of PUFA and MUFA

have high erucic acid (thts why Canola variety se widely used in West Countries)

Dhara Mustard hybrid II (barnase-barstar system se bante hain GM mustard variety) (approved by GM Appraisal Committee)

• Palm oil have SFA

• FSSAI bans other edible oils with mustard

• Vitamin A,D,E,K are fat-soluble

Seaweed

Marine algae hai

Rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acid

acts as biostimulant (biostimulant regulated under Fertiliser Control Order under Essential Commodities Act,1955)

60 species are commercially important

3 products seaweed se bante hain for industrial use - Alginate, Agar, Carrageenan

Asafoetida (Heeng)

India is world’s largest consumer and import dependent

typically takes 5 years to mature and start flowering

mentioned in Charak Samhita, Pippapalada, Panini’s work

need cold and arid region but can tolerate rainfall also (maize tolerate nhi kr paata)

Urea and DAP and fertiliser association of India

Urea gold - sulphur coated urea

Maximum price of urea is fixed

DAP - second most used fertiliser in India after Urea

Phosphorus > Nitrogen

govt. give subsidy

Fertiliser Association of India is NPO

Geographical Indication tag

can’t be licensed

governed by geographical indication of goods (registration and protection) act, 1999

geographical indication registry at Chennai grants GI tags functions under DPIIT, Ministry of commerce and industry

Semiconductor integrated circuit layout design under MeiTY and under act with the same name

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

specialised agency of UN

HQ. Geneva, Switzerland

Global innovation index

TRIPS

1995 me agreement

WTO

KAPILA Programme

spreading awareness about Intellectual property rights especially in Higher Educational Institutions

CIPAM

established under DPIIT to implement National IPR Policy, 2016

Nickel

use in clean technology

classified as critical mineral

two types of ore :

• Sulphide ore

found deeper underground

Easier to process

Rapidly depleting

• Laterite ore

found in hot and tropical region

abundant but difficult to process

India has major reserves in Sukinda, Odisha

India using hydrogen plasma technique for less pollution

Rare Earth Elements

abundant in Earth crust but rarely found in economically viable concentration

Promethium is radio active but doesn’t occur in mineable quantity

India have 3rd largest reserves but production nhi hota hamare yhn

IREL - PSU under Dept. of Atomic Energy

REPM Scheme for promotion of manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet

Gini Coefficient and Lorenz curve

a measure of income distribution among population (0= perfect equality , 1= perfect inequality)

Lorenz curve - the more it is close the gini coefficient, the more equality in income is

IRDAI

100% FDI

regulates both Life insurance company and General Insurance Company

Domestic Systematically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) identified LIC, GIC and New India Assurance Company

Virtual digital assets

brought under Prevention of Money Laundering act

consider as a capital, so capital gain for income tax

loss from transfer of virtual assets can’t be set off from any other income

Digital rupee is not VDA

Coal

types:

• Coking - used in steelmaking (import from Australia)

• Semi- coking

• Non- coking - Electricity (import from Indonesia)

India’s coastline length

7516 km to 11098 by National Hydrographic Office with coordination with Survey of India

9 states, 4 UT

Guj > TN > Andhra > Mah

Andaman > Lakshdweep > Daman diu > Puducherry

the revised coastline length doesn’t impact Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) boundaries

CRZ lines based on High Tidal Line (HTL)

Heat wave

40 degree plains and 30 degree hilly areas

Color coding by IMD :

Green (no action)

Yellow (be updated)

Orange (be prepared)

Red (take action)

heat index is the combination of air temperature and relative humidity

12 natural disasters notified under disaster management act, 2005

cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloud burst, pest attack, frost/ cold waves

heat wave is not natural disaster

High seas treaty

Biodiversity Beyond Natural Jurisdiction (BBNJ) under UNCLOS

India is signatory not ratified yet

It is legally binding

need 60 countries to ratified, threshold for entry into force (Morocco is 60th and Palau is 1st)

goal “30×30” protecting 30% sea by 2030

Both states and regional economic integration organization can become parties to the Agreement

work :

conservation and protection of marine ecology

fair and equitable sharing of benefits from marine genetic resources

to make environmental impact assessment for any activity that can be degrade the marine ecosystem a mandatory practice

Hydrology of Brahmaputra

States - Arunachal, Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya

known as Yarlung Tsangpo, came in India from Yongyyab pass or Namcha Barwa

become Jamuna in Bangladesh

origin - chemyangdung glacier

known as sorrow of Assam

tributaries (left)

lohit, dibang, dhansiri, kopili, burhi dihing

tributaries (right)

subansiri, kameng, manas, teesta, sankosh, raidak, jaldhaka