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General knowledge refresher
General knowledge refresher published this article page no 13 this article was published in magazine loss of tax revenue: loss of revenue to government has a direct impact on welfare spending such as health care education etc. loss of jobs and businesses a 2019 study by ficci held that prevention of smuggling in five key industries can increase employment in india by up to 16.36 lakh jobs. harm to environment: counterfeiters rarely follow safety standards or guide...
General knowledge refresher
General knowledge refresher published this article page no 12 this article was published in magazine misuse of merchandise exports from india scheme service exports from india scheme advance authorisation scheme etc. misclassification of imports to such categories of cth (change in tariff heading) which is eligible for benefits under ftas. 53rising use of electronic platforms use of dark net sites (transactions through crypto currency assets and allows both ...
General knowledge refresher
General knowledge refresher published this article page no 11 article was published in magazine smuggling and counterfeiting why in news economic advisory council to the prime minister (eac-pm)s working paper titled smuggling and counterfeiting a re-look at strategies was released recently. about smuggling and counterfeiting smuggling: world customs organization (wco) has defined smuggling as customs offence consisting in movement of goods across a customs frontie...
Arihant current affairs magazine
Arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 10 this article was published in december tre and store food grains stopping bonuses on minimum support price (msp) paid by states to farmers. this will help reduce the leakages from postharvest activities and also ensure efficient functioning of the pricing system. rationalise the coverage reduce the number of beneficiaries from 67% to 40%. similar recommendations were also made by niti aayog. adopt ...
Arihant current affairs magazine
Arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 9 this article was published in december awareness among consumers one of the other impediments for food basket diversification through the pds is lack of awareness among the consumers about healthy foods. o awareness camps can be targeted through panchayat raj institutions (pris) self help groups (shgs) and farmers producer organisation (fpo) groups. Read More....
Arihant current affairs magazine Arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 8 this article was published in december challenges in wto indias subsidised food security system is considered as price distorting norms under the world trade organisation (wto). way ahead to ensure food security for all diversify food basket production and distribution of nutrient rich commodities such as millets leafy vegetables milk and eggs need to be encouraged under the nfsa many governments are ince... Arihant current affairs magazine Arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 7 this article was published in december food subsidy bill has almost doubled during 2014-22. such a rising subsidy drains the public exchequer reduce public investments and hamper potential job creation and in turn poverty alleviation efforts. Arihant current affairs magazine monthly environmental sustainability rice-whea... Arihant current affairs magazine Arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 6 this article was published in december massive leakages in the pds as per the shanta kumar committee leakages in pds ranged from 40%-50% and in some states go as high as 60%-70%. unsustainable path towards poverty alleviation the current cip were initially fixed for three years. Arihant current affairs magazine monthly h... Junior science refresher magazine Junior science refresher magazine published this article page no 5 this article was published in december marginalization of nutritional security india was ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the 2022 global hunger index (ghi). the report says there is high malnutrition in india due to rice-wheat biased policies. Read More....
Junior science refresher magazine Junior science refresher magazine published this article page no 4 this article was published in december food subsidy for decentralized procurement (dcp). mechanism for procurement of food grain ministry of consumer affairs food & public distribution implemented two types of procurement policy centralised procurement procurement of food grains is undertaken by fci directly/indirectly for storage and subsequent issue. difference between economic cost and central issu... Junior science refresher magazine Junior science refresher magazine published this article page no 3 this article was published in december national food security act (nfsa) 2013 why in news the centre has launched pm garib kalyan anna yojana (pmgkay) to provide free of cost food grains for a year under the national food security act (nfsa) 2013. more on news under the newly launched pmgkay rice wheat and coarse grains shall be provided free of cost for all eligible households (both primary households an... Junior science refresher magazine Junior science refresher magazine published this article page no 2 this article was published in december easy access to credit bring out an attractive loan product with minimum collateral administrative costs and lower interest rates which should be widely circulated among pmay-g beneficiaries in their vernacular language. awareness generation for optimum utilization of the awaas app among the rural populace there is an imperative need to educate people about the operat... Junior science refresher magazine Junior science refresher magazine published this article page no 1 this article was published in december allotment of house either jointly in the name of husband and wife except in the case of a widow/unmarried /separated person or solely in the name of the woman. skill development of mason a pan-india training and certification programme of masons has been launched in the states/uts. Jun... competition refresher magazine competition refresher magazine Published this article page no 25 this article was published in the month of november strategic nodes or chokepoints of the global food system remains vulnerable to politically motivated restrictions. economic unilateralism and protectionism and trade war have accelerated with trade interdependence increasingly treated as a liability. for example global food crisis of 2007–2008 happened due to attempt to insulate domestic market from international volatility. geopolitical frictions also make reform to multilateral institution... competition refresher magazine competition refresher magazine Published this article page no 24 this article was published in the month of november the definition is focused on undernourishment (hunger) nutritional aspects are not explicitly covered. sustainable development goal or sdg 2 aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. but the number of undernourished people has actually increased to reach 690 million in 2019 since 2014. competition refresher magazine pdf download if this trajectory continues the num...