JAN 2018

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT -> Deena versus Union of India and earlier in the Bachan Singh case
reported in 1980. Section 354 (5), which mandates death by hanging, of the Code of Criminal
Procedure has already been upheld.
Whip -> Role in ‘Floor Management’ in both the Houses of Parliament and is responsible for
discipline within the party. MPs of the legislature vote in line with the party’s official policy on
important issues and make sure that the members turn out for important votes.
Mahadayi River -> Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra over the sharing of the Mahadayi (Mandovi)
river . Goa’s main contention is that Karnataka cannot divert water from an already-deficit
Mahadayi basin to the Malaprabha river basin: 115 tmcft was available in the basin, while the
requirement for the three States is 145 tmcft.
VoICE India: a biannual magazine which brings forth best practices, innovations and knowledge
derived from practical experience and success stories of the election machinery that exists in every
corner of India.
Brahmaputra Board: autonomous statutory body responsible for preparation and implementation
of plans related to flood management, erosion control, drainage management and water resource
development in the Brahmaputra valley. The board was set up under the Ministry of Irrigation as
per the Brahmaputra Board Act 1980. The Board started functioning from January 11, 1982 and it’s
headquarters are located at Guwahati, Assam . Brahmaputra Board is provided fund through grant-
in-aid by the Central Government .Borad has 21 members .
Indian Council for Cultural Relations:
ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India, tasked with strengthening India’s
external cultural relations through exchanges with other countries and their people . Founded in
1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
COUNCIL FOR TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION ->
Council for Trade Development and Promotion was constituted in July 2015. A dialogue between
states and union territories to be able to enable international trade and create a framework for
exports.
DRIP: The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Government of India + World Bank, is
implementing the DAM REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (DRIP), which would be a 6
year project. The Central Dam Safety Organisation of Central Water Commission is coordinating and
supervising the Project implementation. The project originally envisaged the rehabilitation and
improvement of about 223 dams within four states namely, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and
Tamil Nadu and later Karnataka, Uttarakhand (UNVNL) and Jharkhand (DVC) joined DRIP and total
number of dams covered under DRIP increased to 250 .
CPCSEA: The Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals
(CPCSEA) is a statutory Committee, which is established under Section 15(1) of the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. All establishments engaged in research and education involving
animals, are required to comply with the various guidelines, norms and stipulations set out by
CPCSEA.
The National Trust is a Statutory Body under Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. The National Trust was
envisaged with capacity development of Persons with Disabilities and their families, fulfilling their
rights, facilitating and promoting the creation of an enabling environment and an inclusive society.
The National Trust has been set up to discharge two basic duties – legal and welfare .Chairperson
and Members term = 3 years .
Central Advisory Board Of Education – 1917-1919 (Calcutta University Commission). The Central
Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State
Governments in the field of education. The Central Advisory Board of Education, the oldest and the
most important advisory body of the Government of India in education was first established in
1920 and dissolved in 1923 as a measure of economy. It was revived in 1935 and has been in
existence ever since.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
To counter corruption and speed up decision- making in military procurement, the government of
India in 2001 decided to set up an integrated DAC. It is headed by the Defence Minister.
The objective of the DAC is to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of
the Armed Forces, in terms of capabilities sought, and time frame prescribed, by optimally utilizing
the allocated budgetary resources. The DAC is responsible to give policy guidelines to acquisitions,
based on long-term procurement plans. It also clears all acquisitions, which includes both imported
and those produced indigenously or under a foreign license.
Accesible India Campaign ->
Accessible India Campaign is in line with the Article 9 of UNCRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities) to which India is a signatory since 2007.
Built Environment Accessibility component of Accessible India Campaign entails following targets:
Completing accessibility audit of at least 25-50 most important government buildings in 50 cities
and making them fully accessible by the end of this year.
Making 50% of all the government buildings of NCT and all the State capitals fully accessible by
December 2018.
Completing accessibility audit of 50% of government buildings and making them fully accessible
in 10 most important cities/towns of States not covered in targets (i) and (ii) by December 2019

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) initiated a “Website

Accessibility Project” for State Government/Union Territories under Accessible India Campaign
through ERNET India, an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology (MeitY), to make total 917 websites accessible and providing funds for the
same. Now 100 accessible websites are made accessible under the project.
JIYO PARSI
Jiyo Parsi is a Government of India supported scheme to arrest the decline in population of the Parsi
Zoroastrian Community in India. The Jiyo Parsi Scheme comprises of three components: Advocacy
Component, Health of the Community Component and Medical Component.
BHARAT KE VEER ->
Finanially support the braveheart or donate to corpus. NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE + SBI .
NHFDC:->
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, 1997. The company is registered under Section 25 of the
Companies Act, 1956 as a Company not for profit. It is wholly owned by Government of India and
has an authorised share capital of Rs. 400 crores. The company is managed by Board of Directors
nominated by Government of India. NHFDC functions as an Apex institution for channelizing the
funds to persons with disabilities through the State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by the
State Government .
AMRIT -> (2015). Provide affordable life-saving cancer, cardiac drugs and medical disposables at 63
% discount . HLL PSU.
Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls-> The beneficiary module of the
Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls – a web based on line monitoring for the
Scheme for Adolescent Girls.
SCHEME FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS -> MWCD.11-14 YEARS . NUTRITION COMPONENT -
> 9.50 PER DAY OR 600 CALORIES . NON Nutrition Component -> IFA supplementation ,Health
check‐up and Referral service ,Nutrition & Health Education (NHE),Life education.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Surakhsa Yojna (PMSSY) -> 2003 . The scheme has two components:
Setting up of new AIIMS and upgradation of government medical colleges.
BHARATNET -> It proposes broadband connectivity to households under village panchayats and
even to government institutions at district level. The project is being funded through the Universal
Service Obligation Fund (USOF).USOF charged at 5% of charged from all the telecom operators
on their Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) .
LONGTERMIRRIGATIONFUND -> LTIF was announced in the Union Budget 2016-17 with an initial
corpus of Rs 20,000 crore for funding and fast tracking the implementation of incomplete major and
medium irrigation projects. LTIF has instituted in NABARD as a part of Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017:
Construction in ‘prohibited areas’ area of 100 meters around a protected monument or area. The
central government can extend the prohibited area beyond 100 meters .The Bill introduces
definition for public works .Procedure for seeking public works and impact assessment of public
works carried out.

TYPBAR -> Typbar TCV is reportedly the world’s first typhoid vaccine clinically proven for use on
recipients who can be as young as six months. A single dose offers 87% protective efficacy against
typhoid.Typhoid-bacterial-salmonella typhi.

GAVI :2000, Gavi is an international organisation – a global Vaccine Alliance, bringing together
public and private sectors with the shared goal of creating equal access to new and underused
vaccines for children living in the world’s poorest countries. Gavi brings together developing country
and donor governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine
industry in both industrialised and developing countries, research and technical agencies, civil
society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other private philanthropists.

Anganwadi Services Training Programme:

The Anganwadi Services Training Programme under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the overall administration,
management and monitoring of the implementation of the Scheme are being done by the respective
State Government/UT Administration.

Maitreyi Yatra ->

The Maitreyi Yatra is an exchange programme for school children as part of a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) between the J&K government and the Ministry of Human Resource
Development .To integrate the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to the rest of the country and
to promote brotherhood and harmony.

Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project ->

India and the World Bank have signed a $100 million loan agreement to support Tamil Nadu Rural
Transformation Project. This is expected to promote rural enterprises, facilitate their access to
finance, and create employment opportunities for youth, particularly women, in selected blocks of
Tamil Nadu across 26 districts, directly benefitting over 400,000 people.

Res extra commercium->

Res extra commercium means things beyond commerce, i.e., which cannot be brought or sold, such
as public roads, rivers, titles of owners etc. Govt asked SC , to classify tobacco as RES extra
commercium.
e- Samvad->
It is an online platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to interact with the Ministry of Women
& Child Development.