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 TEST 1
• World Heritage Outlook- published by IUCN

• Protected Special Agriculture Zone- Tamil Nadu, Cauvery delta region

• Star link Network project- by Space X

• India State of the Forest Report-2019

• Colombo Declaration- for Tackling global nitrogen challenge, adopted by UNEP member states

• INSTEX- payment mechanism set up for Iran by European countries

• Global Housing Technology Challenge- by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• Implementation of Forests Right Act 2006- Recently revoked by Mizoram

• Ashgabat Agreement- multimodal transport between Central Asia & Persian Gulf, India joined 2018

• Angikaar campaign- by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• Kartarpur Corridor- Ravi River, Signed by India and Pakistan for Darbar sahib in Pakistan

• National Crisis Management Committee- Headed by Cabinet Secretary

• Sabarimala Temple- Periyar Tiger reserve, Periyar & Pamba rivers pass through the core area

• Polar Science Cooperation Agreement- India and Sweden

• The Global Tiger Forum- formed in 1993, only intergovernmental international body to protect tigers

• Project SURE(Sustainable Resolution)- by the Union Textiles Ministry along with CMAI

• GEMINI device- Portable receiver for Ocean States Forecast and mapping of Potential Fishing Zones

• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency- Part of World Bank Group, India is a member

• Washington Convention(CITES) and Washington Consensus(For Economy)

• Detect – Treat – Prevent – Build (DTPB)- Under National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination(2017-25)

• Palermo protocol- for Trafficking or smuggling of humans and firearms

• Acceptance of Necessity- under Defence Procurement Procedure

• Eco currency- Common currency by 8 west African Nations

• National Data and Analytics Platform(NDAP)- By NITI Aayog

• FAME II scheme- incentives for electric buses, 3-wheelers and 4-wheelers, Dept. of Heavy Industries

• Ramsar Convention- declared 10 more wetlands in India, Total 37

• Ozone(O3) Pollution- secondary pollutant, can reduce photosynthesis, Gothenburg Protocol

• New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST)- new division under Ministry of External Affairs

• RaIDer-X- Explosive detection device, co-developed by HEMRL(DRDO), Pune and IISc, Bangalore

• Rat Hole Mining- digging of small tunnel for coal mining in Meghalaya, banned by NGT in 2014

• SAVE programme- Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction, Initiative of IUCN

• Mahakoshal region- includes part of UP, MP & Jharkhand, potentially mineral rich region

• Ritchie's Archipelago(Neil and Havelock islands) and Labyrinth islands- Andaman & Nicobar
• Northern blot- used in molecular biology for detection of RNA (or isolated mRNA) in a sample

• Yara virus- discovered an unusually small virus in a lake in Brazil, does not infect human cells

• PVTG- 75 PVTG categorized by MHA in 18 states in A&N UT, in NE(Only Manipur & Tripura)

• Sukhna Lake-in Chandigarh, declared as a living entity by Punjab and Haryana High Court

• Nagpur Resolution- for Empowering Citizens

• Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana(ADITYA)- to help power distribution companies

• Silver Line project- semi high-speed trains in Kerala, between Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur

• Scorpene Submarine- 6 diesel-electric submarine under P75 of Indian Navy

• ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative- launched by Maharashtra on birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule.

• Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)- by RBI for Urban Co-operative Banks, similar to PCA

• ISRO’s third rocket launch pad- Kulashekhrapattinam in Thuthukudi of Tamil Nadu

• Enhanced Transparency Framework- Under UNFCCC, COP25

• Kihoto Hollohan case(1992)- related to anti-defection law

• Hong Kong Convention 2009- for Recycling of Ships, recently cabinet approved accession to it

• Miyawaki method- A Japanese method of afforestation

• National Strategy for Financial Inclusion-by RBI for digital financial services in Tier-II to VI centres

• Pretomanid, Bedaquiline and linezolid- for Extensively Drug-Resistant(XDR-TB) or MDR-TB

• JATAN software- a virtual museum builder software by ASI for Archaeological site museums

• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)- launched in 2016, comprehensive insurance scheme

• Maharashtra has become the first to integrate its land records with the web portal of PMFBY

• Dragonfly Mission- by NASA to fly a drone copter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan

• Helium hydride ion (HeH+)- first type of molecule (molecular bond) that formed after the Big Bang

• KATRIN(Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino) experiment - to measure mass of electron antineutrino

• SONIA, SOFR, Ester- benchmark interest rates to replace LIBOR

• State of India’s birds report-2020- first ever report, released at 13th COP of CMS, Gandhinagar

• Accessible India Campaign- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, for Divyangans

• D-Track- a new spyware tool used in attack to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

• MedusaLocker- a ransomware

• NEONs- NEO (new) + human, world’s first artificial humans, created by Samsung’s Star Labs

• Blue Flag Certification for beaches- run by NGO Foundation for Environmental Education

• 22nd Law Commission-non-statutory advisory body, every 3 yrs, 1st in 1834 under Charter Act 1833

• Major Port at Vadhavan- near Dahanu in Maharashtra, will be developed on ‘land lord model’

• Bru-Reang refugee crisis- PVTG in Tripura, fled from Mizoram in 1997 & settled in Tripura

• Kyasanur Forest Disease- a member of the virus family Flaviviridae, endemic to Karnataka

• National Policy on Electronics 2019- by MeitY, Creation of Sovereign Patent Fund, 1 crore jobs
• Most Favoured Nation- Article 1 of GATT 1994 (WTO), ensures non-discriminatory trade,

• Jan Shikshan Sansthan- transferred to Ministry of Skill development in 2018 from Min. of Education

• SUTRA-PIC India- for Indigenous Cows, by Ministry of Science & Technology

• Doctrine of Essentiality- invented by a 7-judge Bench of SC in the 'Shirur Mutt' case in 1954

• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)- The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899, India is member

• Bharat 22- By Finance Ministry, 22 stocks in 6 sectors, managed by ICICI Prudential,industrial-22.6%

• ETF (Exchange Traded Fund)- index funds that are listed & traded on stocks exchanges like shares

• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)- similar to mutual funds that invests in real estate

• Sulphur Dioxide Emission Report – By Greenpeace India, India largest emitter(15%), 5/10 hotspots

• 5th edition Wasteland Atlas of India- by Ministry of Rural Development, 1st in 2000,2005,2010,2011

• Fugitive Economic Offenders Act(FEOA), 2018- 100 crore, special court, Vijay Mallya 1st person

• Mission Purvodaya- in 2020, development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in Kolkata.

• Hydrogen Fuel- a zero-emission fuel burned with oxygen

• HCNG- a mixture of CNG and 4–9 % hydrogen by energy, may be used as a fuel gas for IC engines

• Indian Resource Panel- 2015, advisory body under MoEFCC, Indo-German bilateral cooperation

• Uttarapatha & Dakshinapatha(in Economic Survey)- 2 trade routes of ancient India meet at Mathura

• Sangrai dance- by Mog tribal community(Arakanese descendants) of Tripura

• Gogabeel- an ox-bow lake in Bihar’s Katihar, declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’.

TEST 2
• Snow leopard- Vulnerable by IUCN, Appendix I of CITES,

• Sustainable Mobility for All- Estd. in 2017,hosted by World Bank, Global Mobility Report by it

• Developed and Developing countries- No WTO definition, Members announce for themselves

• IndiGen genome project- genome sequencing project by CSIR-IGIB, Delhi and CCMB, Hyderabad

• Nirvik scheme- Export Credit Insurance scheme By Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

• 14th National Health Profile 2019- by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (Read findings)

§ ICEDASH- For improved monitoring of customs clearance of imported goods by CBIC

§ ATITHI - For facilitating arriving international passengers by CBIC

§ Climate Resilient Observing System Promotion Council- under Meteorological Department

• Agreement on Reciprocal Logistic Support- India and Russia

• Fall armyworm- a dangerous transboundary insect, first detected in African continent in 2016

• Fiscal Consolidation- government’s fiscal health improved & indicated by reduced fiscal deficit

• National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID)- intelligence grid connecting databases of security agencies

• Arrokoth- most distant space object ever seen up close (earlier nicknamed as Ultima Thule)

• 3S project- Smart Safety Surveillance by WHO for post-marketing surveillance of drugs & vaccines
• SAANS campaign-launched in Gujarat by MoHFW aims to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia

• Avian botulism- a neuro-muscular illness reason for mass mortality of birds, at Sambhar Lake

• Senkaku Island(known as Diaoyus by China & Tiaoyutai by Taiwan)- disputed with China & Taiwan

• Spratly and Paracel Island - Disputed islands in South China Sea

• Scarborough - Disputed parties are China and Philippines in South China Sea

• National Maritime Heritage Museum- at Lothal in Gujarat, implemented by Ministry of Shipping

• 5G Club ‘D10’- proposed grp by UK of 10 democracies(G7+ India, Australia, South Korea)

• Aarogya Setu app- developed by NIC under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

• Torrefaction technology- a thermal process to convert biomass into a coal-like material

• StrandHogg- a bug in Android operating system

• Inequality index- measured/gauged by Lorenz curve, Gini Index, Atkinson’s Index

• Open Acreage Licensing Policy- part of HELP, uniform licences for all forms of hydrocarbons

• Antimicrobial resistance- resistance acquired by any microorganism against antimicrobial drugs

• Kelps- large brown algae seaweeds(Not a plant), grows in "underwater forests" in shallow oceans

• Eradicated disease from India- Smallpox, Rinderpest, Trachoma, Polio

• Public Financial Management System- developed and implemented by CGA, Ministry of Finance

• Standard Essential Patents(SEP)- in news for Telecom and digital innovations (Read more)

• Karan Vandana- A new hybrid wheat variety, rich in protein and iron, developed by IIWBR-CSIR

• Phase 1 trade agreement- Between United States and China

• Elephant bonds- sovereign bond to finance infrastructure projects only, Surjit S Bhalla committee

• Zeroing methodology- related to the estimation of dumping, related to anti-dumping duty

• Footloose industry- industry that can be placed & located at any location without effect from factors

• Special Leave Petition- Article 136, "residual power" in the hands of Supreme Court

• Good Governance Index- by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

• Hydrothermal Carbonization Technology- can convert wet solid waste to biofuel, soil absorbents

• Nitrogen Fixation- conversion of atmospheric N2 into ammonia (NH3)/similar compounds in soil

• Royal Bengal Tiger- National animal of India and Bangladesh, Endangered by IUCN

• Prepaid Payment Instruments- facilitate purchase of goods & services against the value stored in it

• Clean meat- produced through cellular agriculture with cells sourced from animals

• WHO member- All UN Member eligible for membership, Liechtenstein and Taiwan not member

• Operation Sadbhavana and Mission Reach Out- By Indian Army in J & K

• Global Climate Risk Index 2020- By Germanwatch, India ranks 5th worst affected

• INS Nilgiri- first ship of the Project-17A, a design derivative of the Shivalik class stealth frigates

• SDG gender index- developed by Equal Measures 2030, for 14 out of 17 SDGs, India rank- 95/129

• Nabakalebar Festival- ritual of replacing new idols in Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha
• Basel norm- International banking regulations by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)

• Punch mission- Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere by NASA, to be launch in 2022

• Clean air India initiative- a collaborative project between India and Netherlands to curb air pollution

• Magadh burrowing frog- discovered from the Chhota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand

• Macmahon line- demarcation line between Tibet(China) & the North-east region of India

• Port of Sabang - India with Indonesia is developing Sabang port (near the Strait of Malacca)

• Pietermaritzburg - South Africa, 2019 marked 125 years of Pietermaritzburg incident of Gandhiji

• Changi Naval Base - Singapore

• Socotra Island - Yemen

• Revenue receipt- include both tax (income tax, excise duty) & non-tax revenue (interest, profits)

• Communication Resource Unit- by NIRDPR with UNICEF, for inputs of social & behaviour change

• Swaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Little Andaman(North2South)

• One loop scrubber- used to reduce sulphur pollutants from exhaust emissions.

• India Iran strategic relation- Farzad B Gas field, Chabahar Port, INSTC

• Brown to green report- by Climate Transparency partnership to review of G20 climate performance

• Core catcher- core melt localisation device recently installed in Kudankulam(TN) Nuclear Plant

• Co-location facility- a data centre that allows customers to deploy their own servers, networks

• Pathalgadi movement- protest in which tribal people embed stone slabs(Jharkhand), PESA 1996

• Parivara, Talawara and Siddi tribe- recently get ST status in Karnataka

• GAFA tax- named after Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, proposed digital tax(3%) by France

• National Policy for Rare Disease- By Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for 450 rare diseases

• List available depth information system(LADIS) – By IWAI, Ministry of shipping.

• 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-31)- by MOEFCC, 5 components, 17 themes, 250 projects

• PM-CARES fund- to deal with any kind of emergency like COVID19, Public Trust chaired by PM

• Blue Economy for Sustainable Development- a Task Force launched by India and Norway

• Coral triangle- Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands & Timor-Leste

• 2020 AV2- first 1st asteroid entirely within the orbit of Venus

• Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Act 2019- establishes Arbitration Council of India

• Anti-hijacking Act 2016- act aims to punish not only an actual act even a false threats

• Seeker technology- determines the accuracy of the missile and is a closely guarded secret

• Brahmos missile- joint initiative of India(Brahmaputra) and Russia(Moskva), Cruise missile

• Global Forest Watch- to monitor global forests by World Resources Institute(1982, Washington DC)

• Senna spectabilis- invasive plants, a deciduous tree native to tropical areas of America

• National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction- by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• Red fort declaration- 20-year old Strategic Partnership by India and South Africa
• Totalizer machine- For mixing up votes during counting through EVMs

TEST 3
• Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana- part of DAY-NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development

• 10th Agriculture Census(2015-16)- every 5 years, Dep. of Agriculture, 1st in 1970-71

• National Mission on Oil seed and Oil Palm- centrally sponsored scheme, 12th 5-year plan

• 20th Livestock Census- every five years since 1919-20, Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying

• Muktoshree paddy variety- arsenic-resistant rice by WB govt’s rice research centre

• Pokkali- saltwater resistance single-season paddy, GI tag, mainly in Kerala, Vyttila-11 is latest variety

• Sahyadri Megha- a new variety of paddy resistant to blast disease and rich in nutrients

• International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plant- HQ-Geneva, India is not member

• Panama Wilt disease- affects banana, lethal fungal disease(India- global no. 1 producer of bananas)

• Truenat MTB- indigenous molecular diagnostic tool for TB diagnosis, PCR base test

• Nutrient Based Subsidy- from 2010 by Department of Fertilizers, for P&K fertilizers, except for Urea

• Bubonic Plague (540AD) & Black Death (1347AD)- both are caused by Bacterium Yersinia pestis

• Spanish flu- caused by H1N1 influenza virus which affects the respiratory system

• Earth Bio genome project- to sequence genome of eukaryotic biodiversity on earth, for 10 years

• Bone Ossification Test- Related to estimation of age, Can be studied by X-Rays

• NLRP- A gene that provides instructions for making cryopyrin protein involved in immune system.

• Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient(API)- Bulk drug, Hubei province of China is the hub

• Typbar TCV vaccine- a type of conjugate vaccine for Typhoid by Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad

• 13th COP of CMS(Under UNEP)- Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Mascot- Gibi - The Great Indian Bustard

• COP-25 of UNFCCC- Madrid, Spain(Originally planned in Chilli), to complete rule book of COP21

• Cryodrakon boreas- largest flying animal, a plane- sized reptile, that lived in the late Cretaceous era

• Pangolins- Nocturnal mammals with keratin scales, one of the most trafficked animals

• Elephant census- Karnataka Highest, Asian elephant(Endangered), African Elephant (Vulnerable)

• Mandla Plant Fossils National park- Madhya Pradesh, In news -rich Archaeological reserves

• Chakrashila sanctuary- 1st sanctuary with golden languor(Endangered) as prime species, in Assam

• Singaphan wildlife sanctuary- in Nagaland, Declared as an Elephant Reserve

• Strait of Hormuz- between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

• Gamosas- hand woven in towel of Assam with GI Tag,

• Chittagong hill- in Bangladesh, Chakma(Buddhist) and Hajong(Hindus) are originally from here

• Hangpan dada bridge- Constructed in Daporijo over Subansiri(in Arunachal Pradesh) river by BRO

• Kajin Sara lake- Nepal

• Lambahraun Lava field- in Iceland, NASA to use lava field for Mars practice

• White Islands- New Zealand

• Mount Etna- Italy

• Mount Baekdu- North Korea-China border

• Mount Sinabung- Indonesia

• Danakil depression- in Ethiopia

• Kuril Islands- disputed between Russia and Japan, between Sea of Okhotsk & Pacific Ocean

• Moon Agreement

• Psyche mission- by NASA

• National Space Challenge 2020- for student by National Design Research Forum &Space Kidz India

• Sound Radio Interferometer Space Experiment(SunRISE)- by NASA to study solar particle storms

• Solar Orbiter Mission- by European Space Agency & NASA to study of Sun & its inner heliosphere

• GISAT 1- India's first earth imaging satellite that will be launched in a geostationary orbit

• Forest PLUS 2.0 Programme- by USAID and MoEFCC

• Participatory Guarantee Scheme in India- for certifying organic products under Min. of Agri & FW

• Paleo channel- a remnant of an inactive river

• Special Data Dissemination Standard- By IMF

• Fujiwhara effect- when two nearby hurricanes or cyclonic vortices interact with each other

• Nisarguna plant

• Pulse oximetry- used to detect oxygen level in the blood, helpful in early detection of Silent Hypoxia

• Dekho Apna Desh- by Ministry of Tourism

• Kisan Sabha app- By CSIR- Central Road Research Institute for supply chain & transportation

• National Clean Air Programme- not legally binding, 102 cities, base year-2017, for PM2.5 & 10

• Global Report on Internal Displacement- by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

• Styrene gas- flammable liquid, organic compound(C8H8), leaked from LG Polymers, Vizag

• PM's Research Fellow- in Budget 2018-19, to improve research quality in higher institutions

• Nathu la(Sikkim), Jelep la(Sikkim), Lipulekh pass(Uttarakhand)

• Champions Portal- by Ministry of MSME,

• Project Samarth- e-governance platform by Min of Education under NMEICT

• Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020- by FAO,

• Rosewood inlay and Channapatna toy- got GI Tag from Karnataka

• Kibble balance- for Calibration of Kilogram

• New Space India limited- A wholly owned CPSE under Dept of Space,

• Saffir Simpson- classifies hurricanes

• PM Kusum Yojana- solar-pump programme by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Iron dome system- mobile all-weather air defence system developed by Israel

• Coccolithophores- types of phytoplankton used as biomarkers age and past climatic condition
• One Stop Centre Scheme(Sakhi)- Centrally sponsored scheme by Ministry of Women & Child Dvlp.

• Kosi Mechi Project(in Bihar)- 2nd river interlinking project after Ken-Betwa, Mechi originate in Nepal

• Wheat production- China largest, India 2nd largest,

• Data Exclusivity- protects data generated in the course of clinical trials of a drug

• Sandbox technology- a security mechanism for separating running programs/software

• New Delhi Declaration- to combat desertification, land restoration adopted at COP 14 UNCCD

• International Migrant Stock 2019- by UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UN DESA)

• Strategic Economic Dialogue- between India and China

• Constitutional 103rd Amendment act 2019- to granted constitutional status to NCBC

• Barasingha- also called swamp deer, Kanha(MP)- first tiger reserve have a mascot BhoorSingh

• Once only principle- EU, citizens and businesses provide data to public administration only once

• Indian knowledge hub- a dynamic web portal by NITI Aayog

• Time to care report- Oxfam

• Ujh Multi-purpose project- planned to be constructed in Kathua, J&K on River Ujh, tributary of Ravi

• Theatre Command system- joint command in military parlance (of the army, air force, and navy)

• Operation Greens- price fixation scheme by Min of Food Processing, in line with operation Flood

• Global Energy Review 2020- by International Energy Agency

• Pangong Tso lake- long narrow, deep, endorheic (landlocked) lake in the Ladakh Himalayas

• Open skies treaty- in 1992, established an aerial surveillance system for its 34 participants

• Cessna caravan- World largest all Electric aircraft

• Keezhadi- Sangam era site in Tamilnadu, on the Banks of River Vaigai(Drains in Bay of Bengal)

• Acute Encephalitis Syndrome(AES)- a severe case of encephalitis transmitted by mosquitoes

• UN the “Lost at Home” report- By UNICEF

TEST 4
• Varieties of democracy report- released by V-Dem institute

• National Investigation Agency Act 2008 amended - extends the NIA's jurisdiction outside India

• cVIGIL- an app by ECI for voters to share malpractice proof with the authorities

• Deep Ocean Mission- an initiative of ministry of Earth sciences.

• Kasturirangan committee- for western ghats, for National Education Policy

• Samvad with students- by ISRO

• Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue- 1st conceptualized & conducted in 2018, 2nd edition in 2019 in Delhi

• Millet Village Scheme- first launched in Attappady in Palakkad district of Kerala

• International Year of Periodic Table 2019- 150th year of Mendeleev Periodic Table, by UN

• Aber- Common digital currency by Saudi Arabia & UAE using blockchain technology
• Zika virus- mosquito-borne flavivirus

• National Agriculture Higher Education Project- launched by ICAR, Funded 50% by World Bank

• Colombo process & Kathmandu declaration-overseas contractual employment of Asian countries

• Ghost gear- Any fishing equipment that has been lost, discarded or abandoned in water bodies.

• Indelible ink or voters ink- 1st used in 3rd General Elections(1962), silver nitrate

• SAFE, SAFE PLUS and SMILE schemes- by SIDBI for MSMEs

• WaraBandi- a system of rotational water supply for irrigation

• Zearalenone- a fungal toxin infesting cereals such as wheat, maize and barley

• BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism- founded in 2010, from India EXIM bank is partner bank

• Durgam Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN)- malaria control programme by Odisha govt.

• Jiban Sampark project- by Odisha for welfare of PVTG in partnership with UNICEF

• Sarus Crane- tallest of flying birds, vulnerable by IUCN, India’s only resident breeding crane

• Vande Bharat Express- India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train

• KABIL- Khanij Bidesh India Ltd., a joint venture of NALCO, HCL and MECL

• Kra Canal- in Thailand, by China as part of BRI to bypass Malacca Strait

• 7th Economic Census- by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), 1st in 1977

• Myristica Swamp- freshwater swamp forests, evergreen, water-tolerant trees having dense stilt roots

• C-Sat-Fi (C-DOT Satellite WiFi)- by Centre for Development of Telematics

• Canine Distemper Virus- responsible for lion deaths in the Gir forest of Gujarat

• MACS 4028- a biofortified durum wheat variety

• Scramjet engine- works on the Air-breathing Propulsion System

• Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 2019- to designate individuals as terrorists

• National Population Register- by Registrar General of India under Home Ministry, with census 2021

• Anchor investor- institutional investors who are invited to subscribe shares before Initial Public Offers

• Experimental advanced superconducting tokamak(EAST) reactor- artificial Sun, China

• Hothouse Earth- A state beyond which human efforts to global warming will be increasingly futile

• India- leading producer of Banana, Mango, Papaya , Lemon, Chilli pepper, Chick peas , Millet, Jute

• National Testing Agency- autonomous self-sustained testing organization

• Safe City project- To strengthening safety and security of women in public places

• Pre Departure Orientation Training- under Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana by MEA with MSDE

• GSAT 31- India’s 40th communication satellite placed in Geostationary Orbit, Ku-Band Transponders

• Bio rock or mineral accretion technology- can be used to restore coral reefs

• Happy Seeder- for in-situ management of paddy stubble, developed by Punjab Agri University

• ICGS vajra- 6th Vikram-class Offshore Patrol Vessel

• Emission Gap Report 2019- by UN Environment Program (UNEP)

• TRIMS agreement- under WTO, India is its signatory

• Upland rice- grown in rainfed, seeded under dry conditions

• GRACE FO mission- by NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences

• Parmanu Tech 2019- organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy

• Amitav Roy Committee- Prison reforms

• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon- 1st legally binding to prohibit nuclear weapons

• Agri Market Infrastructure Fund-created with NABARD, for developing 22000 GrAMs and 585 APMC

• Zero Fatality Corridor- by Delhi government

• Arr Rinam- Tribal Lockdown Rituals by Galos community of Arunachal Pradesh

• Didymos- Didymos is a binary asteroid with a satellite in its orbit

• Solar Charkha Mission- Ministry of MSME initiative launched in June 2018, implemented by KVIC

• National Waterways in India- as of now 111 (106 created through National Waterways Act, 2016)

• Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet- a missile propulsion technology jointly developed by India and Russia

• E-coccon- mobile app launched by Ministry of Textiles for quality certification in silkworm seed sector

• Photosynthetically Active Radiation- can be used as the source of energy for photosynthesis

• International IP index 2020- by US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Centre

• World Capital of Architecture 2020- Rio de Janeiro declared by UNESCO

• Saposhi- a new malware

• Insolvency and bankruptcy board of India- established on 1st October, 2016 under IBC, 2016

• Swiss Challenge Method- one of the ways of awarding government contracts to private players

• India-Norway Marine Pollution Initiative- to combat marine pollution, no timeline set

• National Gas Grid- intends to create a network of gas pipeline infrastructure

• LAWASIA human right conference- 1st in 2019 by LAWASIA with Bar council of India

• Project NETRA- early warning system by ISRO

• Black Hole machine- By Tesla, to convert all the waste collected, except glass, to ash in Ladakh

• ‘The State of the World Children 2019- Children, Food and Nutrition’ report- By UNICEF

• Formalin- a toxic, colourless solution used to preserve fish

• Sunrise Industries- a flourishing sector that is just in its infancy but shows promise of a rapid boom

• Trans fatty acids- most harmful type of fats, total elimination called by WHO by 2023 (FSSAI- 2022)

• National Seismic Program- to trace hydrocarbon resources by Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas

• Phazolicin- A new antibiotic discovered in the tropical rainforest soils of Mexico

• Rhizosphere- Area of soil around plant roots that has enhanced microbial growth and activity

• Technology Collaboration Program- under the framework of International Energy Agency

• Trans Himalayan Multidimensional Connectivity Network-economic corridor b/w Nepal & China

• Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Resource Efficiency (ENCORE) Project- supported by World Bank
• Microdot technology- technology to ensure originality in spare parts of machines

• Saptamatrika cult- a group of seven female deities, earliest epigraphic evidence found in South India

• Sirsi Supari(Karnataka), Shahi litchi(Bihar)- got GI Tag

• Queen pineapple(Tripura), Kadaknath chicken(Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh)- got GI Tag

• Pahari Dam Modernization Project- on Dhasan river(Tributary of Betwa) in Jhansi, MP

• Zagros mountains- in north-western Iran

• Operation Digital Board- Ministry of Education to leverage technology to boost quality of education

• National Rural Economic Transformation Project-under DAY-NRLM, loan from World Bank

• 2019 Pollution and Health Metrics report- by Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

TEST 5
• Global Energy Transition Index- by WEF, India ranks 74/115, topped by Sweden

• Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti- For IPR in Indian defence sector, nodal-DGCA

• Bougainville- a South Pacific island, voted a referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea

• Principle of absolute liability- Article 21, NGT in LG Polymers case

• Indian state sharing border with Nepal- 5 states, Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, WB, Sikkim

• Universal Account Number- 12 digit number by EPFO for every employee having EPF account

• West Bank- between Israel and Jordan, touching dead sea

• Gaza strip- self-governing Palestinian territory, on coast of Mediterranean Sea, border-Egypt & Israel

• HCARD- Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device developed by CMERI, Durgapur of CSIR

• Biological and Toxin weapon convention- came into force in 1975, legally binding, India is party

• Bay of Bengal boundary layer experiment (BoBBLE)- a joint India-UK project on monsoon system

• World Investment Report- by UNCTAD, focuses on trends in FDI worldwide

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE)- a statutory body under Ministry of Power

• Special Drawing Rights(SDR)- International reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969, 5 currencies

• UNSC 1267 resolution- to combat terrorism

• Pretomanoid, bedaquiline and linezolid- drugs developed for TB

• Kalapani territorial dispute- between India (Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand) and Nepal

• AWaRe(Access, Watch, Reserve) tool- an online tool to use antibiotics more safely, by WHO

• World Press Freedom index- by Reporters without Borders, India- 142/180, Norway topped

• Anthropocene epoch- a proposed geological time division impacted by anthropogenic activities

• Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot system- developed by ECI with C-DAC for service voters

• International Seed Testing Association- conducted its latest(32nd) & first-ever in India, Hyderabad

• PM Karamyogi Maan Dhan scheme- for retail traders, annual turnover of less than Rs.1.5 crore

• Varunastra- Indian advanced heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo, developed by NSTL of DRDO

• Foreigner Tribunals- constituted under the Foreigners Act, 1946

• India based Neutrino Observatory- at Pottipuram in Theni District of Tamil Nadu.

• Geochemical Baseline Atlas of India- developed by CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute

• Rani Chennamma- Kittur Utsava was organised to celebrate her victory over East India's company

• Inner line permit(ILP)- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram and Manipur

• Transfer of HC judge- Article 222, President can transfer with consultation with CJI

• Bordering countries with Caspian sea- Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan

• Voluntary Retention Route- RBI introduced it for Investments by FPIs

• New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative-largest public-private-partnership for R&D

• Inter State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979-applicable when 5 or more migrant worker from other States

• Corporate Social Responsibility- under Companies Act, 2013, spend 2% of their average net profit

• YUKTI- by Ministry of Education, Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Tech & Innovation

• World Economic Outlook- a survey by the IMF that is usually published twice a year

• SATYAM(Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation) program- by Dept of Science & Tech.

• Live attenuated vaccine- weakened (or attenuated) form of the germ that causes a disease

• EventBot- a trojan called which can affect Android smartphone users

• Aadhar Enabled Payment System- developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

• 'South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralization Work’ report- By World Bank

• Outer Space Treaty, 1967- India is a signatory to this treaty, and ratified it in 1982

• Organisation of Islamic Corporation- 57 members, HQ-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, India is not member

• Blazars- active galactic nuclei (AGN), whose jets are aligned with the observer’s line of sight

• Syndemic- a situation when two or more epidemics interact synergistically

• United for biodiversity- by European Commission

• National Chambal Sanctuary- home to critically endangered Gharial, UP, MP and Rajasthan

• Minamata Convention- for mercury, came into force in 2017, 140+ countries including India ratified

• Special Purpose Trust Fund- a specific fund housed within the UN Secretariat

• PRAAPTI portal- launched by the Ministry of Power in 2018 to help DISCOMs and GENCOs

• Saint Kitts and Nevis- island nation between Atlantic Ocean & Caribbean Sea, recently joined ISA,

• Hazardous waste (management and trans boundary movement) rules, 2016- by MoEFCC

• Automatic Exchange of Information- carried out under Common Reporting Standard of OECD

• Ionosphere Connection Explorer(ICON) Satellite- by NASA

• Deadweight loss- in economy in news, Excessive government interventions in the market

• Arms Amendment Act 2019- reduced no. of arms from 3 to 1, increases validity from 3 to 5 years

• Uyghur- Turkic-speaking minority ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Region in China

• Arth Ganga- further extension of Namami Gange Mission

• Plasticrust- new kind of plastic pollution happens when plastic adheres on shoreline rocks
• Strum Ataka- anti-tank missile from Russia for fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers (exported from Russia)

• ISRO's Space Situational Awareness Control Centre- Peenya, Bengaluru

• PM Rojgar Protsahan yojana- EPF & EPS contribution scheme, Ministry of Labour and Employment

• International Development Association- part of WBG to provide interest free loan to poor countries

• National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System- by Dept. of Science &Technology

• CRIME MULTI AGENCY CENTRE(Cri-MAC)- initiative by the Ministry of the Home

• Global poverty line- World Bank estimates it by taking avg. of poverty lines of 15 poorest countries

• Ombudsman Scheme for Digital transaction-under Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007

• Global Mobility Report- by Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All), charts Global Roadmap for Action

• Indian Rhino Vision 2020- to attain number of Rhinos up to 3000 in 7 protected area, Assam by 2020

• Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme- 5 years, to set up 6-8 new test facilities with pvt. industry

• National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019- proposed policy by MoEFCC

• System of Rice Intensification- low-water(NOT submerged), labour intensive cultivation method

• Sustainable Development Mechanism(SDM)- new mitigation mechanism under Paris agreement

• Red shift & Blueshift phenomenon- to explain universe expansion

• Election commission- 3 member body under Article 324, All election commission have equal say

• International Pulsar Timing Array- to detect gravitational waves using an array of approx 30 pulsars

• BOLD QIT- constructed under the CIBMS on India-Bangladesh border in Dhubri of Assam

• Government Instant Messaging System(GIMS)- designed & developed by Kerala unit of NIC

• Third Gender- recognised as separate category in NALSA) v/s Union of India case

• Addis Ababa Action Agenda(AAAA)- for sustainable development

• Country-by-Country(CbC) report- by OECD under Action 13 of BEPS package

• One Health approach- health of human beings is connected to health of animals and environment

• Danube Oder Elbe Canal- In Europe, Black sea - Baltic sea - North Sea

• Consumer International- founded in 1960, HQ- London, 250 member organizations in 120 countries

• Huntington disease- a progressive genetic disorder which affects the brain, No cure exists

• CARISSA KOPILII- A medicinal plant distributed sparsely along Kopili riverbed (Assam & Meghalaya)

• Botulism- A type of food poisoning, potent neurotoxin used to reduce wrinkles

• National Disaster Management Authority- under NDMA Act, 2005, chaired by PM

TEST 6
• Red snow- in Antarctica due to Algae
• Urja Dakshata information tool- It is an initiative taken by BEE with World Resources Institute (WRI)online
energy efficiency platform in India.
• Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojna- By Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) under Dpt
of Pharmaceuticals
• Environmental Crime data- by National Crime Records Bureau
• Setu Bharatam scheme-replacement of all the level crossings on Nat Highways, reduce accidents by 50%
• National security council> National Security Advisor presides it
• National payment Corporation India- RBI+IBA; Not for profit org
• International conference on nanoscience and nanotechnology-ICONSAT- 2020 held at Kolkata
• India data portal- developed by Indian School of Business (ISB);
• Indian ocean commission-regional organization in Africa composed exclusively of islands; India-Observer
• Methanotrophic bacteria-reducing methane emissions from rice plants-also in methane valorization
• “A new era for girls taking stop on 25 years of progress” report by UNICEF+ UN Women
• National biopharma mission>Innovate in India (i3) is launched under it; implemented by BIRAC, 50% funded
by World Bank
• State disaster response fund> under NDMA, Centre contributes 75% or 90%*
• Renewable energy certificate> notified by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 2010
• Safe hands challenge> WHO initiative
• GreenCo rating system>developed by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
• Defence acquisition council>to ensure expeditious procurement> headed by defence Minister
• Project NETRA> to safeguard India’s functional satellites- by ISRO
• ICMR> Governing Body of the Council is presided over by Health minister; Apex body for bio med research
• World Happiness Report- by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
• Innovation in science persuade for inspired research (inspire) programme>By DST; it has further 3
programs SEATS, SHE, AORC.
• Coal mining- 100% FDI; Private sector mining with revenue-sharing model, without placing any end-use
restrictions; 2nd largest importer, producer.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak- Deccan Education Society; Keasari, Mahratta news papers
• Bureau of Indian standard- BIS Act 2006, under Ministry of Consumer Affairs
• Gold monetisation scheme- No Maximum cap
• Chit fund- registered with the office of the registrar of chit funds in every state; both centre and state can
frame legislation; does not come under the regulatory ambit of the RBI or SEBI.
• Locust warning organisation- Under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
• FATF- created in 1989 by the G7 countries and is headquartered in Paris. released the Money Laundering and
the Illegal Wildlife Trade report.
• Sir Creek is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch
• UNCLOS- India is a party to it; The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; The International Seabed
Authority; The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; comes under it
• GeM- 100% GOI owned, Ministry of commerce; launched SWAYATT [Startups, Women and Youth
Advantage Through e- Transactions] Mandatory info on place of origin.
• Indus water treaty- brokered by the World Bank; In 1960- Nehru; Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
• Alternative investment fund- regulated by SEBI; Eg: Venture capital fund, real estate funds, etc
• Tangams- oral language which is marked as ‘critically endangered’; also a tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
• All India Tiger estimation- 75% of World’s tigers; MP>KN>UK;
• NEOWISE – Bright comet in news
• Asiatic lion- only in Gir National Park, GIR WLS; Endangered; 29% increase since 2015
• Adjusted gross revenue charged by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
• International criminal Court- Rome Statue; India isn’t a member.
• Ancient monument in India>not less than 100 years
• CYTOKIN STORM> Immune reaction
• Digital sky platform- Regulation of all drones in the micro and higher categories; no licence 4 Nano (250g)
• Garib Kalyan rojgar abhiyan by Ministry of Rural Development in selected districts
• Band tail scorpion fish- rare in india, discovered at Gulf of Mannar.
• National board for wildlife> statutory body under WPA 1972, PM chairs it
• e- ITEC CoViD-19> training health- care professionals from Africa & SAARC
• Pradhan mantri Kisan mandhan Yojana for Small and Marginal Farmers(<2 ha); 18-40 entry; LIC
• Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002> marine cyanobacterium
• Land port authority of India> Statutory body under MHA, manages border infrastructure.
• Ralder-X> Explosive Detection device
• MPLAD Scheme> under MOSPI; non lapsable 5cr/year, central sector scheme
• Kali tiger reserve> Karnataka
• World water development report 2020 World Water Assessment Program (UNESCO-WWAP).
• Prime minister national relief fund> Nehru in January 1948; No budgetary support
• Epidemic disease act> Introduced to tackle epidemic of bubonic plague
• Additional tier 1 bonds> RBI regulated ; unsecured, perpetual bonds that banks issue to raise core capital
base
• Montblanc> In France; second-highest mountain in Europe and is the highest mountain in the Alps.
• Indian European union trade> India's largest trading partner, 2nd largest destination of Indian exports
• World investment report 2020> UNCTAD; USA top receiver of investment; India 9th
• NISHTHA Programme> largest teachers training programme of its kind in the world.
• Eco sensitive zone> Under EPA 1986, but not mentioned in the act. MoEFCC notifies them
• Plea bargaining> negotiating with the prosecution for a lesser punishment*; introduced in 2006;
• Consumer Protection act 2019> does not include those who obtains a good for resale or a good or service for
commercial purpose; E commerce included; CCPA to be setup; can initiate a complaint from where consumer
resides.
• RAISE Initiative> Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency
by EESL + USAID
• Madhubani paintings> Bihar region; tribal motifs and use of bright earthy colours, made of rice powder
• Criticality in an atomic Power plant> Sustains a fission chain reaction.
• African Swine fever> Not zoonotic;
• Istanbul convention> combat violence against women>. Legally binding; India hadn’t signed it.
• India energy modelling forum> INDIA- USA Bilateral forum
• Measles and rubella> Both are viral diseases; recently Maldives and SL have eradicated both of them
• Code on wage act 2019> minimum wages must be higher than the floor wage; Advisory boards at central and
state level with 1/3rd women reservation
• ASEEM portal> Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping; By NSDC; Min of SDE; AI powered.
• IFLOWS> flood warning system > By Ministry of Earth Sciences; in Mumbai and Chennai
• FSSAI> Food Safety Index> statutory> Min of Health and family welfare
• TALA MADDALE> only spoken word without any dance or costumes> Karnataka, Kerala
• International comparison program> By World Bank> Purchasing Power Parities China>US>Ind
• Maternal mortality Ratio>per 100000 live births vs MM Rate- per 100000 women of R age group
• Dehing patkai wildlife sanctuary> Assam
 • Corona virus is a family of virus> SARS, MERS, Ebola and COVID-19
• Delimitation commission> By President> report in LS,LA; no changes can be made
• New Delhi international arbitration centre> 2019; comes under the purview of the CAG
• OPEC+> 2016 Russia Led; No US; original OPEC 1960 in Baghdad
• Bancassurance> Banking+ Insurance
• Pangio bhujiya> It is a new eel like fish species found in Kerala
• Garbage café> Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh> food for exchange of plastic
• Okjokull> Iceland; glacier
• CrAssphage> bacteriophage (virus that infects bacteria)> present in human gut
• Animal welfare board of India> statutory body; under PETA 1960; chaired by an eminent person
• Power of Siberia> related to China- Russia Natural gas pipeline
• TRIFED> registered under Multi state cooperative society Act 1984; under Min of Tribal Affairs; also works
as an agency to the FCI for procurement of wheat and rice

TEST 7
• Aditya L-1 mission- first scientific expedition to study the Sun

• East Asian Observatories Consortium of eight countries- countries committed to build large telescopes and

pool resources
• Bio rock or mineral accretion technology- by using this technology, ZSI and Gujrat forest departement will

start an initiative to restore coral reefs

• National water quality submission- provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 affected habitations in the

country by March 2021 with an outlay of Rs 25,000 crore

• World sustainable development summit- annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

• Indian national commission for cooperation with UNESCO- advise the Government in matters relating to the

UNESCO, under the Department of Secondary and Higher Education in the Ministry of Human Resource
Development
• Iconic site- five archaeological sites as “iconic sites” with onsite museums in Rakhigarhi (Haryana), Hastinapur

(Uttar Pradesh), Sivsagar (Assam), Dholavira (Gujarat) and Adichanallur (Tamil Nadu).
• Blue dot network- a multi-stakeholder initiative to bring together governments, the private sector and civil

society for global infrastructure development, led by US, Australia and

• Indian justice report- prepared by the Tata Trusts to looks into the ‘four pillars’ – of Judiciary

• Water airdromes- Andaman and Nicobar Islands get India's first water aerodromes, 9 more is scheduled to be

developed by Airport Authority of India

• Elephant colony- Madhya Pradesh has got its first elephant colony in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

• International search and rescue advisory group- primary purpose is to facilitate coordination between the

various international USAR teams who make themselves available for deployment to countries experiencing
devastating events of structural collapse due primarily to earthquakes
• Barakah nuclear power plant- Arab world’s first nuclear reactor started by UAE
• Eastern dedicated freight corridor- runs from Dankuni in West Bengal to Ludhiana (Punjab), covering Punjab,

Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

• Rural infrastructure development fund- provide loans to State Governments and State-owned corporations to

enable them to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects, maintained by NABARD

• Market Intelligence and early warning system- monitor the prices of TOP crops – Tomato, Onion and Potato

• EASE 3.0- provide smart, tech-enabled public sector banking experience for aspiring India

• Chandrayaan 2- exploring south pole or dark side of the Moon

• Global alliance on climate smart agriculture- initiative of Food and Agriculture Organization to address the

challenges facing food security and agriculture by tapping the wealth and diversity of resources, knowledge,
information and expertise, from and between its members
• International panel on fissile material- an independent group of arms-control and non-proliferation experts

from both nuclear weapon and non- nuclear weapon state, founded in 2006
• high level political forum on sustainable development- main United Nations platform on sustainable

development.
• Marrakech partnership of global climate action- established at the CoP22 (UNFCCC), supports

implementation of the Paris Agreement

• Xeriscaping- to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water

from irrigation
• Bio chart- made by pyrolysis of biomass

• Allee effect- identified by a correspondence between density or population size and the mean individual fitness.

• 1 trillion trees initiative- collaboration between the Wildlife Conservation Society, The World Wildlife

Foundation and Birdlife International

• Solar risk mitigation initiative- been developed by the World Bank in partnership with Agence Française de

Développement (AFD), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and International Solar Alliance
(ISA)
• Compulsory licensing- authorizations given to a third-party by the Government to make, use or sell a particular

product or use a particular process that has been patented, without the need of the permission of the patent
owner.
• Serological surveys- conducted by National Centre for Disease Control to study Covid-19 in New Delhi.

• Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN)- private (non-government) non-profit

corporation with responsibility of supervising domain names on internet.

• National electronic toll collection- developed by National Payments Corporation of India to meet the electronic

tolling requirements of the Indian market

• Schistocerca- short-horned grasshopper

• Biolistics-
• Global learning and observations to benefit the environment- environmental science and education program

managed by NASA.
• MSME Emergency response program- World Bank and the Government of India signed the $750 million

agreement to support increased flow of Finance

• Fifth state of matter- man-made Bose-Einstein condensates

• Global partnership for artificial Intelligence- hosted by Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Development
• SATH program- related to education and health sector

• Principle of no fault liability- Section 3 of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

• 5G network slicing- allows multiple logical networks to run on top of a shared physical network infrastructure

• Aatmanirbhar Bharat abhiyan- reforms to attract investment, enhance the ease of doing business, and

strengthen the Make in India initiative.

• Beijing + 25 initiative- To assess progress and challenges to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and

Platform for Action in India over the past 5 years.

• Tropical forest alliance- founded in 2012 at Rio+20 as a part of the World Economic Forum‘s Shaping the

Future of Global Public Goods Platform.

• Henneguya salminicola- an animal which does not need oxygen to produce the energy

• Neutrinos- tiny, nearly massless particles that travel at near light speed

• E 2020 initiative- pioneered by the WHO to eradicate malaria in the span of 15 years

• Lithium triangle- Bolivia, Argentina and Chile

• International cooperation scheme- a demand driven scheme to promote and develop MSME

• LaQshya initiative- To reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and stillbirths

• National Health stack- address the challenge and seeks to employ the latest technology

• Black swan event- unforeseen event that can take place in business, politics, stock markets etc.

• Catchment area treatment plant- management techniques to control erosion in the catchment area.

• Third neighbour policy- Mongolia’s policy to boost bilateral and multilateral diplomatic relations with countries

around the world.

• Trans fat- formed during industrial partial hydrogenation of vegetable oil, causing to heart disease, stroke,

diabetes, and other chronic conditions.

• Economic and technical cooperation agreement- proposed diplomatic arrangement between India and Sri

Lanka
• Principle of free and informed consent- to establish bottom-up participation and consultation of an indigenous

population prior to the beginning of development on ancestral land

• Xicc +- new particle, observed by CERN, that contains two charm quarks and one up quark.

• E- utthan- Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes

• Department for promotion of industry and internal trade- handles matters related to Protection of Intellectual

Property Rights
• Water scarce cities initiative- world bank's initiative to manage water resources and service delivery in water-

scarce cities
• Construction and demolition waste management rule- framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

• Paisa portal- centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries

under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission

• 3C initiative- the Baltic, Adriatic, Black Sea (BABS) Initiative aims to create an Intermarium-based regional

dialogue on various questions affecting the member states

• Mutual legal assistance treaty- cooperation in criminal matters

• World air quality index- released by the pollution tracker IQAir and Greenpeace

• Citi investment to innovate integrate and sustain- promoted development in four sectors – sustainable

mobility, public open spaces, urban governance & ICT and social and organizational innovation in low-income
settlements
• Quantum dots- nanoparticle made of any semiconductor material

• Helsinki rules- led to the creation of the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of NonNavigational Uses of

International Watercourses
• campione rules- advocated taking into consideration the inclusion of water of an aquifer
• Berlin rules- summarize international law customarily applied in modern times to freshwater resources, whether
within a nation or crossing international boundaries.
• ARYA Project- To attract the youth of the country towards agriculture

• ARSH- meet adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs while protecting their rights

• O- SMART- aims to harness various living and non-living (water, mineral and energy) resources from the seabed

and deep water

• UJJWALA- prevent, rescue, rehabilitate, reintegrate and repatriate victims trafficked for commercial sexual

exploitation.
• Newton Bhabha fund- opportunity for UK and Indian PhD scholars to spend a period of their study (up to two to

four months) in Indian and UK higher education institutions

• ECho network- provide a template for cross-disciplinary leadership related to ecology and the environment.

• National investment and infrastructure fund- enhancing infrastructure financing in the country

• National health policy 2017- universal access to good quality health care services without anyone having to face

financial hardship as a consequence

• Knowledge involvement in research advancement through nurturing scheme- implemented by department of

science and technology to provide various career opportunities to women scientists and technologists.
• International trade and transit corridor- Chabahar corridor is officially known by this name
 TEST 8
• Vanguard Bank- the westernmost reef of the Spratly Islands in South China Sea and is known for its rich oil and

gas reserves
• Climate technology centre and network- Hosted by United Nations Environment Programme in in

collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

• Insolvency and bankruptcy code- enacted in 2016, with the aim to streamline and speed up the resolution

process of failed businesses

• Vegetable oil production- India is the largest importer of vegetable oils in the world, followed by China and

USA
• Face therapy- used in treatment of pathogenic bacterial infections

• National clean energy fund- created in 2010-11 using the carbon tax clean energy cess - for funding research

and innovative projects in clean energy technologies of private and public sectors
• Brown to green report- published by the Climate Transparency partnership + comprehensive review of G20

countries’ climate performance,

• Debt for nature swap- designed to relieve developing countries of two devastating problems: spiraling debt

burdens and environmental degradation

• Trade infrastructure for export scheme- for up-gradation of export infrastructure, enhance export

competitiveness, first mile and last mile connectivity for export-oriented projects
• Solidarity trial- by WHO to compare the safety and effectiveness of four drug and drug combinations against the

novel coronavirus.
• Global Maritime energy efficiency partnership- was developed, jointly by UNDP and IMO, and funded by the

GEF to contribute to a significant reduction of GHG emissions from international shipping via enabling 10
Lead Pilot Countries
• Jal Kranti abhiyan- launched by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to

to consolidate water conservation and management

• Ice 360 degree survey- survey conducted by the People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE)

• NIDHI PRAYAS- Department of Science & Technology, to promote and accelerate Young and Aspiring

Innovators and Startups

• New Steel policy- envisages to domestically meet the entire demand of steel and high grade automotive steel,

electrical steel, special steel and alloys for strategic applications

• Revised National TB control Programme- renamed as National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme aiming at

eliminating the disease by 2025

• Integrated disease surveillance programme- launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in

assistance with the World Bank, in 2004

• District Development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA)- formed with a view to fulfilling
the objective of ensuring a better coordination among all the elected representatives in
Parliament, State Legislatures and Local Governments
• Honey mission- launched in 2017 in line with Prime Minister’s call of ‘Sweet Revolution’ by Khadi and Village

Industries Commission (KVIC).

• Tech for tribal program- developed by TRIFED to promote Tribal entrepreneurship

• Rashtriya arogya Nidhi- centrally sponsored scheme to provide financial assistance to poor patients living

below the threshold poverty line

• General social norm index- released by the UN Development Programme to measures how social beliefs

obstruct gender equality

• National manufacturing policy- notified by DIPP in 2011, to enhance the share of manufacturing sector in GDP

to 25% from 16% of the present and creating 100 million jobs by 2022
• Shaala Siddhi, SAKSHAM, SUMVAY- schemes related to boost education sector

• Mera gaon Mera Gaurav- addition and innovation of village by agricultural scientists

• Modified special incentive package scheme (M- SIPS)- to promote ‘Net Zero imports’ in electronics by 2020

• Biotech Kisan scheme- Pan India farmer centric scheme for farmers, developed by and with farmers

• National Financial reporting authority- recommended by the Standing Committee on Finance in its 21st report,

as an independent regulator to oversee the auditing profession and accounting standards in India under
Companies Act 2013
• Mission innovation- initiative of 24 countries and the European Commission to accelerate public and private

clean energy innovation

• Gentle giant Summit- participatory action research based conference, held in Kerala, to protect the imperiled

Asian elephants
• MARPOL convention- Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

• Framework on currency swap agreement for SAARC countries-

• Afghan Northern alliance-

• Ceramic membrane technology- developed recently by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- North

East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST) and is useful for petrochemical processing where
organic membranes cannot be used.
• Trakea- barcoding software to keep safely the criminal forensic report adopted recently by Haryana police

• Women entrepreneurship platform- portal developed by Niti Aayog to promote women entrepreneurship

• ShaGun portal- an online junction of different websites and portals into a single platform to enhance the

accessibility of information relating to schools developed by HRD ministry

• Flue gas desulfurization- reduces the SOx in flue gas through chemical treatment
• Friday for future movement- by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, against the lack of action on the climate

crisis.
• 2020 cd3- an asteroid, also called mini moon, discovered by at NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in

Arizona
• National sword policy- enacted in 2018 in China to ban plastic import

• Indian ocean Rim Association- 22 member State and 10 dialog partner organization aimed at strengthening

regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region
• Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage- established at the UNFCCC climate negotiations in

November 2013 (COP 19)

• ARTIS portal- enhance transparency, efficiency and provide expedited relief to the domestic producers

• Negotiable warehousing recipes- launched in 2017 by Ministry of Food Processing Industries for providing

credit facilities to farmers

• Krishi Udaan scheme- the Ministry of Civil Aviation

• National data sharing and accessibility policy- facilitate access to Government of India owned shareable data
and information in both human readable and machine readable forms

• SWAYAM 2.0- To boost education system

• National time release study- internationally recognized tool advocated by the World Customs Organization to

measure the efficiency and effectiveness of international trade flows

• Authorised economic operator programme- programme under the aegis of the World Customs Organization

(WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate Global Trade. It aims to enhance international
supply chain security and facilitate the movement of goods.
• Wakhan corridor- narrow strip of land between Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tazakistan and China

• 1000 spring initiative- GIS-based Spring Atlas, launched by the union ministry of tribal affairs

• Acquisition and cross servicing agreement- between India and Japan

• Black biology- creating bio terrorism using biological weapons

• Bilateral netting- enables two counterparties in a financial contract to offset claims against each other to

determine a single net payment obligation that

• Mac binding- binding together the MAC and IP addresses

• Green purple initiative logo- trans fat free logo of FSSAI

• Data Bank portal- Indian Institute for Corporate Affairs (IICA), which provides for a wide array of e-learning

courses on various topics

• International platform on sustainable finance- to scale up the mobilisation of private capital towards

environmentally sustainable investments.

• Yongle blue hole- deepest known marine cavern

• DASH diet- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.

• Munroe Island- located at the confluence of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, in Kollam district, Kerala,

South India
• Genetic express Highway-

• Basic exchange and cooperation agreement- one of the four foundational agreements, of USA, viz, CISMOA,

LEMONA, COMCASA, yet to be signed between the two nations

• National action plan for drug demand reduction- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment + 2018-2023

• Indian pharmacopeia- officially recognized book of standards as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and

Rules 1945 thereunder. Afghanistan has become the first country to formally recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia
(IP)
• VT – NMD- India’s first experimental aircraft

• National monsoon mission- Ministry of Earth Sciences

• Acceptance development fund- set up by RBI to increase acceptance of debit and credit cards in tier III and VI

cities
• C40 cities climate leadership group- network of world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change

• Lotus HR project- jointly supported by India and Netherlands for water management

• Unicorn club- India, with 21 unicorns, has emerged as third largest ecosystems for more successful startups right

behind China and US but ahead of Britain and Israel.

• Glyphosate- weed-killer

• Surang bawadi- integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels built

during AdilShahi era in Karnatak

• Global agricultural Heritage system- designated by the Food and agricultural organization

• Zigzag technology- ensures uniform distribution of heat

• Wi-Fi communication technology- White-fi

• Hyperspectral imaging- sensors measure energy in narrower and more numerous bands than multispectral

sensors
• National Investigation Agency - Central counter terrorism law enforcement Agency

• Cobra Effect- related to taxation policy

• Integrated air defence weapon system- the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System

• Tyre pyrolysis- technique of breaking down used tyres in the absence of oxygen

• India's world class facility for trading astronaut- will be set up at Challakere in the next three years on the

Bengaluru-Pune NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

• Tax information exchange agreement- developed by its Global Forum Working Group on Effective Exchange

of Information to address harmful tax practices

TEST 9
• National Health profile 2019- published by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) since 2005

• Coalition for disaster resilient infrastructure- promote research and knowledge sharing in the fields of

infrastructure risk management, standards, financing, and recovery mechanisms.

• Baula project mugger Project- conservation of crocodile

• Data security council of India- not-for-profit, set up by NASSCOM for safe, secure and trusted cyberspace

• Customs convention on international transport of goods- an international transit system under the auspices of

the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to facilitate the seamless movement of goods
within and amongst the Parties to the Convention.
• International smart grid action network- development and deployment of smarter electric grid technologies,

practices and systems

• Asian plus 3- includes the tenmember ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea

• Domestic systematically important Bank- bank which is too big to fail

• Basel III- 3 pillars are Minimum Capital Requirement, Supervisory review Process and Market Discipline

• GAMA portal- complaints relating to misleading advertisements can be lodged

• Mithun all economy- initiated by NITI Aayog, aimed at reducing our oil import bill by setting up Methanol

Production Plants.
• I- STEM portal- R&D facilities in academia, national labs, and industry, whether created with public and private

investment.
• ELISHA diagnostic technique- detection of antibodies

• UN convention against corruption- only legally binding universal anticorruption instrument.

• Joint security area- Truce Village or Panmunjom, only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where

North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face

• Coalition of the willing on pollinators- recently joined by Nigeria

• Innovation for clean air- 2 year India-UK joint initiative in Bengaluru to test interventions related to air quality

and its success.

• AMLD5- tackle money laundering

• China currency manipulation- lowers the cost of China’s exports, making them more attractive

• New York declaration on forests- a voluntary and non-legally binding political declaration pledges to halve the

rate of deforestation by 2020, to end it by 2030

• GTIN- Global Trade Item Number

• National time release study- conducted by ministry of finance to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of

international trade flows.

• Biometric seafarer identity document- India has become the first country in the world to issue this through

ministry of shipping
• Biarritz Declaration- G7 & Africa Partnership
• Lima Declaration- redistribution of world industry so that developing countries would have 25% of it by the

year 2000.
• Shailesh Nayak Committee- Related with Coastal Zone Regulation

• National educational alliance for technology scheme- use technology for better learning outcomes in Higher

Education. It is a public private partnership scheme.

• Water revolution- pro-democracy demonstrations that have roiled Hong Kong in 2019

• Goldschmidtite- found in Earth’s Mantle which covers 80% of earth’s volume

• Central adverse list- was prepared by the intelligence agencies

• PACEsetter fund program- was constituted by India and the USA in 2015 as a joint fund to accelerate the

commercialization of innovative off-grid clean energy access solutions

• Hope Island- part of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

• 51 pegasi b- first exoplanet

• International migrant stock 2019- dataset released by the Population Division of the UN Department of

Economic and Social Affairs

• Hershey chase experiment- to confirm that DNA is genetic material.

• Stockholm peace agreement- voluntary accord between the parties of the conflict in Yemen

• FASTER principles for successful carbon pricing- jointly developed by the World Bank and the Organisation

for Economic Co-operation and Development

• Fake Indian currency note- counter the problem of circulation of fake currency notes.

• International cooperation review group- part of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recommended that

Pakistan be retained on the “Grey List”

• Joint declaration of peace and friendship- signed between Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a

border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after
• Gossypol- is genetically modified cotton seed being approved by US regulator as good crop

• Carbon pricing leadership coalition- Launched in 2015 at COP21 in Paris

• Forward guidance- use of communication by the central bank about its future actions to influence behavior of

economic agents today

• Ghoramara Island- in Kolkata, quickly disappearing due to erosion and sea level rise.

• Go blue- To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Spaghetti bowl effect- multiplication of free trade agreements

• Make in India mittelstand- Market Entry Support Programme for Facilitating Investments by German

Mittelstand and Family Owned Companies in India.

• The rule of negative consensus- related to WTO appellate body

• Clawback mechanism- tackle NPA under-reporting and misconduct

• Voice over Wi-Fi technology- introduced by Bharti Airtel

• Ring fencing- protecting a firm from excessive risk taking and the resultant failures

• Global report on internal displacement- released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

• Indian ocean Dialogue- flagship initiative of Indian Ocean Rim Association

• Biwako millennium framework for action- inclusive, barrierfree and rights-based society for persons with

disabilities.
• Yuelu proclamation- declared that the protection and promotion of linguistic diversity helps to improve social

inclusion and partnerships

• National infrastructure pipelines- includes economic and social infrastructure projects.

• Single convention- international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific (nominally narcotic) drugs

and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and
research.
• SEIR model- An infectious disease dynamics model used to model and predict the number of COVID-19 cases.

• Operation vanilla- to assist the population of Madagascar affected by Cyclone Diane.

• South Asia wildlife enforcement network- inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement support body of South

Asian countries namely - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• Indian economic strategy to 2035- to transform Australia's economic partnership with India out to 2035

• Right of nature in the Constitution- Ecuador is the first country to recognize Rights of Nature in its

Constitution.
• Black carbon- results from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, both naturally and man made

• Earth hour- World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)’s annual initiative

• Multi party interior appeal arbitration arrangement-

• Significant economic presence- It expands the scope of income of a non-resident which accrues or arises in

India that results in a ‘business connection’ in India for that non-resident

• Mighty 5- Malaysia, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam

• Acceleration growth of new India's innovations- commercialise Indian technological innovation

• New umbrella entities- to boost the retail payment in the country

• Sustainable infrastructure partnership- promote and support integrated approaches to sustainable

infrastructure planning and development.

• 6 + 2 + 1 group- regional efforts to support peace in Afghanistan.

• Indian University on earth bio genome sequencing- project to decode the genetic information of all known

species of plants and animals in the country.

• Place of effective management- aimed at ensuring that sufficient economic activity takes place in a particular

country
• NL63, OC43, HKU1- types of corona virus
• One stop Centre- for addressing the problem of violence against women.

TEST 10
• Integrated Tiger habitat conservation program- by IUCN & KfW (German Development Bank)!!
• U-DIES> Unified District Information System for Education by Ministry of Education
• TRAI- statutory body; fixes tariffs; new licenses by Department of TC; Disputes at TDSAT
• PM-SvaNidhi Yojana- Micro-credit scheme for street vendors, technical partner SIDBI; by MoHUA
• iCommit initiative> EESL, for energy resilient future; Ministry of power
• Andean countries> South America; major source of cocaine
• State rooftop solar attractiveness index> by MNRE, ASSOCHAM and others; Karnataka 1st
• Ullambana> deliverance from suffering> Buddhism
• Purandar Das> Carnatic musician> supported by the king Krishnadevaraya
• Project cheetah> Upgradation of armed forces drones for conducting offensive operations.
• Land use and climate change report> by IPCC
• Global partnership on AI (GPAI)> at OECD HQ Paris; India founding member; NO China, Russia;
• UNCTAD> World Investment Report + Information and Economy Report; World Development report-WB
• Saikat Mitra scheme> will help cooperative institutions ; by NSDC
• Blue carbon initiative> by Conservation International (CI) + IUCN+ IOC-UNESCO; 4 costal ecosystems
• MAREECH> anti torpedo decoy; indigenous
• Indian gas exchange> Domestically produced gas will not be sold on the exchange; both spot and future
markets for imported gas.
• Enemy property Act; Defence of India Act; CEPI ; under Ministry of Home affairs
• World employment and social Outlook> by ILO
• the economics of environment and biodiversity TEEB> EU + Germany initiative; UNEP hosted;
• Salim Ali centre for ornithology and natural history SACON> near Coimbatore; under MoEFCC.
• Operation turt shield> by WCCB
• BEE> statutory body under the Ministry of Power; State Energy Efficiency Index; ECBC*
• Addu tourism zone> Maldives
• Classical language> 1500-2000 years old; literary tradition be original
• National startup advisory council> chaired by Minster for Commerce & Industry.
• Green credit scheme> identify appropriate non-forest land and begin growing plantations> MoEFCC
• Aarogya Sanjeevani> Standard health insurance product as mandated by IRDAI; [ 1-5] lakh
• Schedule tribe category> notified by President, after consultation with the governor of the State; further Act
of parliament needed; no specific criteria mentioned in constitution.
• Lighthouse India> initiative of the World Bank Group for knowledge creation and spreading
• SPICE+ web forum > Min of corporate affairs & Min of Labour; easy EPFO & ESIC registration
• Indian scientific expedition to the southern ocean 2020> by Min of Earth Sciences (MoES) & NCPOR
• Arth Ganga> Sustainable development- Ganga Banks
• Financial stability and Development council> headed by the finance minister and heads of other regulatory
authorities are present
• Bhuvan Panchayat v 3.0> developed by National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO
• Sing chung bugun village community reserve> Arunachal Pradesh; Critically endangered Bugun
liocichla
• Operation clean art> crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair
• National centre for Ocean information services> Hyderabad>autonomous org under Min of Earth Sciences
• “South” Asian sub regional economic cooperation> Asian Development Bank (ADB) serves as its
Secretariat
• Interpol> in India CBI is nodal authority
• International federation of organic agriculture movement> India a member
• Shanghai cooperation organisation> Eurasian political, economic & military organization; RATS- Tashkent
• Intellectual property index 2020> by US Chamber of Commerce
• Time to care report> Oxfam
• Narcotics control bureau> under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; Min of Home Affairs.
• Global innovation index> WIPO
• Fly ash> Maharashtra is first state to design Fly Ash Utilisation Policy
• Soil health card scheme> by Department of Agriculture
• Padam award committee constituted by the Prime Minister every year and headed by the Cabinet Secretary
• INSIGHT,interior exploration using systemic investigation geodesy and heat transport> MARS; NASA*
• Ease of living index> MoHUA; 3 pillars: Quality of Life, Economic Ability & Sustainability
• Medical devices> under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; certified by CDSCO
• Digital payment index> released by RBI
• Asiatic cheetah> keystone species of dry forests; Critically Endangered
• 15th FC> increase in the weightage of Forest Cover (7.5% to 10%); Population census 2011 (10% to 15%);
Demographic Performance (0 to 12.5%). Decrease in weightage of Income Distance (50% to 45%); Area has
remained the same: 15%.
• FDI in e-commerce sector> comes under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce. FDI is not permitted in inventory
based model
• Dairy processing and infrastructure development fund scheme> under NABARD> Animal husbandry
Min
• Harmonized system of nomenclature code> World Customs Organisation (WCO)
• Guidelines for sand mining 2020> MMDR Act, 1957 empowers state governments to frame rules to prevent
illegal mining transportation and storage of minerals (both major minerals and minor minerals)
• Financial security index> Tax Justice Network
• CARA is a statutory body of Min of WCD; functions under JJ Act; ratified Hague Convention
• Global social mobility index> WEF
• Indian digital heritage> Department of Science & Technology (DST )
• Dead sea, Red sea
• Supervisory action framework> By RBI> for UCBs; 3 parameters Net NPA, Losses, CAR
• Pyro-cumulonimbus cloud>forms above a source of heat.
• Atal innovation mission>by the NITI Aayog; ARISE=MSME; SPARC=MHRD
• SRI JAN> aims to promote indigenisation of defence items' production
• Dengue> Neglected tropical disease; Ades aegypti mosquito
• CERT-In>a statutory organisation of meity; Cyber Swachhta Kendra
• Eklavya model residential school in every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000
tribal persons by the year 2022; Min of Tribal Affairs
• National cadet corps> No liability of defence service; Unity and Discipline; Min of Defence
• Cess and surcharge> CESS- only used for a specific purpose; surcharge-tax on tax; aren’t shared with states
• Asian Development banks> HQ Manila, Philippines; US Japan have the highest share
• Vivad se Vishwas scheme> Direct tax scheme
• Astana Declaration> Strengthening Primary Health
• National Anti-Profiteering Authority> Statutory under CGST Act
• Extra budgetary resources> PSUs take it but Govt has to repay both principal and interest; not included in
FD but included in govt debt
• Jal Jeevan mission- 55lt/person/day- tap-water for all rural households by 2024; Jan andolan