current affairs - gs3 Flashcards
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Agriculture (+)
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- ZBNF in Andhra Pradesh saves 1,400 to 3,500 cubic meters of water per acre.<br></br>- Crop colonies in Telangana for quality processed foods.<br></br>- Mission Kakatiya: Restoring minor irrigation sources.<br></br>- Maljangiri district (Odisha)’s micro-irrigation success.<br></br>- AgLive 2023: Millet Challenge to boost millet-based innovations.<br></br>- R Pappammal awarded Padma Shri for popularizing organic farming.<br></br>- Traditional irrigation techniques like Tankas, Khadins.<br></br>- Trench farming in Ladakh for vegetables.<br></br>- APEDA to promote Indian millets internationally.<br></br>- Kisan Rail by Indian Railways.<br></br>- ‘Kisan Satyagrah’ Campaign: Online demands for better produce prices.<br></br>- Nagaland’s organic produce showing nature-culture harmony.<br></br>- GeM to organize buyer-seller workshops.<br></br>- NutriGarden Project in Lakshadweep.<br></br>- Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana to increase agricultural acreage.<br></br>- Lavender cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir.<br></br>- Krishi Nivesh Portal for agri-investors.<br></br>- Sufla Bangla scheme in West Bengal for higher remuneration.<br></br>- Farmer field schools (Shetishala) in Maharashtra.<br></br>- Matsya Mitra: Cage culture and aquaculture in Jharkhand.<br></br>- Strawberry cultivation in Meghalaya.<br></br>- Yantradoot villages: Model for agri-mechanization in Madhya Pradesh.<br></br>- Bhojpur’s Millet Festival to increase awareness.
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Agriculture (-)
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- Feminisation of Agriculture in Gaur Village, Ghaziabad.<br></br>- Pink Bollworm attacks causing farmer suicides in Punjab.<br></br>- Lakhimpur Kheri violence over farmer killings.<br></br>- Stacking paddy on roads in Odisha protesting procurement procedures.<br></br>- Cold storage accident in Chandausi, UP causing deaths.<br></br>- Chakka Jam in Rajasthan against farm laws.<br></br>- Farmer protest at Singhu border.
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Automobile Sector
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- Maruti halted production at 2 Haryana plants.<br></br>- Harley-Davidson exited India due to weak demand.
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Banking Sector
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- PMC Bank scam.<br></br>- Yes Bank crisis.<br></br>- Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi: Fugitives.
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Economic Offenders (FEO)
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- Insurance limit of DICGC raised to 5 lac.<br></br>- Digital Sakhi in Madhya Pradesh for digital payment awareness.<br></br>- Financial literacy camps by AP Grameena Vikas Bank.
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Infrastructure
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- First flight from Srinagar to Sharjah.<br></br>- Opening of Kushinagar airport.<br></br>- World’s first 200m bamboo crash barrier installed on Vani-Warora Highway.<br></br>- National Waterway-68 reduced distance between Panjim and Vasco.<br></br>- Completion of Ahmedabad-Mahesana Gauge Conversion Project.<br></br>- SWAYATT initiative for promoting start-ups, women, and youth via e-transactions.<br></br>- NTPC commissions India’s first air-cooled condenser.<br></br>- Completion of 51 km Yangte-Tali road in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Positives
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- Bharat EMart: Facility for pick-up and delivery.<br></br>- Government cuts corporate tax.<br></br>- New income tax regime introduced.<br></br>- Government’s support for FDI.<br></br>- Positive export measures.
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Negatives
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- Ford exiting India (FDI moving out).<br></br>- Lack of diversity in export baskets.<br></br>- Moody’s downgrade of India’s ratings.<br></br>- Depreciation of Rupee.
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Public Distribution System
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- Chhattisgarh: Barcoded ration cards.<br></br>- Odisha: Gram panchayats managing PDS.<br></br>- Bihar: Food coupons to reduce black marketing.<br></br>- GPS-based tracking of trucks.<br></br>- Arun e-PDS for improved delivery.<br></br>- Lek Ladki scheme: Subsidy for birth of a girl child.<br></br>- Dilli Annashree Yojana: DBT for food security.<br></br>- e-Uparjan in Madhya Pradesh for MSP transfers.<br></br>- Santoshi Kumari’s death due to lack of ration.
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Fiscal Management and Taxation
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- Taxman T Bhoobalan from Tumakuru.<br></br>- GIS-based property tax monitoring in Surat.<br></br>- Madamakki gram panchayat’
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Welfare Schemes
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- PM-KISAN: Financial support for farmers.<br></br>- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban) for affordable housing.<br></br>- Swachh Bharat Mission: Focus on sanitation.<br></br>- Jan Dhan Yojana: Financial inclusion.<br></br>- Ayushman Bharat: Health insurance scheme.<br></br>- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana: Financial support for small enterprises.<br></br>- Ujjwala Yojana: LPG connections for rural women.<br></br>- NREGS: Employment guarantee scheme.<br></br>- Skill Development Schemes: For youth training.
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SaralEindhanVitaran Application (SEVA)
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- App for increasing consumer connect and transparency in coal dispatch.
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LHB Coaches
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- High technology coaches manufactured by a German company.
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TRINETRA Technology
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- Reduces dependence on visual sight of owner.
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IREDA Green Bonds
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- Issuing Green bonds to raise domestic and foreign capital for renewable energy projects.
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Development Bank Proposal
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- Proposal to set up a development bank to fund infrastructure projects.
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E-Commerce Norms
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- New norms require e-commerce entities like Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal to declare the country of origin for imported products.
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Chile Compra
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- E-commerce public procurement system in Chile.
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Amazon Air
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- First e-commerce firm to have its own air cargo fleet in India.
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Digital Document Execution
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- Platform for paperless execution and storage of financial contracts.
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Electric Charging Station at IIT-Delhi
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- IIT-Delhi established an electric vehicle charging station to promote EVs.
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Supreme Court Judgment on Essar Steel
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- Clarified roles of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) and adjudicating authority, and established that financial and operational creditors are distinct.
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**Price Deficiency Payment**
- Prevents accumulation of unwanted stocks by not requiring procurement.
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**Indiahandmade.com**
- Platform for India's handloom and handicraft heritage.
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**MAARG Platform**
- Facilitates mentorship between startups and entrepreneurs.
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**AIS for Taxpayers App**
- Allows taxpayers to view information from their Annual Information Statement (AIS).
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**Privatization of Discoms in Brazil**
- Success of privatizing electricity distribution companies in Brazil.
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**Maharashtra Goseva Commission**
- Facilities for embryo fertilization to protect indigenous cattle breeds.
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**Poshan App Success**
- Effective management of beneficiaries for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children.
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**MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme**
- Aims to reduce waste in manufacturing processes.
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**PM MITRA Mega Textile Parks**
- Example of "Make in India" and "Make for the World" initiatives.
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**India Post & Shiprocket MoU**
- Boosts last-mile e-commerce delivery services across India.
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**Google’s Work Culture**
- Employees can work flexibly with access to fun activities like video games and ping pong.
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**Fit for Life Initiative**
- Wellness program for Tata employees.
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**Migration Monitoring System**
- India’s first system started in Mumbai.
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**Migration Card & Monitoring in Gujarat**
- Implemented to track and manage migration data.
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**KIDROP**
- Initiative to prevent vision loss in premature infants in Karnataka.
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**E-Uparjan**
- Digitization of procurement systems in Madhya Pradesh.
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**Prajjwala Challenge**
- Invites ideas to transform the rural economy.
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**Chanpatia Model**
- Provides loans and space to entrepreneurs.
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**Grameen Udyami Scheme**
- Skill training for tribal communities.
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**Model Cooperative Village Program**
- NABARD initiative in Gujarat to create 'Atmanirbhar Gaon' through cooperative efforts.
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**Air Pollution**
- **Pusa Bio-Decomposer**: Accelerates decomposition of crop residue.
- **IKEA**: Uses rice straw for furniture.
- **Green Crackers**: Eco-friendly fireworks.
- **Turbo Happy Seeder (THS)**: Uproots stubble and sows seeds.
- **WAYU**: Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit.
- **Delhi Lockdown**: Due to air pollution.
- **Smog Tower in Delhi**.
- **Maruti Suzuki**: Uses cow dung to tackle CO2 emissions.
- **IKEA**: Uses rice straw for furniture.
- **Green Crackers**: Eco-friendly fireworks.
- **Turbo Happy Seeder (THS)**: Uproots stubble and sows seeds.
- **WAYU**: Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit.
- **Delhi Lockdown**: Due to air pollution.
- **Smog Tower in Delhi**.
- **Maruti Suzuki**: Uses cow dung to tackle CO2 emissions.
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**Water Scarcity & Other Issues**
- **Jakhni Village (Uttar Pradesh)**: Farm ponds and intensive tree plantation.
- **Rajendra Singh**: Uses Johads, rainwater storage tanks, and check dams.
- **Buldhana Pattern**: Maharashtra’s water conservation.
- **Ground Water Management**: In Pimpri, Maharashtra.
- **Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant**: Chennai.
- **Israel**: Desalinization and water recycling.
- **Ken Betwa River Interlinking Project**.
- **Water ATM**: Provides water at 25 paise/litre in Marathwada.
- **Neeru Chettu Programme (Andhra Pradesh)**.
- **Kapila Dhara Yojana (Madhya Pradesh)**.
- **Hiware Bazar**: Community governance for water.
- **Apna Talab Abhiyan (Uttar Pradesh)**: Partial funding for ponds.
- **Ganga Gram Yojana**.
- **Ganga & Yamuna**: Given status of “legal and living entities”.
- **Water Use Associations**: Controlled by users paying for services.
- **Kuwait**: 90% water from desalinization.
- **Nature Walk**: Palak Lake, Aizawl, Mizoram.
- **Water Heroes Contest**: By Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- **Hemya Village (Leh Ladakh)**: Tap water initiative.
- **Goa**: First ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified state.
- **Dhara Vikas**: Spring-shed development in Sikkim.
- **Lake Restoration Models**: Rajasthan (Mansagar) and Karnataka (Kaikondrahalli).
- **Rajendra Singh**: Uses Johads, rainwater storage tanks, and check dams.
- **Buldhana Pattern**: Maharashtra’s water conservation.
- **Ground Water Management**: In Pimpri, Maharashtra.
- **Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant**: Chennai.
- **Israel**: Desalinization and water recycling.
- **Ken Betwa River Interlinking Project**.
- **Water ATM**: Provides water at 25 paise/litre in Marathwada.
- **Neeru Chettu Programme (Andhra Pradesh)**.
- **Kapila Dhara Yojana (Madhya Pradesh)**.
- **Hiware Bazar**: Community governance for water.
- **Apna Talab Abhiyan (Uttar Pradesh)**: Partial funding for ponds.
- **Ganga Gram Yojana**.
- **Ganga & Yamuna**: Given status of “legal and living entities”.
- **Water Use Associations**: Controlled by users paying for services.
- **Kuwait**: 90% water from desalinization.
- **Nature Walk**: Palak Lake, Aizawl, Mizoram.
- **Water Heroes Contest**: By Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- **Hemya Village (Leh Ladakh)**: Tap water initiative.
- **Goa**: First ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified state.
- **Dhara Vikas**: Spring-shed development in Sikkim.
- **Lake Restoration Models**: Rajasthan (Mansagar) and Karnataka (Kaikondrahalli).
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**Negative Examples**
- **Microplastics**: In Ganga and Vembanad Lake.
- **Ganesh Idols Immersion**: In Sabarmati River.
- **Chhath Puja**: Performed despite NGT prohibition in Rabindra Sarobar Lake.
- **Ganesh Idols Immersion**: In Sabarmati River.
- **Chhath Puja**: Performed despite NGT prohibition in Rabindra Sarobar Lake.
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**Ground Water Pollution**
- **Australia**: Metered extraction and fines.
- **Chennai**: Rooftop harvesting compulsory for tall buildings.
- **Bhungroo**: Groundwater injection well in Gujarat.
- **Chennai**: Rooftop harvesting compulsory for tall buildings.
- **Bhungroo**: Groundwater injection well in Gujarat.
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**Global Examples**
- **El Salvador**: Recognizes forests as living entities.
- **1200 New Lakes**: In the Alps.
- **Bushfires**: Across Australia.
- **USA**: Pullout from Paris Agreement.
- **Amazon Forests**: Fires.
- **Denmark**: CO2 storage beneath North Sea.
- **1200 New Lakes**: In the Alps.
- **Bushfires**: Across Australia.
- **USA**: Pullout from Paris Agreement.
- **Amazon Forests**: Fires.
- **Denmark**: CO2 storage beneath North Sea.
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**Food Security**
- **Pokkali Rice Seedling**: Salt-resistant variety.
- **Naandi Foundation’s "Arakunomics"**: Regenerative agriculture model.
- **Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)**.
- **SATHI Portal**: Seed traceability by Ministry of Agriculture.
- **Naandi Foundation’s "Arakunomics"**: Regenerative agriculture model.
- **Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)**.
- **SATHI Portal**: Seed traceability by Ministry of Agriculture.
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**Negative Steps**
- **Rhino Poaching**: Kaziranga National Park.
- **Coral Bleaching**: Great Barrier Reef.
- **Etalin Hydropower Project**: In Dibang Valley.
- **NBWL Nod for Coal Mining**: In Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.
- **Illegal Mining**: In Panna Tiger Reserve.
- **Adani Coal Mine**: In Talabira Forests.
- **New Highway Project**: Across Pakke Tiger Reserve.
- **Illegal Coal Mining**: In Meghalaya and Goa.
- **Untreated Solid Waste**: In Deonar (Mumbai) and Ghazipur (Delhi).
- **Coral Bleaching**: Great Barrier Reef.
- **Etalin Hydropower Project**: In Dibang Valley.
- **NBWL Nod for Coal Mining**: In Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.
- **Illegal Mining**: In Panna Tiger Reserve.
- **Adani Coal Mine**: In Talabira Forests.
- **New Highway Project**: Across Pakke Tiger Reserve.
- **Illegal Coal Mining**: In Meghalaya and Goa.
- **Untreated Solid Waste**: In Deonar (Mumbai) and Ghazipur (Delhi).
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**Positive Steps**
- **Sustainable Material Use**: Plastic waste and fly ash in NH-334B.
- **Rakhis Tied to Trees**: In Aravalis.
- **NGT Order**: Oil India Limited to pay for environmental damages.
- **Maradu Flats Demolition**.
- **Bamboo Bottles**: In Sikkim.
- **Manjapai Vending Machine**: Tamil Nadu.
- **Swachh ATM**: Cash for garbage.
- **Puneet Sagar Campaign**: Beach cleaning.
- **Vembanad Lake**: Plastic removal campaign.
- **“Unplastic India” Campaign**: By Times of India.
- **Waste to Wealth Innovation**: In Badaut Gram Panchayat.
- **Sivaipally Village**: Model for cleanliness and water harvesting.
- **UK**: First major economy to legislate carbon neutrality by 2050.
- **LOHAFEX**: Indo-German Ocean-Iron fertilization project.
- **Fake Trees**: Absorb CO2.
- **Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Seher Campaign**: Plastic-free initiatives.
- **Honey Lab**: At B
- **Rakhis Tied to Trees**: In Aravalis.
- **NGT Order**: Oil India Limited to pay for environmental damages.
- **Maradu Flats Demolition**.
- **Bamboo Bottles**: In Sikkim.
- **Manjapai Vending Machine**: Tamil Nadu.
- **Swachh ATM**: Cash for garbage.
- **Puneet Sagar Campaign**: Beach cleaning.
- **Vembanad Lake**: Plastic removal campaign.
- **“Unplastic India” Campaign**: By Times of India.
- **Waste to Wealth Innovation**: In Badaut Gram Panchayat.
- **Sivaipally Village**: Model for cleanliness and water harvesting.
- **UK**: First major economy to legislate carbon neutrality by 2050.
- **LOHAFEX**: Indo-German Ocean-Iron fertilization project.
- **Fake Trees**: Absorb CO2.
- **Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Seher Campaign**: Plastic-free initiatives.
- **Honey Lab**: At B
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**Fresh Food Supply Initiatives**
**My School My Farm** initiative in Mizoram Lawngtlai district to address lack of fresh food supply.
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**Environmental Conservation**
**Piplantri village, Rajasthan** -> Plant 111 trees every time a girl is born; fixed deposit for girls.
**Dharnai village, Bihar** -> First fully solar-powered village.
**Mawlynnong, Meghalaya** -> Plastic banned, regular volunteer sweepers -> Cleanest village in India and Asia.
**Dharnai village, Bihar** -> First fully solar-powered village.
**Mawlynnong, Meghalaya** -> Plastic banned, regular volunteer sweepers -> Cleanest village in India and Asia.
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**Indian Railways Initiatives**
**Net Zero Carbon Emitter** by 2030.
Use of energy-efficient technologies like completely switching to three-phase electric locomotives with regenerative features, head-on generation (HOG) technology, LED lights, star-rated appliances, and afforestation.
Use of energy-efficient technologies like completely switching to three-phase electric locomotives with regenerative features, head-on generation (HOG) technology, LED lights, star-rated appliances, and afforestation.
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**Construction and Development**
**NHAI Uses Steel Slag** in highway construction on a trial basis.
**Coal India Limited** transformed 30 barren lands into eco-tourism destinations in Odisha’s Sambalpur district.
**Karnataka** -> 7 floating jetty projects on Gurupura River and Netravati River sanctioned by Ministry of Ports.
**Coal India Limited** transformed 30 barren lands into eco-tourism destinations in Odisha’s Sambalpur district.
**Karnataka** -> 7 floating jetty projects on Gurupura River and Netravati River sanctioned by Ministry of Ports.
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**Waste Management Innovations**
**Bidadi waste-to-energy plant** (Karnataka) -> Processes 600 tonnes per day of inorganic waste.
**Floral offerings** at temples in Vrindhavan -> Major source of rehabilitation for widows.
**E-waste eco park** in Delhi.
**Interceptor sewage system** in Delhi.
**Floral offerings** at temples in Vrindhavan -> Major source of rehabilitation for widows.
**E-waste eco park** in Delhi.
**Interceptor sewage system** in Delhi.
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**Energy Security/Renewable Energy**
**Bowenpally Sabzi Mandi** (Hyderabad) -> Generating electricity from vegetables.
**Largest solar power plant** in Bandla, Rajasthan.
**Modhera in Gujarat** -> India’s first 24*7 solar-powered village.
**Diu** -> First district in India to use 100% clean energy for all daytime needs.
**Largest solar power plant** in Bandla, Rajasthan.
**Modhera in Gujarat** -> India’s first 24*7 solar-powered village.
**Diu** -> First district in India to use 100% clean energy for all daytime needs.
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**Social Media**
**Bois Locker Room** -> Instagram scandal involving teenage boys.
**Armstrong Pame** -> Collected funds through social media to construct roads in Manipur.
**Armstrong Pame** -> Collected funds through social media to construct roads in Manipur.
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**Drones**
**Railways deploys ‘Ninjas’ Drones** for surveillance.
**Maharashtra** -> First State to use drones for aerial surveillance and inspection of EHV power transmission lines.
**Survey of India** -> Deploying 300 drones for mapping the country.
**Maharashtra** -> First State to use drones for aerial surveillance and inspection of EHV power transmission lines.
**Survey of India** -> Deploying 300 drones for mapping the country.
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**Artificial Intelligence**
**AI-chess playing robot** fractured a boy’s finger.
**Uber** -> Autonomous vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.
**Rembrandt painting** recreated by 3D printer.
**BESCOM, Karnataka** -> AI to answer complaints.
**Supreme Court portal** -> AI-powered tool for case efficiency.
**Uber** -> Autonomous vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.
**Rembrandt painting** recreated by 3D printer.
**BESCOM, Karnataka** -> AI to answer complaints.
**Supreme Court portal** -> AI-powered tool for case efficiency.
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**Conservation Efforts**
**Elephant Corridors** in Delhi-Dehradun highway.
**Vulture restaurant** in Pong Dam Lake, Himachal Pradesh.
**Use of satellite phones** for officials in Kaziranga National Park.
**Tamil Nadu** -> Setting up Dugong conservation reserve in Palk Strait.
**Vulture restaurant** in Pong Dam Lake, Himachal Pradesh.
**Use of satellite phones** for officials in Kaziranga National Park.
**Tamil Nadu** -> Setting up Dugong conservation reserve in Palk Strait.
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**Animal-Human Conflict**
**Living with Leopards** initiative in Tehri, Uttarakhand.
**Air gun surrender campaign** in Arunachal Pradesh.
**Electrocution of Elephants** in Kerala.
**Electric fences** leading to elephant deaths.
**Immune-contraception** introduced to control nilgai, monkeys, and wild boars.
**Air gun surrender campaign** in Arunachal Pradesh.
**Electrocution of Elephants** in Kerala.
**Electric fences** leading to elephant deaths.
**Immune-contraception** introduced to control nilgai, monkeys, and wild boars.
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**Sustainable Development**
**Amur Falcon, Pangti village** (Nagaland) -> From predators to protectors.
**First carbon-neutral village**, Wayanad, Kerala.
**E-Waste clinic** in Madhya Pradesh.
**MISTHI scheme** -> Mangrove plantations along India’s coasts.
**First carbon-neutral village**, Wayanad, Kerala.
**E-Waste clinic** in Madhya Pradesh.
**MISTHI scheme** -> Mangrove plantations along India’s coasts.
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**Miscellaneous Innovations**
**Mannequins with cameras** to scan Bangalore traffic.
**Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Failure** and Chandrayaan-3 Announcement.
**UIDAI** -> Free online document updates for Aadhaar.
**AgniKul and Skyroot** -> Developing launch vehicles for small payloads.
**Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Failure** and Chandrayaan-3 Announcement.
**UIDAI** -> Free online document updates for Aadhaar.
**AgniKul and Skyroot** -> Developing launch vehicles for small payloads.
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**Cyber Security**
- **Estonia (2007)**: Country faced major disruptions due to cyber attacks.
- **Stuxnet**: Allegedly destabilized Iran’s nuclear program.
- **Event Bot Trojan**: Steals information using Android's accessibility features.
- **WannaCry ransomware (2017)**: Global ransomware attack.
- **Honey Trapping**: Reported by Air Force in 2015.
- **DTrack Malware**: Targeted Kudankulam power plant.
- **Legion**: Hacked emails and Twitter accounts.
- **Petya ransomware (2017)**: Disrupted operations at a Danish terminal.
- **Cyber Espionage**: Titan Rain, Moonlight Maze, Operation Shady Rat, Red October.
- **Bangladesh Cyber Heist (2016)**: $950 million stolen via SWIFT codes.
- **Antispam Legislation**: In USA, Australia, New Zealand.
- **M-Kavach 2**: Mobile device security solution by C-DAC.
- **App Samvid**: Application whitelisting software.
- **USB Pratirodh**: Free bot removal tool.
- **Cyber Swachta Kendras**: Centers for botnet cleaning & malware analysis.
- **Telangana**: First state with cybersecurity policy and CCoE.
- **Cyberdome Project**: Kerala's cybersecurity initiative.
- **Cyber Safe Women**: Maharashtra initiative.
- **Estonia (2007)**: Public metros hacked by alleged Russian actors.
- **Tallinn Manual**: Academic study on cyber warfare.
- **WhatsApp Pegasus**: Spyware installing malicious code.
- **Denial of Service**: Mirai botnet and UDP flooding.
- **Rootkit**: NTRootkit.
- **Distributed Denial of Service**: GitHub and Cloudflare attacks.
- **Phishing**: Lazarus group targeted 5 million individuals.
- **Stuxnet**: Allegedly destabilized Iran’s nuclear program.
- **Event Bot Trojan**: Steals information using Android's accessibility features.
- **WannaCry ransomware (2017)**: Global ransomware attack.
- **Honey Trapping**: Reported by Air Force in 2015.
- **DTrack Malware**: Targeted Kudankulam power plant.
- **Legion**: Hacked emails and Twitter accounts.
- **Petya ransomware (2017)**: Disrupted operations at a Danish terminal.
- **Cyber Espionage**: Titan Rain, Moonlight Maze, Operation Shady Rat, Red October.
- **Bangladesh Cyber Heist (2016)**: $950 million stolen via SWIFT codes.
- **Antispam Legislation**: In USA, Australia, New Zealand.
- **M-Kavach 2**: Mobile device security solution by C-DAC.
- **App Samvid**: Application whitelisting software.
- **USB Pratirodh**: Free bot removal tool.
- **Cyber Swachta Kendras**: Centers for botnet cleaning & malware analysis.
- **Telangana**: First state with cybersecurity policy and CCoE.
- **Cyberdome Project**: Kerala's cybersecurity initiative.
- **Cyber Safe Women**: Maharashtra initiative.
- **Estonia (2007)**: Public metros hacked by alleged Russian actors.
- **Tallinn Manual**: Academic study on cyber warfare.
- **WhatsApp Pegasus**: Spyware installing malicious code.
- **Denial of Service**: Mirai botnet and UDP flooding.
- **Rootkit**: NTRootkit.
- **Distributed Denial of Service**: GitHub and Cloudflare attacks.
- **Phishing**: Lazarus group targeted 5 million individuals.
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**Security Forces**
- **COBRA**: Anti-Naxalite/counter-insurgency force.
- **ITBP**: Deployed in Man Sarovaryatra.
- **Indian Navy**: Warships deployed for relief during Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
- **Operation Vijay**: Annexation of Portuguese India.
- **Operation Meghdoot**: Siachen Glacier.
- **Operation Poomalai**: Dropped supplies over Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- **Operation Cactus**: Prevented 1988 Maldivian coup.
- **ITBP**: Deployed in Man Sarovaryatra.
- **Indian Navy**: Warships deployed for relief during Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
- **Operation Vijay**: Annexation of Portuguese India.
- **Operation Meghdoot**: Siachen Glacier.
- **Operation Poomalai**: Dropped supplies over Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- **Operation Cactus**: Prevented 1988 Maldivian coup.
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**Fake News**
- **Tablighi Jamaat**: Issue of misinformation.
- **Rumors about Africans**: Affecting safety and security.
- **Polio vaccination misinformation**: Health impact.
- **Rumors about Africans**: Affecting safety and security.
- **Polio vaccination misinformation**: Health impact.
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**Media Trials**
- **Priyadarshini Mattoo Case (2006)**: Media influence suspected.
- **Jessica Lal Case (2010)**: Media coverage impact.
- **Jessica Lal Case (2010)**: Media coverage impact.
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**Role of External and Non-State Actors**
- **External State Actors**: ISI, KGB, CIA.
- **Non-State Actors**: ISI with LeT, JMB; 26/11 attacks.
- **Non-State Actors**: ISI with LeT, JMB; 26/11 attacks.
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**Development and Extremism**
- **Malkangiri Isolation**: Hotbed for Maoism.
- **SAMADHAN**: Counter-Naxalism security doctrine.
- **Greyhounds**: Specialized force in Andhra Pradesh.
- **Joint Command and Control Centres**: At Maoist hotspots.
- **Operation Steeplechase (1971)**: Crackdown on Naxalites.
- **SAMADHAN**: Counter-Naxalism security doctrine.
- **Greyhounds**: Specialized force in Andhra Pradesh.
- **Joint Command and Control Centres**: At Maoist hotspots.
- **Operation Steeplechase (1971)**: Crackdown on Naxalites.
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**Organized Crime and Terrorism**
- **Northeast**: Extortion, kidnapping, gunrunning.
- **J&K**: Counterfeit currencies.
- **Bombay Terrorist Attacks (1993)**: Smuggling of arms and ammunition.
- **Hizbul Mujahideen**: Fake currency cartels.
- **ISIS, Boko Haram**: Terrorist activities.
- **Taliban**: Financed by opium and cocaine trafficking.
- **Maharashtra Organized Crime Act**: Regulation of organized crime.
- **Dawood Gang**: Narcotic drugs, contract killing.
- **Arun Gawli Gang**: Protection money, contract killings.
- **Indian Airlines Flight Hijacking**: Hostage crisis for release of Pakistani militants.
- **J&K**: Counterfeit currencies.
- **Bombay Terrorist Attacks (1993)**: Smuggling of arms and ammunition.
- **Hizbul Mujahideen**: Fake currency cartels.
- **ISIS, Boko Haram**: Terrorist activities.
- **Taliban**: Financed by opium and cocaine trafficking.
- **Maharashtra Organized Crime Act**: Regulation of organized crime.
- **Dawood Gang**: Narcotic drugs, contract killing.
- **Arun Gawli Gang**: Protection money, contract killings.
- **Indian Airlines Flight Hijacking**: Hostage crisis for release of Pakistani militants.
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**Insurgency**
- **Bamboo Chicken**: Mainstreaming in Andhra Pradesh.
- **Sri Lanka Program**: 6+1 tenets for rehabilitation.
- **Bastariya Battalion**: Local representation in naxal-hit areas.
- **Odisha Swabhiman Anchal Initiative**: Connecting inaccessible villages.
- **Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005**: To contain Maoism.
- **Sri Lanka Program**: 6+1 tenets for rehabilitation.
- **Bastariya Battalion**: Local representation in naxal-hit areas.
- **Odisha Swabhiman Anchal Initiative**: Connecting inaccessible villages.
- **Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005**: To contain Maoism.
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**Terrorism**
- **Ethno-Nationalist Terrorism**: Tamil groups in Sri Lanka.
- **Narco-Terrorism**: Al Qaeda and Hizballah.
- **State Terrorism**: Nazi Holocaust, Rohingyas, Jamal Khashoggi.
- **Narco-Terrorism**: Al Qaeda and Hizballah.
- **State Terrorism**: Nazi Holocaust, Rohingyas, Jamal Khashoggi.
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**Data Security**
- **Facebook Data Leak**: Personal data of 500 million users.
- **Government Blocked Apps**: TikTok, UC Browser, SHAREit, etc.
- **Blocked PubG Game**.
- **RBI Data Localization Norms**.
- **Government Blocked Apps**: TikTok, UC Browser, SHAREit, etc.
- **Blocked PubG Game**.
- **RBI Data Localization Norms**.
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**Money Laundering**
- **Kerala Gold Smuggling (2020)**.
- **INX Media Case**.
- **Aircel-Maxis Case**.
- **Daiichi-Ranbaxy Case**.
- **INX Media Case**.
- **Aircel-Maxis Case**.
- **Daiichi-Ranbaxy Case**.
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**Protests**
- **JNU Attacks**.
- **Shaheenbagh Protests**.
- **2019 Jamia Millia Islamia Attack**.
- **CAA Protests**: Delhi, Meghalaya.
- **Honda Manesar Plant Strike**.
- **Telangana Road Transport Strike**.
- **Shaheenbagh Protests**.
- **2019 Jamia Millia Islamia Attack**.
- **CAA Protests**: Delhi, Meghalaya.
- **Honda Manesar Plant Strike**.
- **Telangana Road Transport Strike**.
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**Maoism**
- **Sukma and Bastar Attacks**: Security personnel killings.
- **Pota Cabin**: Residential schools in LWE areas.
- **School on Wheels**: LCD van in LWE areas.
- **Swabhiman Anchal Initiative**: Connectivity for Maoist-affected villages.
- **Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005**.
- **Pota Cabin**: Residential schools in LWE areas.
- **School on Wheels**: LCD van in LWE areas.
- **Swabhiman Anchal Initiative**: Connectivity for Maoist-affected villages.
- **Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005**.
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**Management in Border Areas**
- **Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS)**: Integrated security system.
- **BOLD-QIT**: Sensors for Indo-Bangladesh border.
- **Long Range Reconnaissance Observation Systems**.
- **BOLD-QIT**: Sensors for Indo-Bangladesh border.
- **Long Range Reconnaissance Observation Systems**.
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**Community Policing**
- **Umeed (Delhi Police)**: Initiative to provide support and rehabilitation for children in need.
- **People’s Suraksha Mitras (Bengaluru)**: Community volunteers assisting police.
- **Friends of Police Movement (Ramnad, TN)**: Engaging citizens in policing.
- **Meira Paibi (Manipur)**: Women's groups providing community watch and support.
- **People’s Suraksha Mitras (Bengaluru)**: Community volunteers assisting police.
- **Friends of Police Movement (Ramnad, TN)**: Engaging citizens in policing.
- **Meira Paibi (Manipur)**: Women's groups providing community watch and support.
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**Kashmir-Related**
- **Revolving Door Arrests**: Continuous process of picking up and releasing youth.
- **Gupkar Declaration**: Statement by J&K parties to defend Article 370.
- **Back to Village Program**: Administrative outreach to 4483 Panchayat Halqas.
- **Kashmiri Students Attacked**: Incident at a university in Rajasthan.
- **Detention of Former CMs**: Under Public Safety Act.
- **Curbs on Internet Use**: Post-abrogation of Article 370.
- **Hybrid Model of Smart Fence**: Along LoC.
- **Gupkar Declaration**: Statement by J&K parties to defend Article 370.
- **Back to Village Program**: Administrative outreach to 4483 Panchayat Halqas.
- **Kashmiri Students Attacked**: Incident at a university in Rajasthan.
- **Detention of Former CMs**: Under Public Safety Act.
- **Curbs on Internet Use**: Post-abrogation of Article 370.
- **Hybrid Model of Smart Fence**: Along LoC.
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**Coastal Security**
- **Raigad Coast Smuggling**: Explosives smuggled for Mumbai blasts (1993).
- **Mumbai Attacks (2008)**: Infiltration of 10 Pakistani terrorists.
- **Mumbai Attacks (2008)**: Infiltration of 10 Pakistani terrorists.
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**Northeast Instability**
- **NSCN-Khaplang**: Armed groups undermining government sovereignty.
- **Bodo Agreement**: Peace accord in Assam.
- **Bru Refugee Issue**: Ongoing refugee problem.
- **Operation Sunrise 2**: Coordinated India-Myanmar border operation.
- **Bodo Agreement**: Peace accord in Assam.
- **Bru Refugee Issue**: Ongoing refugee problem.
- **Operation Sunrise 2**: Coordinated India-Myanmar border operation.
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**De-radicalization**
- **Maharashtra Program**: Anti-terrorism squad-led de-radicalization.
- **Operation Pigeon (Kerala)**: Counter-radicalization.
- **Winning Hearts and Minds (WHAM)**: Reducing alienation in Kashmir.
- **Mission Pehal**: By Indian Army and Elixir Foundation.
- **Operation Pigeon (Kerala)**: Counter-radicalization.
- **Winning Hearts and Minds (WHAM)**: Reducing alienation in Kashmir.
- **Mission Pehal**: By Indian Army and Elixir Foundation.
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**Miscellaneous**
- **Dipusingharrest**: Country’s first darknet narcotics operative.
- **Lone Wolf Attacks**: Acts of terrorism by individuals.
- **Malegaon Blasts (2006)**: Terrorist attacks.
- **Khalistan Demand**: Movement for a Sikh state.
- **Tis Hazari Clash**: Delhi Police vs. lawyers.
- **Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC)**: Anti-terrorism legislation.
- **Iron Dome (Israel)**: Defense against Gaza rockets.
- **Robot Patrols (Israel)**: Border security.
- **Shujaat Bukhari Killing**: Journalist in Srinagar.
- **Drone Attacks (Houthis)**: On Saudi oil plants.
- **Kerala Youth in Terrorist Groups**: Rise in radicalization.
- **ISIS, LeT Communication Apps**: Secure apps for terrorists.
- **Lone Wolf Attacks**: Acts of terrorism by individuals.
- **Malegaon Blasts (2006)**: Terrorist attacks.
- **Khalistan Demand**: Movement for a Sikh state.
- **Tis Hazari Clash**: Delhi Police vs. lawyers.
- **Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC)**: Anti-terrorism legislation.
- **Iron Dome (Israel)**: Defense against Gaza rockets.
- **Robot Patrols (Israel)**: Border security.
- **Shujaat Bukhari Killing**: Journalist in Srinagar.
- **Drone Attacks (Houthis)**: On Saudi oil plants.
- **Kerala Youth in Terrorist Groups**: Rise in radicalization.
- **ISIS, LeT Communication Apps**: Secure apps for terrorists.
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**Disaster Management**
**Floods**: IFLOWS-Mumbai for integrated flood warning.
**Flash Floods**: Ladakh (2010) - Army’s response.
**Tsunami**: Early warning systems, GIS protocols, local knowledge centers.
**Earthquakes**: Bhuj (2001), India Quake app, seismic isolation.
**Cyclones**: Odisha's preparation, Cyclone Fani prediction.
**Heat Waves**: Ahmedabad’s heat action plan.
**Forest Fires**: Bandhavgarh fires, near-real-time alerts.
**Chemical and Industrial Disasters**: Bhopal gas tragedy, Vishakapatnam gas leak.
**Oil Spills**: Bioremediation techniques.
**Landslides**: Kerala's damage, IIT Mandi training.
**Building Collapse**: Mumbai Municipal Act, NITI Aayog quality certifications.
**Cloudburst**: BHELS radars, Ushahidi platform.
**Nuclear Disasters**: Chernobyl, Mayapuri accident.
**Glacial Lake Outburst Flood**: Nanda Devi disaster.
**Droughts**: MP Bhagirath Krishak Abhiyan, Andhra Pradesh water dashboard.
**COVID-19**: Response measures, containment models, self-help groups.
**Flash Floods**: Ladakh (2010) - Army’s response.
**Tsunami**: Early warning systems, GIS protocols, local knowledge centers.
**Earthquakes**: Bhuj (2001), India Quake app, seismic isolation.
**Cyclones**: Odisha's preparation, Cyclone Fani prediction.
**Heat Waves**: Ahmedabad’s heat action plan.
**Forest Fires**: Bandhavgarh fires, near-real-time alerts.
**Chemical and Industrial Disasters**: Bhopal gas tragedy, Vishakapatnam gas leak.
**Oil Spills**: Bioremediation techniques.
**Landslides**: Kerala's damage, IIT Mandi training.
**Building Collapse**: Mumbai Municipal Act, NITI Aayog quality certifications.
**Cloudburst**: BHELS radars, Ushahidi platform.
**Nuclear Disasters**: Chernobyl, Mayapuri accident.
**Glacial Lake Outburst Flood**: Nanda Devi disaster.
**Droughts**: MP Bhagirath Krishak Abhiyan, Andhra Pradesh water dashboard.
**COVID-19**: Response measures, containment models, self-help groups.
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**Awareness Generation**
- **Disaster Preparedness Month**: In Delhi.
- **Chetna Initiative (Bihar)**: Community involvement.
- **Agriculture Fair (Satara)**: Earthquake construction.
- **Folk Troupes (UP)**: Awareness through performances.
- **Chetna Initiative (Bihar)**: Community involvement.
- **Agriculture Fair (Satara)**: Earthquake construction.
- **Folk Troupes (UP)**: Awareness through performances.
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**Capacity Building**
- **Tamil Nadu Early Warning Systems**: Risk and vulnerability assessments.
- **Integration in Training Programs**: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
- **Sikkim Disaster Management Unit**: State-level focus.
- **Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)**.
- **Integration in Training Programs**: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
- **Sikkim Disaster Management Unit**: State-level focus.
- **Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)**.
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**Institutionalization of DM**
- **Disaster Management in Education**: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan integration.
- **Dedicated Units**: Sikkim’s disaster management unit.
- **Delhi’s DM Authority**.
- **Dedicated Units**: Sikkim’s disaster management unit.
- **Delhi’s DM Authority**.
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**Community Participation**
- **Sitapur District (UP)**: Citizen leaders enhancing resilience.
- **NSS and Youth Schemes**: National level engagement.
- **Lahotighat Block (Assam)**: Community fishery and development projects.
- **NSS and Youth Schemes**: National level engagement.
- **Lahotighat Block (Assam)**: Community fishery and development projects.
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**Gender Mainstreaming**
- **Puri District (Odisha)**: Young women as first aid trainers.
- **SHGs Linking DM to Development (Latur)**: Women’s involvement.
- **ASHA Workers (Assam)**: Role in disaster management teams.
- **SHGs Linking DM to Development (Latur)**: Women’s involvement.
- **ASHA Workers (Assam)**: Role in disaster management teams.
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**Convergence and Partnerships**
- **Gujarat Social Forum**: Multi-sectoral NGO-CBO collaboration.
- **Urban Earthquake Vulnerability Project (Vijayawada)**: Municipal-Tata Group partnership.
- **Urban Earthquake Vulnerability Project (Vijayawada)**: Municipal-Tata Group partnership.
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**Cultural**
- **Pedkai Mata Temple (Dhule)**: Local disaster management practices.
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**Bridge Collapse**
- **Morbi, Gujarat**: Bridge collapse due to private-builder nexus.
- **Bihar Bridge**: Collapse shortly after Morbi incident.
- **Bihar Bridge**: Collapse shortly after Morbi incident.
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**Miscellaneous**
- **Ghazipur Landfill Fire**: Waste site fire.
- **Damini App**: Lightning strike warnings.
- **Damini App**: Lightning strike warnings.
