TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. TirangaUtsav 2. One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) 3. Indian Oil signs MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) 4. Commonwealth Games 2022 Latest Updates
1. TirangaUtsav
Syllabus: GS Paper 1 – Modern Indian History – Important personalities
Prelims: Pingali Venkayya
Content:
The Ministry of Culture organised “TirangaUtsav” to celebrate the contribution of Pingali Venkayya to the nation on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary.
Details:
As part of the celebrations, the Home Minister urged people to change their social media profile DPs to the national flag of India.
About Pingali Venkayya:
- Pingali Venkayya was a freedom fighter and the chief person behind the design of the tricolour.
- His birth anniversary falls on 2nd August.
Know more about the life and contributions of Pingali Venkayya in the linked article.
2. One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)
Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Governance – Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
Prelims: NFSA provisions
Context:
Over 77 crore portable transactions recorded in the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme (ONORC).
Details:
- ONORC is a technology-driven scheme which is being implemented by the Central Government for the nationwide portability of ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
- This system allows all NFSA beneficiaries, particularly the migrant beneficiaries, to claim either full or part of their entitled food grains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the country through an existing ration card with biometric/Aadhaar authentication in a seamless manner.
- The system also allows their family members back home, if any, to claim the balance foodgrains on the same ration card.
- The scheme was launched in 2019 and is currently implemented in all 36 states/UTs of the country.
Read more on the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme in the link.
Image source: PIB
3. Indian Oil signs MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
Syllabus: GS-3, Environment, Conservation
Prelims: Project Cheetah, Cheetahs
Mains: Biodiversity conservation efforts in India
Context:
Indian Oil signed an MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for the transcontinental relocation of the Cheetah in its historical range in India.
Background:
- An MoU was signed in July 2022 between the governments of India and Namibia on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization, for establishing the cheetah into the historical range in India.
Details of the MoU:
- Indian Oil will be contributing Rs.50.22 crore in 4 years for the project components viz. Cheetah Introduction, its Habitat Management & Protection, Eco Development, Staff Training and Veterinary Healthcare.
- Indian Oil is the first corporate which has come forward to support “Project Cheetah” under CSR, as the project has not only national importance but is also essential for balancing the ecosystem.
Read more on cheetahs and their reintroduction to India in the link.
4. Commonwealth Games 2022 Latest Updates
Syllabus: Sports News, Miscellaneous
Prelims: Indian athletes’ performance at the 2022 CWG
Context:
PM Modi congratulates the medal winners at the CWG 2022 being held in Birmingham, England.
Details of medals won by Indians:
- Vikas Thakur – silver – Weightlifting
- G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sharat Kamal and Sanil Shetty – Gold – Table Tennis
- Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey – Gold – Lawn Bowls
- Harjinder Kaur – Bronze – Weightlifting
Read previous PIB here.
August 2nd, 2022, PIB:- Download PDF Here
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| National Ayush Mission | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi | ||
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| Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana | Tiger Conservation in India | ||
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