General Qacts - 19/09/2018

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  • India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) recognizes the importance of biodiversity for inclusive development. The Green Agriculture project implemented by the Indian government and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) takes a novel approach to support the NBAP and synergize biodiversity conservation, agriculture production, and development. 
  • The MPLADS allots ₹5 crore per year to each Member of Parliament (MP) to be spent on projects of their choice in their constituency. The scheme is funded and administered through the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Projects are to be recommended to and implemented by the district-level administration.
  • Sub-prime refers to a loan given to a borrower who does not qualify for a regular home loan because of a poor credit record, low income and lack of job security.
  • "Future of Jobs" report by World Economic Forum.
  •  Recently found stone mortars from a 13,000-year-old Natufian burial cave site in Israel reveals that beer was brewed 13000 years ago.
  • Pluto shares its orbit with the frozen objects in the Kuiper belt.
  • Charon - Pluto’s moon.
  • India and Nepal hold regular military exercises called Surya Kiran.