Why this Facts Based on Parliament Session ?
The monsoon session of the Parliament Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha started from September 14, 2020 and will continue till October 1. Here we include some Facts based on Parliament Session and figure based on the parliament session. This will help you in writing mains answers.
O-SMART
- O-SMART (Ocean Services, Modelling, Applications, Resources and Technology) scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
- The Scheme Aims to
- To generate and regularly update information on Marine Living Resources and their relationship with the physical environment in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
- To Monitor levels of sea water pollutants for health assessment of coastal waters of India, to develop shoreline change maps for assessment of coastal erosion due to natural and anthropogenic activities.
- To develop technologies to tap the marine bio resources.
- To develop underwater vehicles and technologies.
- Submission of India’s claim over continental shelf extending beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone supported by scientific data.
Neutrino Observatory in the country
- India based Neutrino observatory (INO) will observe neutrinos produced in the atmosphere of the Earth.
- This observation will tell us more about the properties of neutrino particles, whose main source is the Sun and the Earth’s atmosphere.
- The neutrino detector will be a magnetized iron calorimeter, which will be the heaviest one made by any country.
- The site identified is in Bodi West Hills, in Theni district, Tamil Nadu.
Steps to Boost The Growth of Industries
- Aatmanirbhar Package to boost Industrial growth has been announced by the Government for Rs. 20.97 lakh crore with bold reforms in a number of sectors.
- The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), having provision of Rs 3 lakh crores, is 100% credit guarantee and Collateral Free Automatic Loans for MSMEs.
- Higher FDI cap has been allowed through automatic route in a number of sectors by streamlining and liberalising several sectors.
- Centralized Investment Clearance Cell is being created, which would provide end-to-end facilitation support, including pre-investment advisory, information related to land banks and facilitating clearances at Central and State level.
- Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been announced for large scale electronics manufacturing (Rs.40,955 crore), medical devices (Rs.3,420 crore) and KSMs/ Drug Intermediates and APIs (Rs. 6,940 crore).
- National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) to provide world-class infrastructure across the country and improve the quality of life for all citizens.
Source : pib
Topic
GS II & GS III
Current Affairs Compilation : 22 September 2020