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1) National Waterway Development Agency (NWDA) = Ministry of Jal Shakti + Under Societies Registration Act, 1860 + Task of National River Interlinking Project 2) Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) = Ministry of Shipping + Statutory + Development of National waterways #Dont_Confuse #Prelims_2020

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Important Indices/Reports with IMF involved 1) Economic performance Index 2) Global financial stability report 3) World Economic Outlook #Prelims2020

Important Indices/Reports with World Bank involved 1) EoDB 2) Global Economic Prospects 3) Migration and Development Briefs 4) COVID Crisis thru a Migration lens 5) South Asia Economic Focus Report 6) "Ending Learning Poverty" Report 7) Human Capital Index 8) World Development Report 9) Green Bond impact Report 2019 #Prelims2020

Important Indices/Reports with WEF involved 1) Travel and Tourism Report 2) Global gender Gap Index 3) Global competitiveness Index 4) Energy Transition Index #Prelims2020

Important Indices/Reports with UNCTAD involved 1) World Investment Report, 2019 2) e- Commerce Index 2019 3) Commodities and Development Report, 2019 4) Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Report (alongwith UNESCAP) 5) Digital Economy Report 6) Least developed countries Report #Prelims2020

Important Indices/Reports with IEA involved 1) Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report (Other Body involved is??) 2) World Energy Statistics, 2020 3) Global Energy Review,2020 4) World Energy Outlook, 2020 #Prelims2020

Important Indices/Reports given by UNESCO (in News) 1) Gender Parity Index 2) Global Education Monitoring Report, 2020 3) World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) 4) State of Education Report for India, 2019 #Prelims2020

1) Global gender Gap Index = WEF 2) Gender Social Norms Index = UNDP 3) Gender Parity Index = UNESCO #Prelims_2020 #imp #Dont_confuse

G6PD deficiency = Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency + genetic abnormality that results in an inadequate amount of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the blood + G6PD is very important enzyme (or protein) that regulates various biochemical reactions in the body and is also responsible for keeping red blood cells healthy so they can function properly and have a normal life span. Without enough of it, red blood cells break down prematurely + This early destruction of red blood cells is known as Hemolysis, and it can eventually lead to Hemolyticanemia + defective gene that causes this deficiency is on the X chromosome + males are affected by G6PD deficiency much more frequently than females + Recently, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has raised a specific COVID-19 alert for Vataliya Prajapati community whose 25% population suffers from a genetic blood disorder called G6PD deficiency

Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) = network composed of numerous technical and public health institutions, laboratories, NGOs, and other organizations that work to observe and respond to threatening epidemics + GOARN works closely with and under the World Health Organization (WHO), which is one of its most notable partners + Its goals are to: examine and study diseases, evaluate the risks that certain diseases pose, and improve international capability to deal with diseases

 Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) = is a programme under the aegis of the World Customs Organization (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate Global Trade + programme aims to enhance international supply chain security and facilitate movement of goods + AEO encompasses various players in the international supply chain. Under this programme, an entity engaged in international trade is approved by Customs as compliant with supply chain security standards and granted AEO status + An entity with an AEO status is considered a ‘secure’ trader and a reliable trading partner + AEO is a voluntary programme #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative(SRMI) = by world bank + The World Bank – Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (WB-ESMAP), in partnership with, Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and International Solar Alliance (ISA) developed the Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) + SRMI aims to support countries in developing sustainable solar programs that will attract private investments and so reduce reliance on public finances + aims at supporting the development of bankable solar programs in developing countries leveraging private sector investments #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 Central Repository of Information on large Corporates (CRILC) = RBI has set up a Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) to collect, store, and disseminate credit data to lenders + Banks/Financial Institutions are expected to report findings to CRILC + Banks will have to provide credit information to CRILC about their borrowers with an aggregate fund-based and non-fund based exposure of and over Rs.5 Crores + CRILC was built in 2014 precisely to help financial institutions and banks to assess their non-performing assets (NPAs) and also share this information with other institutions #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 Netting = Bilateral netting for financial contracts is NOT permitted in India + A bilateral netting agreement enables two counterparties in a financial contract to offset claims against each other to determine a single net payment obligation due from one counterparty to the other + Similarly, a multilateral netting agreement allows counterparties to offset claims against each other through a Central Counterparty (CCP) in a clearing house + At present, there are legal provisions for multilateral close-out netting for financial transactions intermediated through a CCP, such as the Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), under the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Act (2015) + Global regulatory bodies such as the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision have supported the use of close-out netting due to its positive impact on financial stability #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 Bluetongue (BT) diseases = Bluetongue (BT) is a non-contagious, viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants (primarily sheep and including cattle, goats, buffalo, antelope, deer, elk and camels) that is transmitted by insects, particularly biting midges of the Culicoides species #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 Forest Cover of India (2019) : Moderately Dense Forest > Open Forest > Very Dense forest > Scrub  Forest area for top ten countries (per cent) = India is ranked 9th in the world now(among Top 10) + Russia > Brazil > Canada > USA> China > Australia > DRC congo > Argentina > India > Indonesia #Economic_Survey_2020 #High_Probability

 E-Sanchit = Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has launched e- Sanchit (e-Storage and Computerized Handling of Indirect Tax documents) for paperless processing, uploading of supporting documents, to facilitate the trading across Borders + It has already been made available to importers and exporters in the country and as a next step, CBIC is extending this facility to PGA (Participating Government Agencies) #Economic_survey_2020

 EKTA Portal = Launched by Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture + The DARE launched the Agricultural Education Portal EKTA (Ekikrit Krishi Shiksha Takniki Ayaam) for integrated online management information system, developed 9 mobile apps such as mango cultivation, e-kalpa, oil palm etc #Economic_survey_2020

 ARTIS Portal = Directorate general of trade remedies(DGTR) has introduced online portal to submit online petitions for different trade remedies like anti-dumping duty, safeguard duty and countervailing duty + The portal is named ARTIS (Application for Remedies in Trade for Indian industry and other Stakeholders) + Applicants can monitor the current status of their applications through online portal #Economic_survey_2020