Inspired by: [pib] Seva Bhoj Yojana

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-seva-bhoj-yojana/

Answer: (c)

Seva Bhoj Yojna

• It is a Central Sector Scheme for providing reimbursement of CGST and Central Government’s share of IGST paid by charitable/religious institutions on purchase of specific raw food items for serving free food to public / devotees.
• The specific raw food items covered under the Scheme are (i) Ghee (ii) Edible Oil (iii) Sugar/Burra/Jaggery (iv) Rice (v) Atta/Maida/Rava/Flour and (vi) Pulses.
• Under the scheme the financial assistance will be provided for free ‘prasad’ or free food or free ‘langar’ / ‘bhandara’ (community kitchen) offered by charitable/religious institutions like Gurudwara, Temples, Dharmik Ashram, Mosques, Dargah, Church, Math, Monasteries etc.

Inspired by: Sahiwal Cattle

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/sahiwal-cattle/

Answer: (a)

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Inspired by: ‘Blue Flag’ Certification

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/blue-flag-challenge/

Answer: (c)

Blue Flag Programme

• The Blue Flag Programme for beaches and marinas is run by the international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation FEE (the Foundation for Environmental Education).
• It started in France in 1985 and has been implemented in Europe since 1987, and in areas outside Europe since 2001, when South Africa joined.
• Japan and South Korea are the only countries in South and southeastern Asia to have Blue Flag beaches.
• Spain tops the list with 566 such beaches; Greece and France follow with 515 and 395, respectively.
• The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha is the first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification — the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha-beach-is-asias-first-to-get-blue-flag-tag/article24073494.ece

Inspired by: Centre for Research and Planning (CRP)

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/centre-for-research-and-planning-crp/

Answer: (d)

Why is CRP in news?

• Nine months after it was set up with an ambitious mandate to reform the judiciary, the Centre for Research and Planning (CRP), the Supreme Court’s in-house think tank, is now virtually disbanded.

Centre for Research and Planning (CRP)

• The CRP was CJI Gogoi’s brainchild, and setting it up was one of the first decisions he took after assuming office in October 2018.
• It was intended to improve public confidence in the judiciary that had taken a knocking after four most senior judges took to media to express their discontent.
• They held a press conference in January 2018 to raise concerns on the functioning of the court, especially the allocation of cases by then CJI Dipak Misra.

Inspired by: CSP 2018

Answer: (c)

National Financial Switch (NFS)

• It is the largest network of shared automated teller machines (ATMs) in India.
• It was designed, developed and deployed by the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) in 2004, with the goal of inter-connecting the ATMs in the country and facilitating convenience banking.
• It is run by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).