Explanation:

Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)
The DTIS would run for the duration of five years and envisages set up six to eight new test facilities in partnership with private industry.
The scheme has been allocated with an outlay of Rs 400 crore for creating a state of the art testing infrastructure for this sector.
This will facilitate indigenous defence production, consequently, reduce imports of military equipment and help make the country self-reliant.
While the majority of test facilities are expected to come up in the two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs), the Scheme is not limited to setting up Test Facilities in the DICs only.

Funding pattern

The projects under the Scheme will be provided with up to 75 per cent government funding in the form of ‘Grant-in-Aid’.
The remaining 25 per cent of the project cost will have to be borne by the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) whose constituents will be Indian private entities and State Governments.
The SPVs under the Scheme will be registered under Companies Act 2013 and shall also operate and maintain all assets under the Scheme, in a self-sustainable manner by collecting user charges.

Explanation:

Quinine Nongladew

The herb Quinine Nongladew is the alkaloid quinine extracted from the bark of cinchona, a plant belonging to the Rubiaceae family and classified as either a large shrub or a small tree. The tree is named after a village about 70 km south of Guwahati, on the highway to Meghalaya capital Shillong.
The cinchona nursery was raised in the 19th century, probably around 1874, when Shillong became the British administrative headquarters for Assam Province.
Large swathes of Meghalaya used to be, and still are, malaria-prone.
The British had the foresight to start the plantation to combat malaria and other diseases caused by mosquitoes.

Explanation:

Gharials
The Gharial is a fish-eating crocodile is native to the Indian subcontinent. They are a crucial indicator of clean river water.
Small released populations are present and increasing in the rivers of the National Chambal Sanctuary, Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Son River Sanctuary.
It is also found at the rainforest biome of Mahanadi in Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary, Orissa.
Gharials are ‘Critically Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List of Species.
The species is also listed under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Into the wild A major chunk of gharials in India is found in the Chambal River, which has about 1,000 adults.
The Ghaghara acts as an important aquatic corridor for gharials in Uttar Pradesh. The river is a major left-bank tributary of the Ganges.
About 250 gharials have been released in the Ghaghara since 2014.
However, there are satellite populations of less than 100 adults in the Girwa River (Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, the Ramganga River in Jim Corbett National Park and the Son River).
Like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar too is releasing gharials in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve as part of restocking the wild population. Unlike crocodiles, gharials do not pose any danger to humans.

Explanation:

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a concreted-filled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the River Indus between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan region of PoK.
The dam will have a gross storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) and power generation capacity of 4500 MW.
The eight Million Acre Feet (MAF) reservoir with 272-metre height will be the tallest roller compact concrete (RCC) dam in the world.
It will have a spillway, 14 gates and five outlets for flushing out silt.
The diversion system involves two tunnels and a diversion canal — all three having 1 km length each.
The bridge — a box girder structure — under the contract will be constructed downstream of the dam structure while the 21MW power plant will be built to meet the energy requirements of the project during construction.

Explanation: The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017 provides for 26 weeks paid maternity leave for women employees. Women, who are expecting after having 2 children, get 12 weeks paid maternity leave. The maternity leave can be availed 8 weeks before the expected date of delivery. The Act mandates for establishing creche facility at organisations employing 50 or more employees. The women employees are permitted to visit the creche facility 4 times during  the day.