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Baksa Honey

Source: PIBSubject: Miscellaneous Context: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever export of 20 Metric Tons of ODOP honey from Assam’s Aspirational District, Baksa, to the USA. Baksa Honey About Baksa Honey: What it is? Baksa honey is a premium, near-organic honey variety produced in the Baksa district of …

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Examine how the Aspirational Districts Programme has transformed policy monitoring and competitive federalism. Identify the key learnings for governance replication at sub-district levels.

Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Q4. Examine how the Aspirational Districts Programme has transformed policy monitoring and competitive federalism. Identify the key learnings for governance replication at sub-district levels. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question: How governance …

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India’s development journey cannot be linear when regional disparities remain multidimensional. Discuss how NITI Aayog addresses these disparities through its initiatives.

Topic: Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. Q3. India’s development journey cannot be linear when regional disparities remain multidimensional. Discuss how NITI Aayog addresses these disparities through its initiatives. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question NITI Aayog …

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Cabinet nod for mobile services in 7,287 villages:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure- roadways.   Context: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for provisioning of mobile services in uncovered villages of Aspirational Districts across five States. The project envisages to provide 4G mobile services in the 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 Aspirational Districts in the five States at an estimated cost of …

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Results-based governance ultimately aims to improve government service delivery by giving decision-makers the tools and incentives to craft appropriate policies and programmes. Comment.

Topic : Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. 4. Results-based governance ultimately aims to improve government service delivery by giving decision-makers the tools and incentives to craft appropriate policies and programmes. Comment. (250 words) Difficulty level: Tough Reference: Live Mint Why the question: The United Nations Development …

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