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Seoul peace award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote international cooperation and global economic development, improving the quality of life of the people of the country by accelerating economic development, through the efforts of anti-corruption measures and social unity, to strengthen democracy in the country 2018 Will be honored with the Seoul Peace Prize. The Seoul Peace Prize Committee has selected the Prime Minister's name to confer this respect. The committee has also accepted its contribution towards regional and global peace through an active foreign policy with countries around the world through the 'Modi theory' and 'East East Policy'. Narendra Modi, who received this award, is 14th person. Background The Seoul Peace Prize was started in the celebration of the successful organizing of the 24th Olympic Games in the Republic of Korea in 1990.  In these games players from 160 countries from all over the world participated in creating a gl...

Why in the discussion? A major defense company of Israel has signed a defense deal worth 777 million US dollars with Bharat Electronics Limited.  It is notable that after Israel, Israel is the second largest supplier of India's weapons . key points According to this agreement, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply a marine version of Surface-to-air long range missile (LRSAM) and air missile defense system operated Barak-8 for 7 ships of the Indian Navy.  Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will play the lead producer under this project. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) IAI is Israel's largest aerospace and defense company. It develops, manufactures and supplies missile piercing, air systems and intelligence and cyber security systems and defense systems. Defense relations between India and Israel India has close relations with Israel's defense establishment and India has signed several important deals with Israeli defense companies.  India ...

Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the creation of the Special Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF). key points Under this clearance, the estimated amount of fund will be Rs 7,522 crore, out of which Rs 5266.40 crore will be raised by the major lending bodies, while the beneficiaries will contribute 1316.6 million rupees. Rs. 939.48 crores will be received in the form of budgetary support from the Government of India. National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development-NABARD, National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC) and all Scheduled Banks (now banks will be written) will be the key lending body for this. Benefit Fisheries related infrastructure facilities will be set up in both marine and inland fisheries. Under the 'Blue Revolution', fish production will be increased to achieve the target of 15 million tonnes for the year 2020 and to achiev...

Why in the discussion? The Union Human Resource Development Ministry launched the web portal of 'Impactful Policy Research in Social Science - IMPRESS' program in New Delhi. Key features Under this scheme 1500 research projects will be run in two years to support social science research in the higher education institutions and to make policy. The scheme will be operational by March, 2021 at a total cost of 414 crores and work will begin in this regard from January next year. Research in social science is essential for the advancement of society and the research done under this program will be used to solve the problems which the society has to face. Background  In order to implement the program till 31.03.2021 in August, 2018, the government approved the program "Strategic Research in Social Sciences" with a total cost of 414 crores and the Council of Indian Social Science and Research was created as the Project Implementation Agency. Main goals of...