Legal Current Affairs for 20 November 2025

Ministry: Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
Type: Central Sector Scheme
Aims & Objectives:
Financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/ damage, stabilizing their income and ensuring flow of credit to the agriculture sector.
Adoption of innovative & modern agricultural practices and crop diversification.
Eligibility: Farmers, including sharecroppers and tenant farmers, growing notified crops in notified areas
Premium Payable by Farmers:
For Kharif crops – 2%
For Rabi crops – 1.5%
For commercial and horticultural crops – 5%
Premium by Government: Shared equally (50:50) by the Central and State Governments; Except for North-Eastern and Himalayan states (90:10)

EC is required in India for projects that can significantly impact the environment.
EIA Notification, 2006 lists over 39 types of activities (mining, infrastructure, power plants, etc.) that need EC prior to start of a project.
Categorization of Projects:
Projects are divided into Category A and Category B under the EIA Notification.
Category A projects: Considered at the Central level in the Ministry of Environment,Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
Category B projects: Handled at the State level by the State/UT Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).

National Water Awards
Instituted by: By Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
Aim: To create awareness among people about importance of water and motivate them to adopt the best water usage practices.
Presented in 10 categories: Best State, Best District, Best Village Panchayat, Best Urban Local Body, Best School or College, Best Industry, Best Water User Association, Best Institution (other than school or college), Best Civil Society and Best individual.

Genesis: Intergovernmental body established jointly by the FAO and WHO in 1963.
Objective: Protecting consumer’s health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
Membership: Open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and WHO interested in international food standards.
Current Members: 189 (188 Member Countries(Including India) and 1 Organization i.e. EU).
Meetings: Convenes annually, with sessions alternating between Geneva and Rome.

About: BCBS is the global standard-setter for banking regulation, creating frameworks like Basel I–III to strengthen financial stability.
It was formed in 1974 after the Herstatt crisis, when a German bank collapsed.
Membership: Includes 45 members from 28 jurisdictions, covering major advanced and emerging economies including India.
Functions: Sets banking standards, promotes supervisory cooperation, monitors implementation, and identifies global financial risks.
Governance: The BCBS operates under the guidance of the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS).

About: Corbett Tiger Reserve is Asia’s first national park established in 1936, renowned for its biodiversity including the world’s highest density of tigers.
It was established as Hailey National Park and later renamed in 1956 to honour Jim Corbett, the hunter-turned-conservationist who helped create it.
It became the first national park to be included under Project Tiger in 1973.
Location: Corbett lies in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand. It has an undulating landscape with several valleys through which the Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi rivers flow.
The reserve falls largely in the Bhabar and lower Shivalik region, known for its porous soil and deep water table.

This is the first coast-to-coast parcel express service introduced by Indian Railways.
The route connects business centres across Tamil Nadu and Kerala through a weekly schedule.
High-capacity parcel vans form the core composition of the train.
Destination-labelled coaches enhance organised logistics handling at each halt.