What is a cess? The Union government is empowered to raise revenue through a gamut of levies, including taxes (both direct and indirect), surcharges, fees and cess. While direct taxes and indirect taxes are taxes where the revenue received can …
What is Balance of Payments? Balance of Payments (BoP) statistics systematically summaries the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the World for a specific period. BoP broadly comprises current account, capital account and changes in foreign exchange …
Why in News The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), the Hyderabad-based premier research body of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has released a new set of guidelines, updating norms on recommended dietary allowances (RDA), which is the average …
The Science of Intelligent Achievement Isaiah Hankel What’s in the book for you? We all have set many goals in our personal and professional life but get perplexed athow to fulfill it. The Science of Intelligent Achievement (2018) introduces three …
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development ,Government of India. Mandate The …
What’s in the news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired a missile assisted release of lightweight anti-submarine torpedo system for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of …
What is Priority Sector Lending? Priority Sector means those sectors which the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India consider as important for the development of the basic needs of the country and are to be given priority over …
About Jal Jeevan Mission The chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd (Litres per capita …
First and foremost, I congratulate you for deciding on becoming a Civil Servant. It takes a lot of courage and passion for choosing this field. It is one of the most respected fields in India, and you will shoulder a …