About PMUY The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched PMUY in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households. It aims to provide 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households. The connections are issued in the …
About the scheme The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel to revive a sense of ‘nationhood’. The programme aims to actively …
Why in News: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force commissioned its first two women officers in combat after they completed their training. History of induction Short-service commission (SSC) officers were first inducted into the Army, Air Force, and Navy in 1992. …
The UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2021 is just two months away. In my opinion, this period is the most valuable time in cracking the highly competitive Prelims exam. Before I explain how to use these two months effectively, please keep …
Why in News: Researchers from IIT Madras and IISER Kolkata have developed a method to detect minute quantities of chemicals in solution. How did they achieve this They use a variation of absorption spectroscopy that surpasses the systemic limits imposed …
Why in News: A paper titled “Ancestral Dravidian Languages in Indus Civilization: Ultraconserved Dravidian Tooth-word Reveals Deep Linguistic Ancestry and Supports Genetics in the Nature Group of journal – Humanities and Social Sciences Communications provided crucial evidence that Ancestral Dravidian …
Why in News: Archaeological Survey of India said that it has not located the grave of Dara Shikoh within the Humayun’s Tomb complex. Who is Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh, who was Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s eldest son and expected heir, …
Background Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha to nullify the tax clause provision that allows the government to levy taxes retrospectively. The government has been fighting legal cases against Vodafone and …
NEWS With improvement in Covid condition, there is a need to open schools in India. CONTEXT With improvement in Covid situation, the economy is open. Malls, bars, restaurants, and some offices are open, but schools have been closed for 16 …