Context The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry is taking measures to spread awareness about the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021”. What is a rare disease? A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a …
About the Scheme The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP …
The technique of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food is known as food fortification. It can be carried out by food makers or by governments as a public health policy aimed at reducing the number of people …
Why in News: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat perished when an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed into the Nilgiris in western Tamil Nadu. About the role of CDS The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) acts …
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 Portal In August 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has launched a mobile app called Bhasha Sangam in order to help people acquire basic conversation ability in languages other than one’s mother tongue to at least 75 lakh people. This language …
About MPC The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is a committee of the RBI which is entrusted with the task of fixing the benchmark policy interest rate (repo rate) to contain inflation within the specified target level. The 2016 amendment of …
AFSPA empowers armed troops to protect public order in “disturbed areas.” They have the ability to prevent a gathering of five or more people in a given location, to use force, or even to open fire after providing sufficient warning …
About PMAY-G The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) was launched in 2016 to address the housing gaps existing in the rural areas. It aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural families who are homeless or …