About the scheme The Government of India under the Ministry of Science and Technology had instituted a scheme “The Swarnajayanti Fellowships” to commemorate India’s fiftieth year of Independence in 1997. Under this scheme a selected number of young scientists, with …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India in 2015 to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. It provides loans …
Why in News? A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) has developed a technique of boosting the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). Why is this technique pathbreaking? The technique can precisely …
What is LWE? Left-wing terrorism or far-left terrorism, sometimes called Marxist–Leninist terrorism or revolutionary left-wing terrorism, is terrorism committed with the aim of overthrowing capitalist systems and replacing them with Marxist–Leninist or socialist societies. What is Maoism? Maoism, or Mao …
NEWS The distinct characteristics of India’s agriculture require that a reformed state must ensure farmer, consumer welfare. CONTEXT For at least four decades now, global economic policy making has dogmatically adhered to the notion that a progressively reduced role of …
About Payment banks Payment banks are the new age banks with limited facilities. These banks mostly operate through the small vendors and shopkeepers. It exists in between the mobile wallet and regular banks. A payment bank provides following services to …
About UNCLOS The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty which was adopted and signed in 1982. The Convention was formed to ensure freedom …
Background The unorganized food processing sector in the country comprises nearly 25 lakh food processing enterprises which are unorganized and unregistered. With only 7% of investment in plant & machinery and 3% of outstanding credit, the unorganized enterprises contribute to …
NEWS The amendment to the abortion laws retains the notion that the state must intervene in what is a woman’s absolute right. CONTEXT Recent amendment by central government done to the abortion laws not only retains the traditional notion that …
BACKGROUND Justice delayed is justice denied. Also, access to justice for the poor is a constitutional mandate to ensure fair treatment under our legal system. Hence, Lok Adalats were established to make justice accessible and affordable to all. It was …