With a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy was announced in April 2000. The Special Economic Zones Act was enacted in 2005 and the SEZ Rules came into effect in 2006. Salient …
About the scheme Launched in 2015, Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It is being implemented through the Department of …
Why in News: The Supreme Court ordered a status quo on the dismantling of the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier, INS Viraat. About INS Viraat INS Viraat holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest serving warship of the world. …
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) The IIHR is a subsidiary of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), which was set up in 1967, is India’s first-ever horticultural research institute and it …
About PMGSY The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers for …
What is a Farmer Producer Organization? A Producer Organisation (PO) is a legal entity formed by primary producers, viz. farmers, milk producers, fishermen, weavers, rural artisans, craftsmen. A PO can be a producer company, a cooperative society or any other …
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2005. Objective: It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by …
Summary Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first ever digital Union Budget for 2021-22. The key highlights of the Union Budget 2021-22 are as follows: 6 pillars of the Union Budget 2021-22: Health and Wellbeing …
CONTEXT After the February military coup, the future of Myanmar’s democracy is uncertain, but the country, sandwiched between two powerful states competing for power and influence, is certain to be a key piece in the region’s geopolitics. As the coup …