What are electoral bonds? Electoral bonds are an instrument through which anyone can donate money to political parties. Such bonds, which are sold in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, and Rs 1 crore, …
What’s in the news? Recently, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) audit reports indicate there are issues of data-matching, errors in authentication, and shortfall in archiving on the functioning of the UIDAI. UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) is …
Why in the news? Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. Earlier the Prime Minister had announced the fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes, including the public distribution system (PDS) and …
Children have been recognized by policy makers as one of the supreme national assets. India is home to 472 million children upto the age of 18 years and comprise 39 percent of the country’s population. The objective of Mission Vatsalya …
What are the habits and skills a UPSC aspirant should adopt? “The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step”- This is something every aspirant should keep in mind while they prepare for the Civil Services exam. It …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. Launched in 2015 to promote …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, 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 …
What’s in the news? In order to make Railway Stations a promotional and sales hub for local products, a step towards promoting Atmanirbhar Bharat and Vocal for Local program, Central Railway under the Ministry of Railways has launched ‘One Station …
These are communities who are the most vulnerable and deprived. Denotified tribes (DNTs) are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born criminal’ during the British regime under a series of laws starting with the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. Who …
Why in News: On January 31 2022, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry barred the transmission of Malayalam news channel Media One citing ‘security reasons‘. Later, the Kerala High Court granted a stay, allowing the channel to continue functioning. Recently, the …