About the committee The 1267 sanctions committee of the United Nations, also known as the ISIL (Da-esh) and Al Qaida sanctions committee, oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups. The committee can impose measures like asset freezes, travel …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released “Payments Vision 2025” with the core theme of ‘E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, Everytime’ (4Es) with an objective to provide every user with safe, secure, fast, convenient, accessible and …
About the programme Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. The ADP is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to uplift those backward 117 districts that are lagging behind …
Congratulations on making a bold decision to appear for the civil services exam. You are now going to acquire knowledge that spans multiple subjects and at the end of the process, I assure you, you will be a learned person. …
What’s in News: India has supported an initiative by China to conduct a “joint border operation” in 2023 of all member countries of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) The border operation called “Solidarity-2023” will be organised by China, a statement by …
What’s in News India had 160 nuclear warheads as on January 2022 and it appears to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, Stockholm-based defence think tank SIPRI claimed There are total nine countries that have nuclear weapons – the United States, …
About Environmental Performance Index(EPI)? The EPI is an international ranking system of countries based on their environmental health. It is a biennial index, first started in 2002 as the Environment Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with …
What’s the news? The country’s delegates expressed a strong intervention at the ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany regarding Loss and damage due to climate change is now a lived reality in India that requires massive funding to prepare for …
Context The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to allow linking of credit cards with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform. The move is part of the central bank’s efforts to enhance the scope of UPI. RuPay credit cards …
Context Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav participated in the Desertification and Drought Day-2022 organised by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry in New Delhi. He said that India is striving towards achieving the national …