About the Scheme The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme was launched in 2019 for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country. It was launched by …
Context During the Union Budget 2022, the Finance Minister proposed to introduce a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)– a digital version of the rupee, using blockchain and other technologies, starting 2022-23. Efforts to introduce CBDC are also gaining momentum across …
What’s in the news? Singapore (27.01%) and USA (17.94%) have emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity flows into India in FY 2021-22 followed by Mauritius (15.98%), Netherland (7.86%) and Switzerland (7.31%). It may be noted that as …
Background In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy will replace the 34 year old National …
What’s the news? As per Environment ministry statistics, India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54 from 49. The newly added sites are Karikili Bird Sanctuary, …
What’s the news? A team of scientists from the department of forest ecology, Kerala Forest Research Institute, department of plant ecology, Ghent University, Belgium, has found that mangrove plants are heavily equipped to fight climate change. News in detail The …
About the Yojana The Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi, PM-DAKSH Yojana is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2020-21. The scheme aims to cover marginalized persons of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Economically …
About the Portal With a vision to strengthen digitalization in Panchayats for the purpose of empowering rural India, a unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal has been developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for effective monitoring and evaluation of works …