What’s in News: Athelia rolfsii, a soil-borne fungal pathogen, is a major threat to several crops and was found in jackfruit samples A fungus is a primitive organism and a member of the group of eukaryotic organisms). Mushrooms, yeast, mold …
What is it? Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. Alzheimer’s disease is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of …
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 …
About NMCG National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. NMCG aims to ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach to …
What is the ‘One Nation One Election’ system? One Nation One Election proposes that simultaneous elections be held in all states and the Lok Sabha in a gap of five years. The idea behind it is envisaging an amendment in …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” is a scheme under the Ministry of Power to achieve universal household electrification by providing free electricity connections to all households (both APL (Above Poverty Line) and poor families) …
About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …
What’s the news? The Supreme Court order on June 3 directing the government to create a 1 Km eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around all wildlife sanctuaries and national parks has triggered widespread protests in the high ranges of Kerala. On July …
What’s the news? As per study carried out by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) to map areas with uranium contaminated groundwater during 2019, the occurrence of uranium in groundwater beyond the BIS permissible limits (0.03 mg/l) of water was observed …
What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has released the India Innovation Index-2022. The idea of the index is to showcase the government’s initiative to create an innovation-driven economy. About the Index Prepared by NITI Aayog and the Institute for …