What’s in News Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope(EHT) facility, a collaboration of over 300 researchers, revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This image of the black hole referred to as …
About PMUY The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched PMUY in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households. It aims to provide 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households. The connections are issued in the …
Context A public interest litigation (PIL) under the consideration of the Supreme Court of India challenges the power of the Centre to notify minority communities at a national level. Who is a minority and who decides that? The PIL specifically …
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InVITs) were launched in India in 2014. Furthermore, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulates these investment schemes. What are REITs? A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a …
About Instituted to recognise the distinguished service of the most exceptional order. It is awarded in recognition of peace-time service of the most exceptional order. The following categories of personnel shall be eligible for the medal :- All ranks of …
Levels of Economic Integration Economic integration takes the form of the Preferential Trade Area, Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. A preferential trade area (PTA) is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products …
About BrahMos Missile BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of Russia. BrahMos is an amalgamation of the names of the rivers Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of …
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971 (“MTP Act”) was enacted in response to advances in medical research that have resulted in safer abortions. India revised the MTP Act 1971 in a historic effort to enable universal access to …
What is the ABDM? Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2020 Independence Day speech announced a major digital initiative in the form of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (previously known as National Digital Health Mission). Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) project …