About the project Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
What’s in the news? India is projected to grow at 8% over the current fiscal year (April 1- March 31), and 7.1% over the next (FY 2023-24) fiscal year, the World Bank said in its twice yearly South Asia Economic …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has collected ground measurements of annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations for the first time (NO2). It also includes measurements of Particulate Matter (PM) with sizes of 10 m or less (PM10) or 2.5 m (PM2.5) …
About NFSA The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with …
Rationale of the Scheme Mahatma Gandhi envisioned villages as mini-republics and advocated that true democracy should begin with participation from the grass-root level by the people of every village. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment mandated the three tier Panchayati Raj Institutions …
Context Recently, India’s central bank announced cardless cash withdrawals at ATMs in the country. The feature will let consumers use Unified Payment Interface (UPI) on their smartphones to withdraw cash from ATMs. All ATMs across the country must enable this …
About NMP Last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a four-year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth an estimated Rs 6 lakh crore. It aims to unlock value in brownfield projects (which are assets that are already operational) by engaging the …
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as “deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefit with minimal risk …
Why in News: Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities. About the global network of silk cities The network spans nine nations and thirteen cities. The Network assists artisans and craftsmen …
What’s in the news? Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has announced setting up of Single Window Portal for benefit of pensioners and superannuated elder citizens. He said the portal will not only enable constant contact with pensioners but …