About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 …
Context The Global Dashboard for Vaccine Equity, a joint effort by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Oxford with cooperation across the UN system, has put out recent data that justifies …
About QCI Established in 1997 through a Cabinet decision of the Government of India – Quality Council of India (QCI) is an autonomous organization under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. …
About the Scheme In 2020, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries launched the PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme) for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises. With …
What’s in the news? At the 27th Session of Conference of Parties (COP27), this year’s UN climate summit, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched with India as a partner. The move, in line with India’s goal to increase …
Context India is among the few countries removed from the United States’ Currency Monitoring List, released by the Department of Treasury recently. In its biannual report to Congress, the US’ Treasury Department announced that it had also removed Italy, Mexico, …
About IIP The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) details the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. It is compiled and published every month by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry …
Context Agriculture remains one of the world’s most pressing problems today. The increase in population has led to an increased demand for food. It is believed that 70 percent more food would need to be produced to meet the demands. …
Context Broadly, organic farming or natural farming denotes farming without using chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides. Green Revolution and other research and development in the field of crops cultivation have played an important role in increasing India’s food grains production …