What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021. About the Report The Ministry has been conducting All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) since 2011, covering all higher educational …
About SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region. Prior to the creation of SCO in …
What is the Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? Signed in the year 1960 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, the Indus Water Treaty is an agreement that was made to chalk out the …
About INTERPOL INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organisation, with 192 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police cooperation, and supports and assists all organisations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. …
Khelo India Scheme The Khelo India programme has been introduced to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country. It is implemented by the Ministry of …
What’s the news? The Odisha government has come up with a ‘comprehensive action plan for conservation of elephants and mitigation of human-elephant conflict’, a zonation approach to maintain a long-term viable population of 1700-1800 elephants in the State. According to …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has launched The National Logistics Portal (marine) (NLP). It is a one-stop platform aimed at connecting all the stakeholders of the logistics community using IT, to improve efficiency and …
About EMRS The scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) was introduced in the year 1997-98 with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas in order to enable them to …