About PIDF Scheme Operationalised in 2021, the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme aims at incentivising the deployment of payment acceptance infrastructure such as physical Point of Sale (PoS), Quick Response (QR) codes in tier-3 to tier-6 centres, north-eastern states …
About ABP The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was launched by the Government of India in January 2023. The Programme focuses on improving governance to enhance the quality of life of citizens in the most difficult and underdeveloped blocks of India …
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 lpcd …
About The G-7 grouping of the world’s most industrialised nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. along with the European Union — launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) in 2022. The U.S. …
What’s in the news? India hosted the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit in a virtual format, in what will be the second time since January this year. The 2nd summit focused on sharing with countries of the Global South …
About PLFS In India, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been quinquennially (over a period of five years) collecting data on employment and unemployment but from 2017 onwards, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched by the NSO to …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Rs 24,000-crore PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan for vulnerable tribal groups from Jharkhand’s Khunti district. The scheme is meant to ensure last-mile welfare scheme delivery and protection for …
What’s in the news? The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise between India and Sri Lanka “MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). The Scope of the exercise includes synergising joint responses during counter-terrorist operations. Both sides will practice tactical actions …
About In 2022, the United States launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The framework includes 14 countries — Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the …
What’s in the news? The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping is meeting in San Francisco in the United States for the Leaders’ Week which began on November 11. US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping will have their …