About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
What’s in the news? In its endeavour of supporting ease of doing business in procuring licenses/ registration by Food Business Operators (FBOs), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has undertaken to translate its web-based application Food Safety …
About Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) is a Maharatna company and the leading NBFC in Indian power sector. PFC is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power. It is classified as an Infrastructure Finance Company by the RBI. …
What’s in the news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be participating in Exercise INIOCHOS-23, a multi-national air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force. The exercise will be conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece from 24 Apr …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the Global Buddhist Summit in New Delhi. The two-day Summit is being hosted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with International Buddhist Confederation. The theme of …
What’s in the news? A UN report titled “A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future” says, there has to be a major shift in global governance to better tackle such current …
What’s in the news? UNICEF in its recent report said that around 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and healthcare disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The report noted …
What’s in the news? The government is planning to develop more than 250 projects with a ropeway length of over 1,200 km in five years under Parvatmala Pariyojana. The government is promoting the manufacturing of ropeway components under the ‘Make …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs.6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31, aiming to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched the SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory) Portal and Mobile App, a Centralized Online System for seed traceability, authentication and inventory designed to deal with the …