About CDRI Launched in 2019 under the leadership of the Government of India, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is an international collaborative platform, aiming to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring …
About NFRA The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) was constituted in 2018 under the Companies Act, 2013 to continuously improve the quality of all corporate financial reporting in India. Functions and Duties: Recommend accounting and auditing policies and standards to …
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi is the apex body in the field of performing arts in India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture. The Akademi was set up in 1953 for the preservation and …
About FCI The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a statutory corporation under the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It was setup in 1965 under the Food Corporation’s Act 1964 to …
About the Scheme Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of Economic Corridors, Inter …
About GST Appellate Tribunal The GST Appellate Tribunal represents a specialised authority formed to resolve GST-related disputes at the appellate level. It will be the forum of second appeal under GST laws and is the first common forum of dispute …
About Nirbhaya Fund Framework Nirbhaya Fund is a dedicated fund set up by the Government of India in 2013 which can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus …
What is the history of reservation? Articles 15 and 16 guarantee equality to all citizens in any policy of the government and public employment respectively. In order to achieve social justice, they also enable special provisions for the advancement of …
About Semicon India Programme In order to widen and deepen electronic manufacturing and ensure development of a robust and sustainable Semiconductor and Display ecosystem in the country, the Government of India launched the Semicon India Programme in 2021. The initiative …
When are remarks expunged from parliamentary records? Parliament maintains a verbatim record of everything that is spoken and takes place during proceedings. While Article 105 of the Constitution confers certain privileges and freedom of speech in Parliament on MPs, it …