About Technical Textiles is an advanced technology backed sunrise sector which is steadily gaining ground in India. Technical textiles are functional fabrics that have applications across various industries including automobiles, civil engineering and construction, agriculture, healthcare, industrial safety, personal protection …
About In 2022, the government of India launched the pilot phase of open network for digital commerce (ONDC) with an aim to democratise the country’s fast growing digital e-commerce space that is currently dominated by the two U.S.-headquartered firms — …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has recently approved the overarching scheme “PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)” of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation during the period 2021-26 at an overall cost of Rs. 4797 crores. The PRITHVI scheme encompasses …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) namely Nai Manzil in 2015 with 50% funding from the World Bank, to benefit the minority youth who do not have formal school leaving certificate, …
Context: This bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024, and passed on February 6. The Bill aims to prevent “unfair means” in order to “bring greater transparency, fairness and credibility to the public examinations system”. An investigation …
Background: In February 2021, when the Myanmar military leaders ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, they anticipated a resistance movement that would subside in a few months. Three years later, the opposition to military rule gains in …
Context: There were 35,950 deaths by suicide by students between 2019 and 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB). In elite educational institutions of engineering and management, 122 students committed suicide between 2014 and 2021, of which 68 were …
Definition: Micro Credentials are short duration learning activities with proof of specific learning outcomes that are validated through a standard and reliable assessment process. Microcredentials are offered in online, physical, or hybrid modes at various levels, such as beginning, intermediate, …
Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises 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 …
About GSP The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme is a voluntary trade measure implemented by developed countries that provide an advantageous or preferential tariff treatment to imports from developing countries. It was instituted in 1971 under the aegis of …