About UNOCT The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established in 2017 to assist Member States in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy was adopted in 2006 as a unique global instrument to …
About Thalassemia Thalassemia is an inherited (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, an important part of red blood cells. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, …
What’s in the news? India and Malaysia have decided to elevate their Enhanced Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Both countries have signed agreements in the fields of labor and employment, Ayurveda and traditional medicines, digital technologies, culture, tourism, …
About RRBs The Narasimham committee on rural credit recommended the establishment of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) on the ground that they would be much better suited than the commercial banks or co-operative banks in meeting the needs of rural areas. …
About the Scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The centrally sponsored scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal …
About The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 aims to provide for protection of the interests of consumers and for the said purpose, to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers’ disputes. The Act replaced the Consumer Protection …
About FSSAI The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the administrative Ministry of FSSAI. FSSAI is …
About NCGG The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) was set up in 2014 by the Government of India as an apex–level autonomous institution under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. NCGG deals with a gamut of governance …
About BEE The Government of India set up the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The mission of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is to assist in developing policies and …