Need for the Mission Cities accommodate ~31% of India’s current population and contribute 63% to the GDP (Census 2011). By 2030, urban areas are expected to accommodate 40% of India’s population and contribute 75% to the GDP. Population growth in …
News: The 16th edition of India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT was conducted in Meghalaya. Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is an annual training event conducted alternatively in India and Mongolia.
Aspirational Districts Programme Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. The ADP is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to uplift those backward 112 districts that are lagging behind …
News: The 13th edition of India- Thailand joint military Exercise MAITREE was recently held in Thailand. Aim of Exercise MAITREE is to foster Military Cooperation between India and Thailand.
About GPAI Established in 2020, Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) is an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). GPAI is a congregation of 29 member countries, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, …
About In 2015, the Indian government launched the ‘Digital India’ initiative with an aim to transform India into a knowledge-based economy and a digitally empowered society. It aims at ensuring digital services, digital access, digital inclusion, digital empowerment and bridging …
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2011 The POCSO Act, which came into force in 2012, is the first comprehensive law in the country dealing specifically with sexual abuse of children. Under the Act, any person below the …
About The ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ or the ‘Drugs-Free India Campaign’ is a campaign against substance abuse flagged off on 15th August 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The campaign focuses on 272 districts in 32 states …
About Pingali Venkayya was a freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian National Tricolour who went on to become synonymous with the spirit of free and independent India. The national flag that we see today was based upon his …
About Lakhpati Didi scheme Lakhpati Didi scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) aims to encourage women to start micro-enterprises. It was announced in 2023. DAY-NRLM is a flagship poverty alleviation program implemented by the Ministry of …