Context The Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly has dismissed a disqualification petition against eight “rebel” MLAs, who had switched from one party to another in 2022. Anti-defection Law The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, commonly known as the anti-defection …
About the Scheme It is a Central Sector Scheme launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for providing drones to the Women Self Help Groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). DAY-NRLM is a …
What’s in the news? The Indian Army contingent has departed for Jakarta, Indonesia to take part in the 9th edition of Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24. Exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24 is a Bilateral Special Forces Exercise between India-Indonesia. The aim of …
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 Project In 2021, the Government of India launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
About Established in 1951, International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration. IOM works to ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in …
About Bengal Tigers The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of tiger native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits hot and humid forests, and wetlands of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. The Bengal tiger’s coat is yellow to …
About SDRF State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005 is the primary fund available with the State Government for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes 75% of SDRF allocation for general category States/UTs …
About PNGRB Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is a statutory body for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector constituted under the PNGRB Act, 2006. The objective of PNGRB is to protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged …