India’s defence ecosystem has undergone transformations in several key areas in recent years. Key institutional and policy changes have spurred defence indigenisation, domestic capital procurement and defence exports. Steps towards Defence Indigenisation: Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020: Mandates 50% indigenous …
About Strategic Forces Command The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), sometimes called Strategic Nuclear Command, forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). The Nuclear Command Authority comprises a Political Council and an Executive Council. The Political Council is chaired by …
About Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) is an integral component of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which is India’s flagship national health protection scheme. ABHA is designed to facilitate cashless transactions and manage financial aspects related …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the myCGHS app for iOS ecosystem of devices. The app is designed to enhance access to Electronic Health Records, information, and resources for Central Government Health Scheme …
About Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and is the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. As a gas giant, Jupiter has no solid surface. …
Why are Colour codes used? According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), “colour codes are used in weather warnings for bringing out the severity of the weather phenomena expected”. The key idea is to forewarn relevant officials and the disaster …
About Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent, often called the “Cradle of Civilization”, is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. …
About Bahai Minorities The Bahá’í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded in the 19th-century by Baháʼu’lláh. It initially developed in Qajar, Iran and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. The religion is …
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 …