About PMKVY Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The scheme was launched in 2015. It is implemented under the Skill India …
Context Ukraine has approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), to hold that no acts of genocide defined under the Genocide Convention 1948, as claimed by Russia have been committed by …
What’s in the news? In its judgment upholding restrictions on Muslim women wearing hijabs in educational institutions, the Karnataka High Court held that wearing the headscarf is not an “essential religious practice” in Islam. The court dismissed the petitions challenging …
‘Reasonable accommodation’ is a philosophy that promotes equality, allows positive rights to be granted, and prohibits discrimination based on disability, health, or personal beliefs. Its primary application is in the field of disability rights.It articulates the state’s and private parties’ …
Why in News: The Navy said it is building capacity to ensure that whatever capacity China can bring into the region, it has all those capabilities to counter that, at the parliamentary standing committee on defence How geography helps India …
Why in News: The Ukraine-Russia conflict is expected to further impact the already stressed global semiconductor supply as raw material exported from the two countries such as neon gas, chemical C4F6 and palladium. Effects Ukraine crisis will result in shortages …
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) is jointly set up by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to catalyse flow of institutional credit …
Context Consumers may have to pay more for medicines and medical devices if the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) allows a price hike of over 10% in the drugs and devices listed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), …