About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. Aim : To augment the income of the farmers by providing income support to all landholding farmers’ families across …
Why in News: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to retire and decommission the International Space Station (ISS) by 2031. About ISS The ISS was launched in 1998 as part of joint efforts by the U.S., …
What’s in the news? The Right To Food Campaign and The Centre for Equity Studies have released their latest survey titled “Hunger Watch–2” which evaluates economic distress following the COVID second wave. The same organisations had conducted a similar survey, …
Natural Farming is a chemical-free alias traditional farming method. It is considered as agroecology based diversified farming system which integrates crops, trees and livestock with functional biodiversity. In India, Natural farming is promoted as Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati Programme (BPKP) …
Why in news: Facebook-parent Meta recently announced that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC). What is a supercomputer A supercomputer can perform high-level processing at a faster rate when compared to a normal computer. AI …
About NCM The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) as a statutory body under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Initially five religious communities, viz., Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) were notified as …
What’s in the news? The latest edition of the Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 is scheduled to commence from 25th of this month in Visakhapatnam. India is celebrating the 75th year of its independence in 2022 and MILAN 22 …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development has said that the PM CARES scheme for children orphaned due to COVID-19 pandemic has been extended till February 28, 2022. The scheme was earlier valid till December …
What’s in the news? Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla has flagged off a convoy of 50 trucks carrying 2500 MT of wheat as humanitarian aid for Afghanistan at the India-Pakistan integrated check post (ICP), the first of about 1000 truckloads which …
The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act of 2013 established Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States.These organisations are statutory entities with no constitutional standing. They act as a “ombudsman,” investigating charges of corruption against specific public officials and other relevant …