Background In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy will replace the 34 year old National …
What’s the news? As per Environment ministry statistics, India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands that are of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54 from 49. The newly added sites are Karikili Bird Sanctuary, …
What’s the news? A team of scientists from the department of forest ecology, Kerala Forest Research Institute, department of plant ecology, Ghent University, Belgium, has found that mangrove plants are heavily equipped to fight climate change. News in detail The …
About the Yojana The Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi, PM-DAKSH Yojana is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2020-21. The scheme aims to cover marginalized persons of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Economically …
About the Portal With a vision to strengthen digitalization in Panchayats for the purpose of empowering rural India, a unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal has been developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for effective monitoring and evaluation of works …
EAC-PM Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) is a non-constitutional, non-permanent and independent body constituted to give advice on economic and related issues to the Government of India, specifically to the Prime Minister. The Terms of Reference of …
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme envisions Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence. It is under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It was launched in …