Background The Public Distribution System (PDS) evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of foodgrains at affordable prices. Over the years, PDS has become an important part of the Government’s policy for management of the food economy …
About SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region. Prior to the creation of SCO in …
About the Dialogue The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, held annually since 2016. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). ORF is an independent global think tank …
About ICI The monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is a production volume index. The objective of the ICI is to provide an advance indication on production performance of industries of ‘core’ nature. These industries are likely to impact …
What’s in the news? India’s Gross Domestic Production registered a growth of 4.4% in the October-December third quarter of the current fiscal. GDP in the third quarter of 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 40.19 lakh crore, as against Rs 38.51 …
What’s in the news? On the occasion of the “National Science Day” (28/02), the Ministry of Science & Technology launched VAIBHAV Fellowship Scheme for the Indian Diaspora abroad. The Fellowship aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational …
What’s in the news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the flight acceptance test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine. The Engine will power the Cryogenic Upper Stage of the LVM3 launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. All …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. Launched in 2015 to promote …