About BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. These 5 countries host 41% of the world population, contributing 24% of the world GDP and over 16% share in world trade. The grouping …
About Semicon India Programme In order to widen and deepen electronic manufacturing and ensure development of a robust and sustainable Semiconductor and Display ecosystem in the country, the Government of India launched the Semicon India Programme in 2021. The initiative …
What’s in the news? Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched AI for India 2.0, a free online training programme on Artificial Intelligence. It is a joint initiative of Skill India and GUVI, which is an IIT Madras …
About ED ED was constituted in 1956 for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). At present, the administrative control of the Enforcement Directorate is with the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. The ED …
About G20 The Group of Twenty (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and United …
About DAY-NRLM Aajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in 2011. Aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, the scheme aimed at helping the rural poor by enabling them to …
About SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. Prior to the creation of SCO in 2001, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan were members of the Shanghai Five. Following the accession of Uzbekistan …
About ECI The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices …