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 …
What’s in the news? According to a new study titled ‘Drift of Earth’s Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993–2010’, the excessive extraction of groundwater for drinking and irrigation has shifted the Earth’s …
Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Mission aims to address the pressing health challenges posed by sickle cell disease, particularly among the tribal population. The launch will …
Context The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to provide $3 billion to Pakistan in badly needed relief to help bail out the impoverished country’s ailing economy. Mandate of IMF The IMF was set up in 1945 out of the …
What are Supercomputers? A computer or array of computers that act as one collective machine capable of processing enormous amounts of data. Supercomputers are used for very complex jobs such as nuclear research or forecasting weather patterns. The size of …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
What is Iron fortification? Iron is an essential mineral required for many bodily functions, including the formation of hemoglobin, but can be harmful when taken in excess. One of the methods suggested for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia is …