What’s in the news? The Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) 2025 was inaugurated in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, marking a significant step in strengthening maritime cooperation between India and African nations. This initiative aims to develop collaborative solutions to regional maritime …
About India is the second largest producer of silk and also the largest consumer of silk in the world. In India, mulberry silk is produced mainly in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir and West …
About IIP The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period with respect to that in a chosen base period. …
About the Scheme In a bid to boost solar power and sustainable progress, the Government of India launched the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) in February 2024 for installing rooftop solar in one crore households nationwide. The scheme aims …
About the Mission Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) to fill critical gaps in health infrastructure, surveillance and health research – spanning both the urban and …
About PM POSHAN (POshan SHAkti Nirman) is a centrally sponsored scheme under which one hot cooked meal is served to 11.70 crore students studying in Balvatika (pre-schools) and classes I to VIII, in Government and Government-aided schools on all school-days. …
About The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is a strategic initiative announced at the 2023 G20 Summit held in New Delhi to enhance economic integration and connectivity between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for …
About In 2024, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to bolster biotechnology-based manufacturing, called ‘BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy for Fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing’. To be steered by the Department of Biotechnology, the aim is to have …
Why in the News Gandhi Sagar is the second wildlife reserve, after Kuno National Park, selected to host African cheetahs as India attempts to revive the wild cat’s population. As part of its efforts to prepare the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife …