What is Tele-law service? Tele-law is a service that uses video conferencing facilities and telephone services to connect lawyers to litigants who need legal advice. This service aims to reach out to the needy, especially the marginalized and disadvantaged. The …
About PMAY-G The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) was launched in 2016 to address the housing gaps existing in the rural areas. It aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural families who are homeless or …
About SBM The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014 to fulfil the vision of a cleaner India by 2 October 2019, as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. The campaign is one of the …
About IIP The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is a composite 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 …
About SDRF State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005. It is a primary fund available with the State Government for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes 75% of SDRF allocation for general …
What’s in the news? The United Nations has said that India has registered a remarkable reduction in poverty with 41.5 crore people coming out of it in just 15 years. The UN said, 25 countries, including India, successfully halved their …
About the Scheme “Samarth” (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) Scheme is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of the Ministry of Textiles. The scheme was launched in 2017. Samarth aims to incentivize and supplement the efforts …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …