About NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory organisation established in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also created Human Rights Commissions at the levels of the various States. NHRC was …
About the scheme The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was announced by the Government of India on 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel to revive a sense of ‘nationhood’. The programme aims to actively …
About the Mission Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program launched by the Government of India in 2015 with the mission to develop 100 cities across the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The Smart Cities …
About FCI The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation’s Act 1964 , in order to fulfill following objectives of the Food Policy: Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers. Distribution of foodgrains …
Context India’s assumption of the presidency of the G20 in 2023 forming the G20 troika with Indonesia and Brazil, marks the first time that the troika has been constituted solely by members from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). It is …
Context The government’s bid to raise the level of ethanol blending in petrol to 20 per cent (E20) by 2025, instead of 2030, needs a serious rethink. Why does E20 by 2025 need a revisit? A recent report released by …
Context Climate change invariably affects everyone. However, having the largest workforce (45.6 percent in 2021-22) engaged in agriculture amongst G20 countries, the impact of climate change may be disproportionate for India. Recent climate summit of G7 At the Hiroshima Summit …