Context The article highlights the positive progress India has made in reducing Tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality since 2015, exceeding global decline rates. Despite this success, achieving the ambitious goal of TB elimination by 2025 seems unlikely due to several …
Context A recent report published by United Nations University has warned that 27 of the 31 aquifers in the country are depleting faster than they can be replenished. In this backdrop, this article explains the causes for faster depleting aquifers …
About Balban Ghiyas-ud-din Balban, the Sultan of Delhi from 1266 to 1287 AD, was a prominent ruler of the slave dynasty during the reign of the Delhi Sultanate in India. Balban was sold as a slave to the then-ruler Iltumish …
New regulatory framework for small and medium REITs What are REITs? REIT or Real Estate Investment Trust can be described as a company that owns and operates real estate properties to generate income. They pool money from the investors and …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India) …
What’s in the news? The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted by the Royal Thai Navy at Bangkok, Thailand from 19 – 22 Dec 23. Chiefs of Navies/ Senior Delegates from 27 …
About The Udyam Sakhi Portal provides information on various financial schemes, policies & programmes and the supporting institutions functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of MSME to make women entrepreneurs self-reliant. The Udyam Sakhi portal provides the following …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has taken several initiatives to create awareness among public regarding the necessity of water conservation. Jal Shakti Abhiyan was conducted in 2019 in 1592 blocks out of 2836 blocks in 256 water …
About NCAP The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) as a time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution crisis in the country in a comprehensive …
About the awards The Sahitya Akademi award is considered as the Government of India’s second-highest literary honour, following the Jnanpith prize. The Akademi is under the central government’s Ministry of Culture, but works as an autonomous institution. Every year since …