About the Portal In 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be …
About the Scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme with focus on community participation and demand side interventions for sustainable groundwater management in identified water stressed areas of seven States in the country viz. Gujarat, Haryana, …
About the Scheme Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources (GOBAR)-Dhan was launched by the Government of India in 2018 as a part of the biodegradable waste management component under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin. The main focus areas of GOBAR-Dhan are to keep …
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)- …
Context Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has admitted a motion of no-confidence against the government moved by Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi after a headcount of 50 MPs required under the rules. What is the purpose of …
Context The securities market regulator has said it is working on real-time settlement of transactions in India’s stock exchanges. The announcement came after the regulator shortened the settlement cycle to trade-plus-one (T+1) from T+2. What is meant by trade settlement? …
What’s in the news? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast, projecting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 6.1 per cent in the current fiscal. In the World Economic Outlook that was released in April, the …
What is it? It is an initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with ISRO, DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Indian Navy. …
What’s in the news? The Prime Minister is set to dedicate 1.25 lakh PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to the Nation. Government is converting the retail fertilizer shops in the country into PMKSKs in a phased manner. PMKSKs will cater to …
Context This article highlights the issue of ever growing disasters and India’s role in disaster risk reduction with its G20 presidency. Recent instances of disasters Recently three continents were gripped by heat waves. Massive forest fires have ravaged parts of …