About DAC Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is constituted under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. The Defence Minister is the Chairman of DAC. Its members include the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) …
About the Scheme PM Vishwakarma is a Central Sector Scheme to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools. It is a new scheme with an outlay of Rs 13,000 crore and is fully …
About NPCI The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the …
About Lagrange points are positions in space where objects sent there tend to stay put. At Lagrange points, the gravitational pull of two large masses ( like the Sun and the Earth) precisely equals the centripetal force required for …
Background The contest to develop national Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities has sharpened significantly since the public launch in late 2022 of highly capable large-language models. India launched its first national strategy for AI in June 2018 and an AI task …
India’s commitment to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change At the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India presented the following five goals (Panchamrit) of climate action: …
About Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection caused by Influenza Type A viruses which spreads from bird to bird. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird …
About the Act The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 aims to eliminate atrocities that are occurring against members of the SCs and STs while at the same time providing protection, compensation and rehabilitation to victims. …
About The government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. This mission leverages modern technology to improve the lives of farmers, building on the foundation of Digital Public Infrastructure. The initiative will employ tools such as artificial intelligence …
About Saint Ravidas, also known as Guru Ravidas or Bhagat Ravidas, was a revered saint, poet, and social reformer in the Bhakti movement. Born in the late 14th century in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Guru Ravidas belonged to a family of …