What is dementia Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with your daily life. Dementia is a clinical syndrome caused by a range of diseases or …
Context Japan is expected to start flushing 1.25 million tonnes of wastewater from the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean this year It is a part of a $76-billion project to decommission the facility Concern The idea, …
About the programme Mission Karmayogi is a nationwide programme to lay the foundation for capacity building of civil servants. It will help the officers to learn about the best practices across the world. Officially called the “National Programme for Civil …
What’s in the news? In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Government has announced that it will set up a Rs 10,000 crore per year Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF) for creating infrastructure in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The fund would …
What’s in the news? In order to improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs), the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission will be launched . This will saturate PVTG families …
What’s in the news? Presenting the Union Budget 2023-24, Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will launch Atmanirbhar Clean Plant Program to boost availability of disease-free, quality planting material for high value horticultural crops. The Program …
What’s in the news? The Economic Survey 2022-23 has projected a baseline GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in real terms in the next financial year. The Survey was presented in both Houses of Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala …
About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organisation of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
About ICI The monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is a production volume index. The objective of the ICI is to provide an advance indication on production performance of industries of ‘core’ nature. These industries are likely to impact …
About FRBM Act Fiscal deficit is the difference between total expenditure and total receipts except borrowing and other liabilities. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act was enacted in 2003 which set targets for the government to reduce fiscal deficits. …