About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers for …
What is it? The virus, named Langya henipavirus (LayV), can cause respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, nausea and headaches and fatigue, and is closely related to two other henipaviruses known to infect people — Hendra virus and Nipah virus. …
About ECA The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) was enacted by the Central Government in 1955 to control and regulate trade and prices of commodities declared essential under the Act. Though there is no specific definition for ‘essential commodities’, Section 2(A) …
An Overview The US Scientists have simulated the climate change events that led to the Permian extinction, which wiped out most of the life under the oceans some 250 million years ago. The Permian era (298.9 million to 252.2 million …
A Reality Check Our cities are littered with non-biodegradable plastic material, and it is greatly adding to environmental stress and degradation. India’s ban on certain items that are defined as single-use plastics has come into effect from July 1, in …
Doubling Farmers Income: An agenda on paper On February 28, 2016, Prime Minister pledged to double farmers’ income by 2022-23—his gift to the country in its 75th year of independence. In the six years since then, the Union government has …
What is Miyawaki based Forest? Miyawaki is a Japanese technique of growing dense plantations in a short time. This method originated in Japan and is now increasingly adopted in other parts of the world. It is named after the Japanese …
About Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone made by the …