About UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and …
What’s in the news? With an aim to connect the youth with more opportunities of on-ground training within corporates and further a chance to get employment, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has decided to organise the Pradhan Mantri …
Why in News: Scientific and Production Corporation “Radio technical Systems” (RTS) of Russia has signed a large-scale contract with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the supply of radio equipment. The Russian company will manufacture 34 sets of instrument …
Context Recently, the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned and denounced the comments on Prophet Muhammed made by two erstwhile national spokespersons of an Indian political party. In response, the Ministry of External Affairs, stated that …
Context Ahead of the plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global financial crime watchdog, Pakistan which continues to face an economic crunch, is hoping for some respite in the form of its removal from the FATF’s …
About Ramsar Convention Ramsar Convention is the Convention on Wetlands that was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar is an intergovernmental environmental treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is the only global treaty …
What’s the news? According to the Union Environment ministry, the Central government will for the first time this year present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country. News in detail The tiger survey is …
About PMUY The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched PMUY in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households. It aims to provide 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households. The connections are issued in the …
Who are ASHA workers? ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. They act as a bridge …
Why in News: Rosatom State Corporation of Russia has supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, to India for the Units 1 & 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power …