About PMGSY The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas …
What is it? Konkan Shakti 2021 is the first-ever tri-services joint exercise between India and the UK. The exercise and visit of UK’s Chief of Defence Staff is yet another marker of India’s growing defence collaboration with global military powers …
What is it? Smerch, procured from Russia, is the longest range conventional rocket system in the Army’s inventory with a maximum range of 90 km. The system is aimed to defeat personnel and engage with soft targets in concentration areas, …
CONTEXT India does not have a tradition of shadow cabinets, which remains behind the government in power with ready alternative approaches to policy matters. Here the opposition challenges government policies, but provides no alternatives to be adopted in the event …
What’s the news? The report from the World Meteorological Organization and other agencies, released ahead of the UN climate conference in Scotland stated that Oct. 31, is a grim reminder that Africa’s 1.3 billion people remain “extremely vulnerable” as the …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF) It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …
About the Scheme Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are bonds that are issued by the RBI on behalf of the Government on payment of rupees but denominated in grams of gold. The value of these bonds is tied to the value …
About To create a world-class infrastructure for the integration of different processes involved in the textile industry, the Union Cabinet recently approved the establishment of seven Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks. The parks will …