USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development) The USTTAD Scheme was launched in 2015 to preserve the rich heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities. It is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the Ministry …
Context Consumers may have to pay more for medicines and medical devices if the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) allows a price hike of over 10% in the drugs and devices listed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), …
What’s in the news? India and Japan have set an investment target of “five trillion yen” ($42 billion) in the next five years, the leaders announced after a meeting in New Delhi for the 14th annual summit, where several agreements …
Why in News: A process is under way to translate and publish hundreds of original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila, saved during the burning of the ancient universities in the 12th and 13th centuries About the university The Nalanda …
Why in News: India will soon scour the ocean bed to unravel the mysteries of the origins of life as scientists are set to travel up to 6,000 metres below the sea surface under a deep ocean mission (DOM). About …
What’s in the news? Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) has become the first in the country to have operationalised the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme. E-Book installed in the NLA is the medium through which the member will be using the …
About BIS Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016. BIS is responsible for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods. BIS works …
About Considered the world’s most colorful waterfowl, the Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a migratory avian species native to east Asia, primarily China but has established populations throughout Western Europe. The Mandarin duck breeds in eastern Siberia, China, and Japan …
Why in the news? Recently, Kerala High Court asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women …