About PRAGATI: The multi-purpose and multi-modal governance platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) was launched in 2015. PRAGATI helps in monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India, as well as projects flagged by various …
About: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985. It functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Products …
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) It is one of the specialised agencies of the United Nations which looks after international cooperation and coordination on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land and oceans, the weather …
About NPCI National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions …
What is the ‘One Nation One Election’ system? One Nation One Election proposes that simultaneous elections be held in all states and the Lok Sabha in a gap of five years. The idea behind it is envisaging an amendment in …
Why in News? China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades. About the Mission Beijing is hoping to have a …
Evaluation criteria for a vaccine Evaluation of candidate vaccines for COVID-19 should be done on technical parameters and programmatic suitability. An ideal vaccine would provide all of these Immunity that is of a high degree (90% + protective especially against …
About NIIF National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is an Indian-government backed entity established in 2016 to provide long-term capital to the country’s infrastructure sector. The Indian government has 49 per cent stake in NIIF with the rest held by …
Background Under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan announced in May, the government had barred its departments from issuing global tenders for contracts worth ₹200 crore or less. The General Financial Rules were amended to disallow global tender enquiries in such …
About Remdesivir Remdesivir is an antiviral drug that is used as a treatment for filovirus infections such as Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus. Remdesivir has also shown some effectiveness against Nipah virus in primates. It is an investigational drug …