About the Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana is a pension scheme which offers a guaranteed income to farmers in their old age. Launched in 2019, it is a Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ …
CONTEXT COVID-19 has affected countries across the world and India is not an exception. To deal with COVID, India is relying on the vaccination along with other measures like social distancing. More than a third of all vaccinations done in …
Jal Shakti Abhiyan In 2019, the Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 256 water stressed districts across the country. This Abhiyan is a mass movement to bring all the stakeholders under one ambit of water conservation …
Background The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition that challenges the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The law was enacted to freeze the status of all places of worship …
About the Missile The Milan-2T is a Tandem Warhead Anti-Tank Guided Missile with a range of one thousand 850 metres. These missiles can be fired from ground as well as vehicle-based launchers. They can be deployed in Anti-Tank Role for …
NEWS Inefficiencies in the Aadhaar project should not come in the way of welfare delivery. CONTEXT The Supreme Court recently termed the cancellation of the three crore ration cards as “a serious issue”. The cancellation of these ration cards were …
About the Act In 2013, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act was passed broadening the Vishaka guidelines. The Act mandates that every organisation with 10 or more employees set up an Internal Complaints Committee …
What is it? The Global Hunger Index is an annual score ranking countries of the world on hunger levels. The Index is a peer-reviewed report released annually by Concern Worldwide (a humanitarian agency) and NGO Welthungerhilfe. It is based on …
Why in News? Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole (SMBH) moving on its own. What is a blackhole? Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of black holes in 1916, with his general theory of relativity. The term “black hole” …
What are Electoral Bonds? An electoral bond is designed to be a interest-free bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to a bank note that is payable to the bearer on demand. It can …