About the Scheme Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The Ministry of Education is the nodal agency administering the program. Funding The Central Funding …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
About the campaign The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, conceptualised the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) as a nation-wide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility that will enable persons with …
What’s in the news? Citing instructions from the Supreme Court and the concerns raised in Parliament about social media abuse, the government has recently released guidelines that aim to regulate social media, digital news media, and over-the-top (OTT) content providers. …
Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon Channapatna toymakers to explore the possibility of e-marketing their traditional wares across the country and the world. About Channapatna Toys Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and …
Why in News? Experts remain divided on the question of whether the slow yet steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country over February 2021 is indicative of the onset of a second wave. What is a …
Why in the news? The National Board for Wildlife and Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change included the caracal in the list of critically endangered species. The recovery programme for critically endangered species in India now includes 22 …
About KVIC: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956’. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Micro, Small and …
NEWS There has been mixed results as far as the metrics on scientific research are concerned. Though India has made progress in science and technology research since, but now there is a need to ponder about the problems that we …