To facilitate private sector participation, the government has created the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in 2020 that functions as an autonomous agency in the Department of Space (DOS). Established as a single window agency for all …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …
About The Kartarpur Corridor, also known as the corridor of ‘international peace and harmony’, is a 4.2-km-long passage which facilitates travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. The Kartarpur Corridor was first proposed in …
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is an International Monetary Fund’s report that provides analysis and forecasts of economic developments and policies in its member countries. The report encapsulates the state of the global economy and highlights risks and uncertainty that …
About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organization of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity is a multilateral treaty adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Convention is legally binding; countries that join it (‘Parties’) are obliged to implement its provisions. …
Unrecognised political parties Either newly registered parties (under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951) or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in Assembly or General Elections to become a State party or those which have never contested …
About the Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest- dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources. With more than 150 …
About e-shram Portal The e-shram portal was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2021 to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers are issued …
About SFBs Small Finance Banks (SFBs) primarily undertake basic banking activities of acceptance of deposits and lending to unserved and underserved sections including small business units, small and marginal farmers, micro and small industries and unorganised sector entities. These banks …