About the scheme The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme is the largest social security scheme in the world — guaranteeing 100 days of work to any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work …
About Veeramamunivar Veeramamunivar, the Jesuit priest, is known in the Tamil literary world for his epic Thembavani. The Christian missionary also wrote minor literary works including a Thevaram, on the lines of hymns sung by Saivaite saints. Veermamunivar was attracted …
The East Asia Summit is a premier forum in the Asia-Pacific region dealing with issues relating to security and defence. Since its inception in 2005, it has been playing a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of …
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 …
Context: The visit of Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to the Maldives is significant for taking forward bilateral relations. Significance of the visit Under Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih, bilateral cooperation, especially on the economic front, has become a ‘model’ that …
Context: In February, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs. 4,400 crore package for 2020-21 to tackle air pollution in 102 of India’s most polluted cities. The funds would be used to reduce particulate matter by 20%-30% from 2017 levels …
About UN Peacekeeping Forces The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces are employed by the UN to maintain or re-establish peace in an area of armed conflict. The UN may engage in conflicts between states as well as in struggles within states. …