What is Priority Sector Lending? Priority Sector means those sectors which the Government of India and Reserve Bank of India consider as important for the development of the basic needs of the country and are to be given priority over …
About Jal Jeevan Mission The chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd (Litres per capita …
Why in News? For more convenience for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities, the Election Commission has come out with a set of new instructions. News in Detail: The form required to opt for the postal …
About: The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways. NDHM shall …
About: Exercise Bongosagar of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise , was first held in 2019, aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations. In the …
What is postal voting? In this facility, a voter can cast her vote remotely by recording her preference on the ballot paper and sending it back to the election officer before counting. A restricted set of voters can exercise postal …
Why in News The police in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district have arrested nine people, including three women, for killing two persons for allegedly practising witchcraft. About witchcraft in Assam Witch-hunting has been an age-old social malaise in Assam, mostly …
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 …
Why in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently successfully test-fired the BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missile with an indigenous booster . The supersonic missile is one of the prime precision-strike missiles used by all three forces, the Army, …