About the scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for …
About Hindu Succession Act, 1956 The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governed succession and inheritance of property but recognised only males as legal heirs. The law applied to everyone who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion. Buddhists, …
What’s in the news? The RBI has released a framework for setting up of a new umbrella entity for retail payments in the country including net and Aadhar-based payments and remittances as well as ATMs and point of sale payment …
Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the centre will launch Project Lion and Project Dolphin using modern technology to replicate the success of Project Tiger. Lion and Dolphin are very important species of the ecosystem and it maintains a …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the e-portal on tribal health and nutrition named ‘Swasthya’. The portal provides all health and nutrition related information of the tribal population of India on a single platform. Swasthya …
About Hindustani music is one of the two principal Indian classical music traditions (the other being Carnatic). Though Indian music dates back to vedic age, the divergence into two systems occurred around the 13th-14th centuries. In contrast to Carnatic music, …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India)- …
Why in News? SalivaDirect, a new rapid diagnostic test for novel coronavirus infection that uses saliva samples, was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). News in Detail The test uses a new method …
What is a T cell? T cell, also called T lymphocyte, is a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that is an essential part of the immune system. T cells are one of two primary types of lymphocytes—B cells being …
Context: For the first time in the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s 101-year history, a labour standard has been universally ratified, with the Kingdom of Tonga being the last to ratify Convention 182. News in detail ILO Convention No. 182 is …