Every sector in the Indian Economy has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. But agriculture has shown a good progress in these times and has been engaged rightfully. What are the factors which represent growth in the agriculture sector? Sowing …
Mars 2020 Mission Overview The Mars 2020 rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. The Mars 2020 mission addresses high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions …
About ISA International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande at the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France. …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
About Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat: The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel to revive a sense of ‘nationhood’. The programme aims to …
Background In March 2020, to boost large-scale electronics manufacturing in India, the Union Cabinet approved three schemes with a total outlay of almost Rs 48,000 crore. The three schemes together will enable large-scale electronics manufacturing, a domestic supply chain ecosystem …
Last month, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that the Covid-19 pandemic would lead to a major increase in human trafficking. India’s Home Ministry responded by issuing an advisory to its state governments earlier …
What is it? The Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) was established in 2017 as a joint UK-India fund specifically designed to promote sustainable energy projects. The two countries have invested over £240 million of anchor capital into the fund, which …
Context: A recent Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) analysis shows that hundreds of millions of people in India above the international poverty line of $1.90 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day cannot afford a healthy or nutritious diet. …
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted human life and the economy in an unprecedented way. Hypothesis about COVID-19 transmission It is not yet fully understood which species have contributed to the transmission of COVID-19 and how. However, according to experts, there …