About Babri Masjid, also called the Mosque of Babur or Baburi Mosque, formerly Masjid-i Janmasthan, was a mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. According to inscriptions on the site, it was built in the year 935 of the Islamic calendar (1528–1529 …
What is it? Market Intervention Scheme is a price support mechanism implemented on the request of State Governments for procurement of perishable and horticultural commodities in the event of a fall in market prices. The Scheme is implemented when there …
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 …
About the mission Demo-2 Demo-2 is a crewed mission to send NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS). It was executed by SpaceX, an American private space company, in association with NASA. The Crew …
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 …