About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, 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 …
About The G-7 grouping of the world’s most industrialised nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. along with the European Union — launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) in 2022. The U.S. …
What’s in the news? India hosted the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit in a virtual format, in what will be the second time since January this year. The 2nd summit focused on sharing with countries of the Global South …
About PLFS In India, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been quinquennially (over a period of five years) collecting data on employment and unemployment but from 2017 onwards, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched by the NSO to …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Rs 24,000-crore PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan for vulnerable tribal groups from Jharkhand’s Khunti district. The scheme is meant to ensure last-mile welfare scheme delivery and protection for …
What’s in the news? The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise between India and Sri Lanka “MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). The Scope of the exercise includes synergising joint responses during counter-terrorist operations. Both sides will practice tactical actions …
About In 2022, the United States launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The framework includes 14 countries — Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the …
What’s in the news? The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping is meeting in San Francisco in the United States for the Leaders’ Week which began on November 11. US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping will have their …
Key Features of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023: Land under the Purview of the Act: The Bill provides that two types of land will be under the purview of the Act:land declared/notified as a forest under the Indian Forest …
Current Scenario In the Annual World Air Quality Report released by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, India is ranked eighth among countries with the worst air quality index. A total of 14 cities from North India occupy the …