About the Act The real estate (regulation and development) Act 2016 was enacted with the main purpose to establish the state level regulatory authorities called Real Estate Regulatory Authority for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector. The Act …
What is the size of the NRI electorate? According to estimates, India has the largest diaspora population, with nearly 1.35 crore non-resident Indians spread across the globe. Many of them are in the Gulf countries, the U.S. and the U.K. …
About ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian Award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of …
About Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, (FCRA), 2010 The FCRA 2010 regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution by individuals, associations and companies. Foreign contribution is the donation or transfer of any currency, security or article (of beyond a specified …
About GIB Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Bustards generally favour flat open landscapes with minimal visual obstruction and disturbance, therefore adapt well in grasslands. Protection Status: IUCN Red List: …
About The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956. He suggested that the States proposed to be reorganised may be grouped into four or five zones …
About FRBM Act The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act was enacted in 2003. It is concerned with the maintenance of a balance between government revenue and government spending. The Act set targets for the government to reduce fiscal …
Educational Empowerment Schemes Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme & Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: Under these schemes, scholarship is provided to minority students whose family income is within a threshold limit. 30% scholarships are earmarked for girl students. Padho Pardesh: Under the scheme interest …
What is the NIA? NIA is functioning as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in the country. It is mandated to investigate all the offences affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity of India, friendly relations with foreign states, and …
About Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 fulfills the obligations to the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which India is a signatory and subsequently ratified the same on 1st October, 2007. The …