About the Scheme The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the Scheme for Residential Education For Students in High schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESTHA) to provide residential education to Scheduled Caste students in High School in targeted …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the proposal of the Ministry of External Affairs to sign and ratify the Migration and Mobility Agreement between the …
About MSP Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. MSP is the price at which the government procures certain crops from farmers to …
About MY Bharat Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) is an autonomous body that is being set up by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to provide an overarching institutional mechanism powered by technology for youth development and youth-led development. …
Context This article explains how cities with worse air than Delhi fixed the problem and what needs to be done by India to ensure clean air. Impact of Air Pollution Health impact: Air pollution is the fifth-largest cause of death …
Context The Parliament has passed The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS2) which seeks to replace the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC). The CrPC provides for the procedure for arrest, prosecution, and bail. The BNSS2 retains most of the …
Context The Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 which will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, which is the principal law on criminal offences in the country. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS2) largely retains the …
Context India stands at a crossroads of development, grappling with the dual challenge of meeting its soaring energy demands while addressing the pressing concerns of climate change and environmental degradation. With a population of over 1.4 billion and being the …
Context Rural enterprises play a pivotal role in the holistic development of the rural economy and contribute to the economic growth of the nation. However, rural entrepreneurs face several challenges in running and scaling their enterprises which needs to be …
Background In March 2023, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed that Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President on the advice tendered by a committee of Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in …