Context This article highlights the issue of ever growing disasters and India’s role in disaster risk reduction with its G20 presidency. Recent instances of disasters Recently three continents were gripped by heat waves. Massive forest fires have ravaged parts of …
About EU The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union between 27 European countries. The United Kingdom, which had been a founding member of the EU, left the organization in 2020. The EU was created by the …
About the Campaign The ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ or the ‘Drugs-Free India Campaign’ was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Nodal Ministry for Drug Demand Reduction, in 2020. The initiative focuses on 272 districts in 32 …
UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, 1972 The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is an international agreement that was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. It is based on the premise that certain …
About PMKVY Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The scheme was launched in 2015. It is implemented under the Skill India …
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 BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. These 5 countries host 41% of the world population, contributing 24% of the world GDP and over 16% share in world trade. The grouping …