About ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Culture. It envisages to reimburse the Central Government share of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) so as to lessen …
About Nai Manzil is an initiative of the Government of India which aims to benefit the minority youths who do not have a formal school leaving certificate, i.e those in the category of school- dropouts or educated in community education …
About Namami Gange Mission is a holistic and integrated river rejuvenation programme not just to clean River Ganga but restore its entire riverine ecosystem. It was launched in 2014-15. Namami Gange is premised on the five important pillars of – …
About Bird Flu Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection caused by Influenza Type A viruses which spreads from bird to bird. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and …
Context World Trade Organisation (WTO) reform has been on the global agenda for a while including that of the G20, whose members are key players in the WTO. The recently concluded meeting of the G20 working group on trade and …
Introduction The Economic Survey 2015-16 showed that in several price subsidies that governments offer, rich households benefit more from the subsidies than do poor households and distortions are created in the market that ultimately hurt the poor the most. Further, …
What’s in the news? Tamil Nadu has been ranked the No. 1 State in Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for 2022. It is followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka. Gujarat has been pushed to the fourth slot this time. Tamil Nadu has …
What’s in the news? A record 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21 as per NITI Aayog’s Report ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023’. Based on the latest National Family Health Survey [NFHS-5 …
About NCPCR The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The commission works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child development. …