About A-WEB Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) was founded in 2013 in Seoul, Republic of Korea on the shared vision among its members of achieving sustainable democracy around the world through the strengthening of the processes of election management …
What’s in the news? The United Nations has said that India has registered a remarkable reduction in poverty with 41.5 crore people coming out of it in just 15 years. The UN said, 25 countries, including India, successfully halved their …
About the Scheme “Samarth” (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) Scheme is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of the Ministry of Textiles. The scheme was launched in 2017. Samarth aims to incentivize and supplement the efforts …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …
About NMCG National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. NMCG aims to ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach to …
About SSLV SSLV is the new small satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO to cater the launch of small satellites up to 500 kg to Low Earth Orbits. It is configured with three solid stages and a liquid propulsion-based Velocity …
About OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group consisting of 13 of the world’s major oil-exporting nations. Countries that belong to OPEC include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela (the five founders), plus the …
About IMD India Meteorological Department (IMD) was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects. Mandate of IMD To take meteorological observations …