About The Central Government has launched a new initiative – PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India). This will be a new centrally sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of more than 14500 Schools across the country by strengthening …
Context: At the concluding session of the G-20 summit at Bali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that reforming the WTO is crucial for strengthening trust in the multilateral trading system. Need for reforming WTO Rules-based, non-discriminatory, free, fair, open, inclusive, …
Context As the government gets into the act of robust post covid recovery in the economy, grabbing the opportunity and promoting the travel and tourism sector for further economic growth and employment is needed. Impact of COVID-19 on tourism sector …
What’s in the news? The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy has begun recently along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). As part of Government of India’s vision SAGAR (Security …
About G7 The Group of Seven (G7) is a collective of seven of the world’s most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. The G7 member countries …
Context A coastline is a complex series of interlinked physical systems in which both offshore and onshore processes are involved. Coastal Erosion is one of these physical processes, wearing away and redistributing solid elements of the shoreline as well as …
About the Scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme with focus on community participation and demand side interventions for sustainable groundwater management in identified water stressed areas of seven States in the country viz. Gujarat, Haryana, …
What’s in the news? To boost career opportunities for India’s youth under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is set to hold the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) across the country. Several local businesses …
What’s in the news? The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organisation (APRM of ILO) set ten-point priorities of national action for the member countries to deal with the issue of dwindling wages of workers, …
About the Scheme The Government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ – an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26. It is an integrated women empowerment …