About the project Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
What’s in the news? The Indian government has launched a new campaign – Paalan 1000 National Campaign – to reduce child mortality, including a Parenting App. India has taken rapid strides in reducing child mortality since 2014 – when it …
About UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) in 2016 by the Government …
What’s in the news? Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated instant triple talaq in 2017, several women petitioners continue to live a life of half-divorcees. Technically still married, practically divorced, they enjoy no conjugal rights nor receive any regular …
Context The Environment Ministry reviewed the measures taken to implement the ban on the use of single-use plastics that came into effect on July 1. What are Single use Plastics ? India has defined single-use plastic as disposable plastics that …
About the Mission Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, Gaganyaan is the first Indian Human Space Flight Programme (HSP) with the objective to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit on board an Indian launch …
About FRBM Act The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act was enacted in 2003. It is concerned with the maintenance of a balance between government revenue and government spending. The Act set targets for the government to reduce fiscal …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers for …