Why in News? Recently, The US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment that exempts India from economic sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) , for purchasing the S-400 missile defence system from Russia in 2018. …
Why in News? Recently, the United States space research agency NASA has released the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe that has ever been seen, heralding a major event in astronomy. Taken by the The James Webb …
Why in News? Recently, Eleven districts of West Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar disease in the last couple of weeks. What is kala-azar or black fever disease? Kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a protozoan …
Why in News? With the addition of these five wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 54, the highest for any country in South Asia. The Ramsar Convention, which came into existence in 1971, is …
About the Scheme Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a roadmap to achieve development and child protection priorities aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It lays emphasis on child rights, advocacy and awareness along with strengthening of the juvenile justice care …
About the Scheme Bharatmala Pariyojana is a new umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of Economic Corridors, …
About the Scheme “Hamari Dharohar” scheme has been formulated to preserve the rich heritage of minority communities of India. The scheme provides for curating rich heritage of minorities under the overall concept of Indian Culture which includes curating exhibitions, preservation …
About BharatNet BharatNet is a project of national importance to establish a highly scalable network infrastructure accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, to provide on demand, affordable broadband connectivity for all households. It was launched in 2011. The project is implemented …
About the scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for …
About Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The virus comes under the genus capripoxvirus. LSD was first described in Zambia in 1929. It is transmitted …