About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country. It aims to achieve its …
Background The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) is the primary law for care and protection of children in the country. As per the JJ Act, a child who does not have parents and no …
About Oil Palm Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis), originated from West Africa is comparatively a new crop in India and has highest vegetable oil yielding capability per ha. It produces two distinct oils, i.e. palm oil and palm kernel oil, which …
About CDRI Launched in 2019 under the leadership of the Government of India, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is an international collaborative platform, aiming to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring …
About NFRA The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) was constituted in 2018 under the Companies Act, 2013 to continuously improve the quality of all corporate financial reporting in India. Functions and Duties: Recommend accounting and auditing policies and standards to …
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi is the apex body in the field of performing arts in India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture. The Akademi was set up in 1953 for the preservation and …
About FCI The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a statutory corporation under the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It was setup in 1965 under the Food Corporation’s Act 1964 to …
About the Scheme Bharatmala Pariyojana is an 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, Inter …
About GST Appellate Tribunal The GST Appellate Tribunal represents a specialised authority formed to resolve GST-related disputes at the appellate level. It will be the forum of second appeal under GST laws and is the first common forum of dispute …
About Nirbhaya Fund Framework Nirbhaya Fund is a dedicated fund set up by the Government of India in 2013 which can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus …