Context This article describes how far we have managed to dissuade households from biomass and what more we need to do as a country to move further. LPG- Primary cooking fuel As per the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, …
About the Scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme is a tri-ministerial initiative of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource which focuses on awareness and advocacy campaign for changing mind-sets, multi-sectoral action, enabling …
About ISA International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande at the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France. …
The latest World Inequality Report — authored by co-director of the World Inequality Lab, Lucas Chancel, along with economists Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman — makes for a sobering read. It details the rising levels of income and …
About CAMPA CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) is a well-defined act brought by the Government of India to compensate for the loss of forest area and to maintain the sustainability. In 2002, the Supreme Court had observed …
Context The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry is taking measures to spread awareness about the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021”. What is a rare disease? A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a …
About the Scheme The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP …
The technique of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food is known as food fortification. It can be carried out by food makers or by governments as a public health policy aimed at reducing the number of people …
Why in News: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat perished when an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed into the Nilgiris in western Tamil Nadu. About the role of CDS The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) acts …