About the Scheme Krishi UDAN Scheme was launched to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves their value realisation. The scope of the Krishi Udaan Scheme was expanded by including more districts/airports across the country with an …
What’s in the news? The European Commission announced a plan to mobilise €300 billion ($340 billion) in public and private infrastructure investment around the world, a move seen as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy. The Global Gateway …
Constitution, in general, would spread over the topics of Polity (Indian Constitution), Governance, Social Justice in the GS2 paper. As these topics are intertwined and have strong interconnections, I would explain how to study these topics for the GS2 paper. …
Bilateral ties with Russia are a key pillar of India’s foreign policy. India sees Russia as a longstanding and time-tested friend that has played a significant role in its economic development and security. Since the signing of the “Declaration on …
CONTEXT The great space race of the 20th century was kicked off by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik in 1957. It was a competition between the world’s great powers, a test of their ideologies, which proved to be a …
CONTEXT Recently, the Indian Prime Minister has announced that India would aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. The announcement was given credence by the country’s solar achievements since 2015. Further, India is the only major economy whose policies and …
About the Scheme ‘Pehchan’ cards scheme is a part of the initiative of the Union Textile Ministry to register and provide identity cards to handicraft artisans and link them to a national database. Launched in 2016, it is a new …
What’s in the news? According to the National Statistical Office, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.4% in the July to September quarter, compared to a 7.4% contraction a year ago, with the economy’s gross value added (GVA) rising …
What’s in the news? India formally joined the G20 Troika which consists of Indonesia, Italy and India — the current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies, respectively. The G20 is the premier global forum for international economic cooperation and its summit …
Government of India created a new organisation known as IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) which is a “single window nodal agency” established to boost the commercialisation of Indian space activities. A supplement to the Indian Space Research …