What’s in the news? The Department of Telecommunications has launched the vision document for the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0, a follow-up to the previous NBM released in December 2019. The Mission aims to expand “operational” fiber connectivity to 2.7 …
What is Pay Commission? Every 10 years, the government constitutes the Pay Commission to review and recommend changes to the salary structure of its employees. Additionally, the commission reviews bonuses, perks, allowances, and other benefits provided to government employees. There …
About NCLAT The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was constituted under the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). NCLAT is also …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced liberalised norms to encourage use of Indian Rupee and local/national currencies to settle cross border transactions. The decision comes at a time when the domestic currency is sliding …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Third Launch Pad (TLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre of ISRO at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The Third Launch Pad project envisages the establishment of the launch infrastructure …
About the Scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme with focus on community participation and demand side interventions for sustainable groundwater management in identified water stressed areas of seven States in the country viz. Gujarat, Haryana, …
About FIU-IND The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) was set by the Government of India in 2004 as the central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions. FIU-IND is also responsible …
About the Scheme In a bid to boost solar power and sustainable progress, the Government of India launched the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) in February 2024 for installing rooftop solar in one crore households nationwide. The scheme aims …
About IMD The India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. It functions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index (WPI) measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI …