About World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, …
What is it? The Beating the Retreat’ is a centuries-old military tradition dating from the days when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. As soon as the buglers sounded the retreat, the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew …
Anganwadi is a centrally funded initiative established by states and union territories in India that functions as a rural child and maternal care centre. The Government of India initiated it. In 1975, the Integrated Child Development Services programme was established …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
About BrahMos Missile BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of Russia. BrahMos is an amalgamation of the names of the rivers Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of …
About the programme Mission Karmayogi is a nationwide programme to lay the foundation for capacity building of civil servants. It will help the officers to learn about the best practices across the world. It was launched in 2020. Officially called …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit with the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Highlights of the Summit PM Modi proposed a number of high-level exchanges between the two sides, …
An informal economy is made up of unregistered businesses where employers do not give social protection to their employees. Informality has decreased at a glacial rate, appearing most dramatically in urban filth, poverty, and unemployment. Despite tremendous economic expansion over …
Context The challenge to feed the 10 billion population by mid-century is being deliberated on several fronts. The journey so far One of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world to boost processed food in large quantities, …
About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …