CONTEXT The Haryana government has recently passed legislation that mandates companies in Haryana to provide jobs to local Haryanvis first, before hiring people from outside the State. UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HARYANA As per data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian …
NEWS Since early 2020, there has been an observation of a large increase in suspected targeted intrusion activity against Indian organisations from Chinese state-sponsored groups’ concentrating on infrastructure targets, including the power sector and ports, then India needs to be …
Why in the news? The Indian Navy inducted its third Scorpene-class conventional diesel electric submarine, INS Karanj, into service under Project 75I. The last two Scorpene class submarines induced were INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi. A fourth submarine, Vela, was …
Why in the news? The Indian Navy inducted its third Scorpene-class conventional diesel electric submarine, INS Karanj, into service under Project 75I. The last two Scorpene class submarines induced were INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi. A fourth submarine, Vela, was …
Context The Prime Minister of India launched Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th year of Independence and also flagged off a march to commemorate the 91st anniversary of Dandi March. What is Dandi March? The 1882 Salt Act …
Hong Kong and China relationship Hong Kong, a former British colony, was returned to the People’s Republic of China in 1997 under a policy known as “one country, two systems,” which promised the territory a high degree of autonomy. As …
What’s in the news? The Science and Engineering Board (SERB) has launched the portal called ‘SERB – PRoject Information System & Management (SERB – PRISM)’. Developed by SERB, this portal is designed to provide information regarding projects sanctioned by SERB …
About NFSA The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with …
About the scheme It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives, namely Health and Wellness Centres and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). Health and Wellness Centres Under this 1.5 lakh existing Sub Health Centres (SHC), Primary Health Centres …