About the Program The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the is funding a project called SAMVAD (Support, Advocacy and Mental Health Interventions for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances and Diseases) which is aimed at mental health outreach for children …
NEWS India’s leadership in the debate on maritime security has boosted its standing as a key player in the shared commons. CONTEXT Recently the Indian Prime Minister had addressed at the UNSC High-Level Open Debate, on “Enhancing Maritime Security: …
About BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. It comprises 43% of the world population, having 30% of the world GDP and a 17% share in world trade. The grouping was formalised …
About Kisan Rail service was announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 to provide better market opportunity by transporting perishables and agri-products, including milk, meat, and fish. This is a multi-commodity, multi-consignor/consignee, multi-loading/unloading transportation product which is aimed at providing a …
Why in News? New museums on Jammu and Kashmir, Gautam Buddha, Indian armour and the freedom struggle are expected to be in 2021 according to the Culture Ministry. J&K Museum The museum on Jammu and Kashmir, first of its kind …
About the Scheme Under the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme, exporters are issued a duty credit scrip for the value of embedded taxes and levies contained in exported products. Exporters get rebate of central and …
NEWS It is time to formulate a wage employment-based national urban livelihood scheme similar to MGNREGS. CONTEXT During the pandemic, people around the globe faced, again and again the difficult choice of saving lives versus protecting livelihoods. AS PER THE …
About It is a joint military exercise between India and Russia. The aim of the exercise was to acquaint each other with operational planning, procedures, combat drills and conducting joint operations against international terrorist groups. What’s in the news? The …
What’s in the news? The Government has announced that India’s total installed renewable energy capacity has crossed the mile-stone of 100 GigaWatts (GW). This assumes importance given that India has a total installed power generation capacity of 383.73 GW. Today …