About The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) was established under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 in 2002. The Telecommunications Act, 2023 renamed USOF as Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN). The DBN has the mandate to support universal service through promoting …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved One Nation One Subscription, a new Central Sector Scheme for providing country-wide access to scholarly research articles and journal publication. The scheme will be administered through a simple, user friendly and …
About OPCW The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the development, production, stock-piling and use of chemical weapons. The OPCW, with its 193 Member States (including India), …
About the scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. It is …
Advances in Cancer Treatment The three major forms of treatment for any cancer are surgery (removing the cancer), radiotherapy (delivering ionising radiation to the tumour), and systemic therapy (administering medicines that act on the tumour). Surgery and radiotherapy have been …
About the Mission The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country. It was setup in 2016. Towards this end, AIM …
About An Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 which provides banking services without meeting the legal definition of a bank. They engage in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares, bonds, …
About St Francis Xavier, also referred to as “Goencho Saib” (Lord of Goa) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He arrived at Goa in 1542 under the orders of King John III, to restore …
About ICA The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is the global organization that unites, represents, and serves cooperatives around the world. Founded in 1895, London, England during the 1st Cooperative Congress, it is one of the oldest and largest non-governmental organizations, …
About Postal voting, also known as absentee voting, is a method of voting in which electors cast their ballots by mail rather than in person at a polling station. This method is particularly useful for individuals who are unable to …