NEWS The Railways are in the midst of an unprecedented financial distress and are faced with fundamental organisational issues. This is no time for evasiveness and obfuscation but for clarity and transparency. It is also time to confront reality. FALSE …
Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the celebrations of the 75th year of Independence would be based on public participation and revolve around five themes — the freedom struggle and ideas, achievements, actions and resolve at 75. How …
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris,France which was formed in 1946 Its declared purpose is to contribute to …
About the portal National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal is a citizen-centric initiative under the Ministry of Home Affairs that will enable citizens to report cyber crimes online through the portal launched in 2019. It enables filing of all cyber crimes …
About the Scheme The Stand-Up India Scheme aims to facilitate bank loans between 10 lakh and 100 lakh to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for …
About NCAP NCAP is a pollution control initiative that was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2019. This is the first ever effort in the country to frame a national framework for air quality …
What is it? Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. Alzheimer’s disease is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of …
About PMBJP Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses. In September 2015, an existing ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was revamped as ‘Pradhan Mantri …
NEWS USA under the presidency of Joe Biden has decided to end the U.S.’s support for Saudi Arabia’s six-year-long war on Yemen by halting the weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. It has also appointed a Special Envoy for Yemen, and …
Overseas Citizen of India Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are of Indian origin but they are foreign passport holders and are not citizens of India. They are registered under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Following categories of foreign …