About: Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a flagship programme of Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). The scheme is a market based compliance mechanism to accelerate improvements in energy efficiency in …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The goal of JJM is to provide functional household tap connection …
About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated once in every two years to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government of India and reconnect them with their roots. The 16th PBD Convention is being held Virtually on …
Why in the news? Bird flu is affecting domestic and wild birds all over India. Wild geese in Himachal Pradesh, crows in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, ducks in Kerala and poultry birds in Haryana are victims of bird flu. What …
About Basaveshwara (Basavanna) Basavanna was an Indian 12th-century statesman, philosopher, poet, Lingayat saint in the Shiva-focussed Bhakti movement, and Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya/Kalachuri dynasty. Basavanna was active during the rule of both dynasties …
Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology and Natural History The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is one of the centres of excellence of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It is named after famous Indian …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
About National Infrastructure Pipeline To achieve the GDP of $5 trillion by 2024-25, India needs to spend about $1.4 trillion (100 lakh crore) over these years on infrastructure. To implement an infrastructure program of this scale, the government has envisaged …
Why in News: Iran has started enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in West Asia between Tehran and the West. What …