What is the Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? Signed in the year 1960 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, the Indus Water Treaty is an agreement that was made to chalk out the …
About : The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in 1987. It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. TRIFED has its Head Office located in …
Quota for Economic Weaker Section (EWS) The Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019, was introduced in the Constitution by amending Articles 15 and 16 that deal with the fundamental right to equality. An additional clause was added to both provisions, giving …
Sufferings of people post lockdown Prices of essential items shot up in several places across the country. For example, even an ordinary mask being sold at Rs. 150 a piece. Private hospitals overcharge patients, even after State governments capped COVID-19 …
About the Sun The Sun can be split into two regions: The interior is a sphere with radius R = 7x108m. There are three main parts to the Sun’s interior: The core is at the center. It the hottest region, …
About the GAVI Alliance The GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) is a public-private global health partnership dedicated to “immunisation for all”. GAVI’s strategy supports its mission to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by …
About: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) which envisions Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence. The Mission seeks to …
About: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was initiated in 2007 as an umbrella scheme for ensuring holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors. The scheme incentivizes States to increase public investment in Agriculture & allied sectors. In 2017, the government …
It is a unique saline tolerant rice grown in Alappuzha, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala. It has been given a GI tag from Kerala. Since the tidal flows make the fields highly fertile, no manure or fertilizer need to …
Environment Protection Act The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 authorizes the central government to protect and improve environmental quality, control and reduce pollution from all sources, and prohibit or restrict the setting and /or operation of any industrial facility on environmental …