Background The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021, was passed by the Parliament in 2021. What is the Act all about? The monitoring and management of air quality in the Delhi-NCR …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Tourism, unveiled an innovative initiative – the Travel for LiFE for Cleanliness Campaign. This campaign marks a significant step in India’s commitment to cleanliness and environmental sustainability. It is a nationwide cleanliness drive …
Background Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) was introduced under Foreign Trade Policy of India (FTP 2015-20), as a part of Exports from India Scheme. The scheme provides incentive in the form of duty credit scrip to exporters to compensate …
About the Campaign The ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ or the ‘Drugs-Free India Campaign’ was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Nodal Ministry for Drug Demand Reduction, in 2020. The initiative focuses on 272 districts in 32 …
Context “The best way to foresee the future is to create it”. – Anonymous Innovation is the process of creating value by applying novel solutions to meaningful problems. It is about creating new applications for an invention or an …
About the Portal Udyam is an online system for registering micro, small and medium enterprises. It was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in 2020. Any person can avail a free Udyam registration for their …
About NIIF National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is an Indian-government backed entity established in 2016 to provide long-term capital to the country’s infrastructure sector. The NIIF aims to maximize the economic impact mainly through infrastructure development in commercially viable …
What’s in the news? To ensure that every Indian has access to quality skill development, relevant opportunities and entrepreneurial support, the Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Skill India Digital (SID). It is a comprehensive digital platform …
About The Central Government has launched PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India) in 2022. This will be a new centrally sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of more than 14500 Schools across the country by strengthening the selected …
What’s in the news? Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has had a transformative impact on India, extending far beyond inclusive finance. The G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion document prepared by the World Bank has lauded transformative impact of DPIs in …