About PRAGATI PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform launched in 2015 by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO). It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects …
CONTEXT It is not seditious acts but the persecution and labelling of dissenters that is creating cracks in society. BACKGROUND Recent charges of sedition against individuals have brought back focus to a law on sedition, introduced in the Indian Penal …
NEWS A storm of misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines may seriously dent the fight against the pandemic. CONTEXT After a year of unprecedented changes, chaos and panic, COVID-19 vaccines are the most awaited products of 2021. But though mass vaccination drives …
What is it? E-Chhawani portal and mobile app was launched by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi recently. The portal has been created to provide online civic services to over 20 lakh residents of 62 Cantonment Boards across the …
BACKGROUND On February 1, 2021, in the wake of the intensification in the farmers protest and reports of violent incidents on January 26, a number of Twitter accounts became inaccessible in India. It was unclear whether this was Twitter’s decision, …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the RTI Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties of its …
About PRAGATI The multi-purpose and multi-modal governance platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) was launched on 25th March 2015. PRAGATI also helps in monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India, as well as projects …
About India- Bangladesh border Currently, India shares the longest land border with Bangladesh, stretching over 4,096.9 km. This boundary falls in five Indian states—West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura—and runs through a diverse topography, including dense forests, hills, river, …
About: Shramshakti Portal is a National Migration Support Portal. It will record various data including demographic profile, livelihood options, skill mapping and migration pattern. It would effectively help in the smooth formulation of state and national level programs for migrant …
About the SKOCH Challenger Award The SKOCH Challenger Awards are distinctive for its approach of selection of awardees, which is not based on the nomination but on discovery. It is considered India’s Highest Independent Honour and is conferred after exhaustive …