Why in News The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), the Hyderabad-based premier research body of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has released a new set of guidelines, updating norms on recommended dietary allowances (RDA), which is the average …
About Jal Jeevan Mission The chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd (Litres per capita …
About: The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways. NDHM shall …
About Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Swachh Bharat Mission launched on 2nd October 2014 is a massive mass movement that seeks to create a Clean India by 2019. It has 2 components – urban and rural. SBM Urban aims for the elimination …
What is ASIIM ? Under Ambedkar Social Innovation Incubation Mission initiative, one thousand scheduled caste (SC) youth will be identified in the coming four years with start-up ideas through the Technology Business Incubators in various higher educational institutions. They will …
What is a ration card? A ration card is issued to the head of the family, depending on the number of members in a family and the financial status of the applicant. It is used by households to get essential …
What’s in the news? The Defence Ministry has removed the offset clause requirement in Inter-Governmental Agreements (IGA) in the new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAC) 2020. New Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAC) Features: For making the process faster Project Management Unit– To …
About UMANG UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD) to drive Mobile Governance in India. UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens …
About: The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP 2020, the …
About DDUGKY Around 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years live in rural areas and of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal …