What’s in the news? The RBI has created a Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, with an aim to give a push to digital payments. The RBI has made an initial contribution of Rs …
Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given its approval to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. Background : The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country. It …
Background Last month, as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several measures to tide over the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. New Public Sector Enterprise Policy The Finance Minister said the government …
About ECA The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) was enacted by the Central Government in 1955 to control and regulate trade and prices of commodities declared essential under the Act. The Act empowers the Central and state governments concurrently to control …
Background: Public Distribution System (PDS) was started in India in 1947 to distribute food items to the poor at subsidised rates. Later in 2013, it was revamped and strengthened with the enactment of the National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013. …
About: Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH since 2010. The PCIM&H has a primary mandate of publishing Pharmacopoeias and Formularies for drugs/formulations used in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani (ASU) and …
About PMBJP Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses. PMBJP stores have been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was launched in 1998 with the aim of providing short-term formal credit to farmers. The beneficiaries under the scheme will be issued with a Smart card/ Debit card. Under the KCC …
What is it? Under this programme, 2,500 talented players have been selected and are being trained. Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh …