Why in news? Recently, Kerala Chief Minister and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha. On March 30, 1924, in the temple town of Vaikom in the princely state of Travancore, a non-violent agitation started, …
About the project In 2021, the Government of India launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
Context India’s manufacturing sector is largely dominated by micro and small enterprises which play a critical role in achieving the objectives of faster and more inclusive growth in India due to its vast employment potential and its contribution to total …
What’s in the news? The Centre has decided to launch a special scheme to provide financial support to prisoners who are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount. The scheme named “Support for prisoners”, will enable poor prisoners, …
About UN Statistical Commission The UN Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the highest body of the global statistical system bringing together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world. It is the highest decision-making body for international …
About NCAP The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) as a time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution crisis in the country in a comprehensive …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers for …
About Stand up India Scheme was launched in 2016 to promote entrepreneurship at grassroot level focusing on economic empowerment and job creation. This scheme has been extended up to the year 2025. Objectives The purpose of Stand-Up India is to: …
What’s in the news? The Government has decided to invite bids for 50 GW of renewable energy capacity annually for the next five years i.e., from Financial Year 2023-24 till Financial Year 2027-28. The plan has been finalized by Ministry …
What’s in the news? The India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 noted that Indian courts are jammed with cases and are seeing pendency increase by the day. At the same time, they are also functioning with fewer judges than the sanctioned …