About ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is a regional & intergovernmental organisation of 10 countries of southeast Asia. ASEAN was established in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration). Its …
Why in News? The Indian Navy (IN) has announced that it would be participating in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the United States …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
Why in News: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways reviewed the work on Zojila and Z Morh tunnels. About the tunnels The Zojila tunnel will be Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel and will allow all-weather connectivity between Ladakh and Srinagar, …
Dark Energy: While dark matter attracts and holds galaxies together, dark energy repels and causes the expansion of our universe. Dark energy, the mysterious form of energy that makes up about 68% of the universe. Dark energy has been noted …
What is anti-defection? It is disqualification when a member of parliament or legislature chooses to join another party after being elected as some party. In 1985, the 52nd amendment act was passed by the Parliament to achieve this by introducing …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …
About Nirbhaya Fund Framework Nirbhaya Fund is a dedicated fund set up by the Government of India in 2013 which can be utilized for projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women. It is a non-lapsable corpus …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology driven era. Launched as a …