What’s in the news? The Government of India has launched the first pan-India toll-free helpline–14567–for senior citizens called the ‘Elder Line’, which aims to provide free information and guidance on pension and legal issues, extend emotional support, and intervene in …
What’s the news? Judima, the wine brewed by the Dimasa community in Assam, has been awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag. News in detail The wine is made from rice and a certain herb and is the first beverage from …
What is Left Wing extremism/ Naxalism/Maoism Left-wing terrorism or far-left terrorism, sometimes called Marxist–Leninist terrorism or revolutionary left-wing terrorism, is terrorism committed with the aim of overthrowing capitalist systems and replacing them with Marxist–Leninist or socialist societies. The term Naxal …
What are they? The natural world is analog while computing is digital. Computers perceive the natural world through sensorchips whose output is analog. The analog output is converted into the language of computers through a digitizer chip or an analog …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India)- …
What’s in the news? Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav reviewed the implementation of four labour codes. Background Last year, the Parliament passed three labour law codes that complete the government’s consolidation of 29 labour laws into four codes. The three …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” is a scheme under the Ministry of Power to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country. Known as one of the largest household electrification drives in the …
What is the mission about? The Ministry of Culture was working on the cultural mapping mission to build a comprehensive database of artists, art forms and other resources from organisations under the Ministry. Launched in 2017, it is aimed at …
Background Recently, the U.S. President Joe Biden, along with Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson of Australia and the U.K. respectively, announced the formation of a new trilateral security partnership called AUKUS (Australia-U.K.-U.S.). Under the new security alliance, the …
Unrecognised political parties Either newly registered parties (under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951) or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in Assembly or General Elections to become a State party or those which have never contested …