CONTEXT Recently the voices for a fresh caste census are getting louder in the country after the Bihar Chief Minister led a delegation of 10 political parties of the State to meet the Prime Minister. No political party in the …
About the platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a ICT based multi-purpose and multi-modal platform launched in 2015 by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO). It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important …
Creamy layer concept In the 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment, the supreme court upheld the government’s move to give 27% reservation to Other Backward Classes (based on the Mandal Commission report). The apex court also introduced the concept of creamy layer …
Context: The government has recently introduced a vehicle scrappage policy to phase out old and defective vehicles. The key features of the new policy: When an old vehicle is scrapped, the owner of such vehicle will receive the scrap value …
NEWS As questions arise over the Ujjwala scheme’s success, it would be prudent to introduce alternative clean sources of energy. CONTEXT Launched in 2016, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas which …
NEWS With a rise in the frequency of devastating cyclones, India needs to look at long-term mitigation measures. CONTEXT The severe cyclones, Tauktae and Yaas, which battered India earlier this year, made landfall on the country’s western coast, Gujarat, and …
About NTCA National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It performs functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is chaired by the Minister in charge of …
What’s in the news? The government has unveiled a four-year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth an estimated Rs 6 lakh crore. It aims to unlock value in brownfield projects (where investments have already been made) by engaging the private sector, …
What are they? They’re mostly used to carry out a variety of naval operations, such as finding and destroying enemy submarines and huge surface ships. The frigate supports naval forces during air, surface and sub-surface missions. Krivak-III class frigates will …
Why in News: The Quad countries — India, the U.S., Australia and Japan — is set to conduct the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise off the coast of Guam. Indian stealth frigate INS Shivalik and anti-submarine warfare corvette …