National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

Outlay: Rs. 10,000 crore Target: 50 lakh apprentices to be trained by 2019-20 Implementing Agency: Director General of Training (DGT) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) Incentivising employers: It incentivises employers to engage apprentices 25% of the total stipend payable to an apprentice would be shared with employers directly by Government of India… Continue reading

Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 2

The last dinner table experience was amazing. So many teachers and so many students! Click here to go to visit the Round 1 This time, we intend to tweak the concept a little bit. Since prelims are fast approaching, let’s make it more useful. Do one of the following: 1) Ask for a memory trick/ mnemonic which… Continue reading

[Update] Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 1

Major Update: Hats off to the community for an amazing participation. We never do this thing (flashing numbers and claiming a top spot etc.), but these numbers are insane. Notice the REAL time users. If the participation remains this high over the weekend, we will make it a weekend affair! Think of this as a… Continue reading

5 important schemes from Ministry of Minority Affairs

Government Schemes for the development of North East India

2 schemes, one aided by 10% union minister's share and other aided by World Bank

Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV-TD) – Everything that you need to know

The final version will take 10-15 years to be ready. Still long time to go! But read up on the salient features

Coal is parching the planet as well as cooking it!

Water scarcity woes and Greenpeace report on coal usage.

USTR’s Special 301 Report & India’s Priority Watchlist status

source: USTR If you have been following our coverage on this story – Intellectual Property Rights in India along with the CD explains article written on the same link, you would be aware of a latest development – After releasing our National IPR Policy, our commerce minister, Nirmala Sitharaman maintained that – India does not recognise… Continue reading

Mandates of International Seabed Authority & an introduction to Rare Earth Minerals

ISA: International Seabed Authority | HQ @ Kingston, Jamaica ISA is a UN agency estd in 1995 under UNCLOS (all 167 member nations under UNCLOS are also ISA members) and has the mandate to issue licenses regarding exploration and mining of deep marine resources particularly deep seabed mining in International waters (beyond 370 km in Continental… Continue reading

[E&B Bodies #8] National Ganga River Basin Authority

Need The need for revamping the river conservation programme was widely recognised in view of the shortcomings in the approach followed in GAP. It was felt necessary that a new holistic approach based on river basin as the unit of planning and institutional redesign should be adopted. Accordingly, the Government of India has given Ganga the… Continue reading

[E&B bodies #7] Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau

source About Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau is a statutory multi-disciplinary body Established by the Government of India on 6 June 2007, by amending the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 197 Functions under the Ministry of Environment and Forests Headquarter- New Delhi It complements the efforts of the state governments, primary enforcers of the… Continue reading

All that you need to know about the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a conditional maternity benefit scheme. It is being implemented using the platform of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. This scheme is for the pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births to contribute to a better enabling environment by… Continue reading

5 dedicated schemes on Protection of Women

With special emphasis on the universalisation of women helpline number.

One Stop Centre Scheme and the Nirbhaya Fund. What’s the connect?

Heard of Sakhi centres? They are the one stop centre under the Nirbhaya fund for women safety.

[E&B Bodies #6] Centre for Science and Environment

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts… Continue reading

[E&B Bodies #5] Central Water Commission

Central Water Commission is a premier Technical Organization of India in the field of Water Resources It is presently functioning as an attached office of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India Mission Statement: To promote integrated and sustainable development and management of India’s Water Resources by using state-of-art… Continue reading

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National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 2

[Update] Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 1

5 important schemes from Ministry of Minority Affairs

Government Schemes for the development of North East India

Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV-TD) – Everything that you need to know

Coal is parching the planet as well as cooking it!

USTR’s Special 301 Report & India’s Priority Watchlist status

Mandates of International Seabed Authority & an introduction to Rare Earth Minerals

[E&B Bodies #8] National Ganga River Basin Authority

[E&B bodies #7] Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau

All that you need to know about the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

5 dedicated schemes on Protection of Women

One Stop Centre Scheme and the Nirbhaya Fund. What’s the connect?

[E&B Bodies #6] Centre for Science and Environment

[E&B Bodies #5] Central Water Commission

[E&B Bodies #4] Forest Survey of India

[E&B Bodies #3] Central Zoo Authority

[E&B Bodies #2] Animal Welfare Board of India

[E&B Bodies #1] Guide to understanding the National Biodiversity Authority

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