UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) The Government of India has drawn several policy measures to achieve “gender equality” and “gender empowerment”. One of such measures is the promotion and economic activation of Self-Help groups (SHGs). What are SHGs? Voluntary associations: SHGs are voluntary associations of economically poor,… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] SHG-led Women Empowerment

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context India’s elderly population is on the rise. As per surveys, the share of elders, as a percentage of the total population in the country, is expected to increase from around 8.6% in 2011 to almost 12.5% by 2026, and surpass 19.5%… Continue reading [SansadTV] Silver Economy: Challenges & Opportunities

08th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   Geographical Indications in India A Geographical Indication is used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Such a name conveys an assurance of quality… Continue reading GI Tags in News

06th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) What is CGTMSE? CGTMSE is a fund which provides a guarantee for loans given to MSEs i.e. in case borrowers fails to give back loans, the bank… Continue reading Important Schemes Regarding MSME Sectors

09th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   1. SATHI The Department of Science & Technology has launched a unique scheme called “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes(SATHI)”. Objectives of the Scheme SATHI will address the problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy and duplication of expensive… Continue reading Schemes, Project, and Policies Regarding Science and Technology

Revision and practice of the mock test have incomparable importance in the UPSC Prelims examination. Considering this year’s prelims being just a week ahead, it’s high time that all of the appearing aspirants should go through the important and most repetiting topics being asked in the exam. Looking at the demand of the examination, we… Continue reading Last Minute Revision Modules for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021

Revision and practice of the mock test have incomparable importance in the UPSC Prelims examination. Considering this year’s prelims being just a week ahead, it’s high time that all of the appearing aspirants should go through the important and most repetiting topics being asked in the exam. Looking at the demand of the examination, we… Continue reading Last Minute Revision Modules for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context: Violence Against Women (VAW) VAW is a growing concern throughout the region and within South Asia, which is home to one-fifth of the world population, violence, or the risk of violence, permeates every aspect of women’s lives from birth to death.… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] Fighting Femicide

07th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   Major Tribes in India: Arranged State-wise Andhra Pradesh:  Andh, Sadhu Andh, Bhagata, Bhil, Chenchus (Chenchawar), Gadabas, Gond, Goundu, Jatapus, Kammara, Kattunayakan, Kolawar, Kolam, Konda, Manna Dhora, Pardhan, Rona, Savaras, Dabba Yerukula, Nakkala, Dhulia, Thoti, Sugalis, Banjara, Kondareddis,… Continue reading Major Tribes in India and PVTGs

Revision and practice of the mock test have incomparable importance in the UPSC Prelims examination. Considering this year’s prelims being just a week ahead, it’s high time that all of the appearing aspirants should go through the important and most repetiting topics being asked in the exam. Looking at the demand of the examination, we… Continue reading Last Minute Revision Modules for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021

Revision and practice of the mock test have incomparable importance in the UPSC Prelims examination. Considering this year’s prelims being just a week ahead, it’s high time that all of the appearing aspirants should go through the important and most repetiting topics being asked in the exam. Looking at the demand of the examination, we… Continue reading Last Minute Revision Modules for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context For the second month in a row, output from India’s eight core sectors has shown acceleration. It rose by 11.6%, in August, compared to a 6.9% contraction a year ago. Although crude oil and fertiliser output has declined, 4 out of… Continue reading [Sansad TV Archive] Indian Economy: Growth in Core Sectors

Revision and practice of the mock test have incomparable importance in the UPSC Prelims examination. Considering this year’s prelims being just a week ahead, it’s high time that all of the appearing aspirants should go through the important and most repetiting topics being asked in the exam. Looking at the demand of the examination, we… Continue reading Last Minute Revision Modules for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021

04th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   Nai Manzil Scheme OBJECTIVES – To address the educational and livelihood needs of minority communities lagging behind in terms of educational attainments. It aims to provide educational intervention by giving the bridge courses to the trainees and getting… Continue reading Important Schemes related to depressed classes/SC/ST and Women

02th Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   NASA’s ICESat-2 maps Antarctic ice sheet melting ICESat-2  NASA’s ICESat-2 launched less than three months ago has mapped melting ice sheets in Antarctica and the resulting sea level rise across the globe, which could help improve climate… Continue reading Global Space Missions and Telescopes in News

01st Oct 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   1. RISAT-2B: An all-seeing radar imaging satellite The PSLV-C46 is set to launch RISAT-2B from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. RISAT Constellation RISAT-2B, short for “Radar Imaging Satellite-2B”, is the second in a series of satellites… Continue reading ISRO and its Missions/Important Submarines in News

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Recently, a diplomat of ours gave a fiery speech at the UNGA bashing Pakistan as being indoctrinated as an official spokesperson for the Taliban and not his own country. This has earned the diplomat heaps of praises all across the country. This… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] IFS: The Continuing Salience