National Strategy for Financial Education
The National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE): 2020-2025 documents has been released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Try… Continue reading National Strategy for Financial Education
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[pib] Highlights of the Swachh Survekshan 2020
Indore was declared the cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive time in the Swachh Survekshan, 2020 — India’s… Continue reading [pib] Highlights of the Swachh Survekshan 2020
Namath Basai Programme
Namath Basai, the State government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue, has become a runaway hit… Continue reading Namath Basai Programme
Issues with the graded autonomy
The article analyses the issues the graded with the graded autonomy to the Higher Education Institutes. Background NEP 2020 provided… Continue reading Issues with the graded autonomy
Setting up of National Recruitment Agency
The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting a Common Eligibility Test (CET)… Continue reading Setting up of National Recruitment Agency
Job Losses during Lockdown
The data by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) briefs us about the job losses due to lockdown restrictions… Continue reading Job Losses during Lockdown
[pib] Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020
The Vice-President has released the Atal ranking ‘ARIIA 2020’. Note the indicators on which the ARIIA ranking is based. Also… Continue reading [pib] Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020
PCPNDT Act and rule changes during pandemic
The article deals with the issues of suspension of some requirements under PCPNDT Act. It also discusses the role judiciary… Continue reading PCPNDT Act and rule changes during pandemic
Resurrecting the right to know
This article analyses the importance of peoples’ right to know and instrumental role judiciary played in harmonising it with the… Continue reading Resurrecting the right to know
Re-imagining and reinventing the Indian economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and India is no different. Besides the stimulus package totalling ₹20 lakh… Continue reading Re-imagining and reinventing the Indian economy
Bioethanol Blending in Petrol
The government has set targets of 10 per cent bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to… Continue reading Bioethanol Blending in Petrol
Tornado’s dynamics and its India connection
Babu ChunderSikur Chatterjee’s paper was the earliest record of a tornado’s dynamics in the history of meteorology, according to a… Continue reading Tornado’s dynamics and its India connection
In news: Lingaraj Temple
The Odisha government has announced to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural… Continue reading In news: Lingaraj Temple
Death Valley records the highest temperature on Earth
California’s Death Valley registered a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius or 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020, which, once verified,… Continue reading Death Valley records the highest temperature on Earth
[pib] Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0
As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, announced by the Government, the Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0 was launched to… Continue reading [pib] Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0
Economic crisis without culprit
Contradictions in the present crisis India registered negative economic growth in 1972-73, 1965-66 and 1957-58. All these were drought years.… Continue reading Economic crisis without culprit
Debate: Minimum age of marriage for women
PM in his I-Day speech has announced that the central government has set up a committee to reconsider the minimum… Continue reading Debate: Minimum age of marriage for women
Expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC)
In his I-Day speech, PM spoke about the expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in coastal and border districts… Continue reading Expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC)
What is the National Health ID System?
In his address to the nation on Independence Day, the PM has launched the National Digital Health Mission which rolls… Continue reading What is the National Health ID System?
RBI’s Positive Pay system
The new ‘Positive Pay’ mechanism was recently introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Try this PYQ: With reference… Continue reading RBI’s Positive Pay system
