Poverty in India
What is Poverty? Types of Poverty: There are two main classifications of poverty: How Poverty is measured? Causes of Poverty Sustainable development Goal 1: No poverty Related Links: Scheduled Tribes of India Scheduled Castes PESA Act,1996 PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups)
National Research Foundation
NRF Bill 2023: What is NRF? Governing body: The Executive Council will be chaired by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. What is the significance of NRF? What is the status of R&D in India? Challenges associated with NRF? Related Links New Education Policy 2020 ISRO
DRDO
History of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Functions of DRDO DRDO is a network of more than 50 laboratories that are deeply engaged in developing defense technologies covering various disciplines: Several major projects for the development of missiles, armaments, light combat aircraft, radars, electronic warfare systems, etc are on hand and significant achievements have already […]
ISRO
What is ISRO? How did ISRO come into Being? What are the Achievements of ISRO? Communication Satellites Earth Observation Satellites Navigation Satellites India’s Manned Mission to Space Scramjet (Supersonic Combusting Ramjet) engine Related Links: International Space Station Gaganyaan Mission INSAT 3D and INSAT 3DR Chip 4 or Fab 4 Alliance
India- France Relations
Recent context: Key Areas of Cooperation: Partnership for Security and Sovereignty between the India-France Partnership for the Planet and Global Issues between India & France Partnership for People between India & France What are the Challenges in India-France Relations? While India & France enjoy a strategic partnership, there are some challenges that they face in their bilateral […]
Smart City Mission
A ‘Smart City’ is an urban region that is highly advanced in terms of overall infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communications, and market viability. It is a city where information technology is the principal infrastructure and the basis for providing essential services to residents. Features of Smart Cities-: There are three salient features of the smart […]
AMRUT Mission
Five hundred cities have been selected under AMRUT: The category of cities that have been selected under AMRUT is given below: Implementation: AMRUT 2.0 The highlights of AMRUT 2.0 are as under: Related Links HRIDAY Scheme PRASHAD Scheme NIPUN Bharat Scheme Palna Scheme
HRIDAY Scheme
HRIDAY (National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana): The HRIDAY Scheme, also known as the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana, is a central sector program. In 2015, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs unveiled the HRIDAY program. The HRIDAY scheme was established to fully utilize the varied natural, historic, and cultural resources of the nation. […]
PRASHAD Scheme
The objectives of the PRASHAD scheme are as follows: Related Links PM Vishwakarma Scheme ICDS Scheme Palna Scheme Van Dhan Scheme
Gaganyaan Mission
What is Gaganyaan? Gaganyaan is a mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to send a three-member crew to space for a period of five to seven days by 2025. Gaganyaan Impact The success of Gaganyaan can lead to many more experiments with spaceflight missions. It will also give a flip to India’s dream […]
