Global Digital Compact (GDC)
Key Objectives of the Global Digital Compact: Significance for Countries like India For countries like India, the Global Digital Compact is vital as it: Challenges Way Forward The Global Digital Compact seeks to build a more equitable, secure, and inclusive digital ecosystem by promoting universal access, upholding human rights, and addressing the ethical challenges posed by new […]
PM INTERNSHIP SCHEME
Background Who is eligible for internship? What is the period and course of internship? What is the subsidy from the Government? How to select candidates for internship? Talks of a new Portal Related Links Soil Health Card Scheme SMILE Scheme Jiyo Parsi Scheme UNNATI Scheme
International Energy Efficiency Hub
About Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Coal Share in Power Mix Solar Energy Contribution Role of Natural Gas in the Power Generation Mix Greenhouse Gas Emissions Climate Commitments Note Related Links G4 Countries National Research Foundation (NRF) Critical Mineral Mission Biofuels- Different Categories, Advantages & Disadvantages
Green Propulsion System
Technology Development Fund (TDF) What is the Green Propulsion System? Propulsion System What is the PSLV-C58 Mission? Related Links National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Space Station Aditya-L1 Mission Chandrayaan-4 Mission
PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA)
About PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA): It is a centrally sponsored scheme for the welfare of tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts. Target Areas and Coverage: It will cover 549 districts and 2,740 blocks spread across all tribal majority villages across 30 States/UTs. Objective Goals of the Mission It comprises 25 interventions that will be implemented by 17 ministries through funds allocated to them under the Development Action […]
Chandrayaan-4 Mission
Key Objectives of the Mission Mission Strategy and Components Chandrayaan-4’s strategy is notably complex, involving five distinct components of the spacecraft: Detailed Payloads Dual Rocket Launch Strategy Chandrayaan-4 will utilize two different rockets: Advanced Technology and Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) Other countries moon mission Chang’e-6 (China) Summary Final government approval is awaited. Additionally, ISRO has also […]
G4 Countries
What are the Key Highlights of the G4 Meeting? Why is there a Need for UNSC Reforms? Why is India Demanding the Permanent Membership of the UNSC? Overview Need Way Forward Related Links Redraw of National Boundaries India – EFTA Trade Relations India’s Neighbourhood First Policy Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as the “Lion of Punjab” or “Sher-e-Punjab,” was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which governed the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early part of the nineteenth century. The weakness of Mughal authority and Afghans invasions created confusion and anarchy in the Punjab. Ranjit Singh fully exploited this political situation to his advantage and […]
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
About Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the father of Modern India’s Renaissance and a tireless social reformer who inaugurated the age of enlightenment and liberal reformist modernisation in India. Life Ideology What are the Contributions? Religious reforms Social reforms Educational reforms Economic and Political Reforms Civil liberties: Roy was impressed and admired the British system of constitutional government […]
National Education Policy 2020
Key Points School Education Higher Education Affiliation of colleges is to be phased out in 15 years and a stage-wise mechanism to be established for granting graded autonomy to colleges. Over a period of time, every college is expected to develop into either an autonomous degree-granting College, or a constituent college of a university. Other Changes Related Links […]