JJM Hit 51% Completion Of The Project: JJM hit 51% completion of the project. From less than 17% of households with a running tap water connection, JJM has enabled reach to more than 34% now in less than 3 years. About 1.4 million soak beds have been constructed in schools and anganwadis to use recycled […]
Category: Current Affairs
Pulwama Mission Youth IAS
Pulwama Mission Youth IAS: The initiative is a part of the movement the district administration has started to engage youth and realize their potential. Under the initiative, ‘Be a Deputy Commissioner for a day‘, higher secondary level students are encouraged to get involved in administrative matters. This will motivate them to take up civil services […]
National Culture Fund
National Culture Fund: Since inception, NCF has completed 52 projects with various donors. Government of India has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust on 28th November, 1996 under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890. NCF is managed by a (Governing) Council and an Executive Committee. The Council is chaired by the Union Minister […]
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ in 272 most vulnerable districts since August 2020 to address the problem of Drug Abuse among youth of India. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said, there has been a change in the pattern of […]
GOAL 2.0
GOAL 2.0: Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Meta (formerly Facebook) have launched the second phase of the GOAL Programme (GOAL 2.0). GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) was launched as a pilot project in May 2020 and it was completed by December 2021. It aimed at digital empowerment of tribal youth and women through the concept […]
Swavlamban : NIIO
Swavlamban: Swavlamban’, the maiden seminar of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO), was held at New Delhi The two day seminar saw enthusiastic participation by the academia, industry, policy makers, think tanks, students and senior government officials, in addition to the naval personnel. Personnel at Command Headquarters and outlying units of the Navy also […]
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the process of implementing the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in a phased manner for wholesale and retail segments, an official said. The introduction of CBDC was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and necessary amendments to […]
Reintroduction Of Cheetahs
Reintroduction Of Cheetahs: India and Namibia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for reintroduction of cheetahs into the historical range in India. First batch of eight cheetahs comprising four male and as many female cheetahs are expected to arrive in India before Independence Day. The cheetahs will be released in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. […]
NITI Aayog Releases Report On Digital Banks
NITI Aayog Releases Report On Digital Banks: NITI Aayog’s report makes a case and offers a template and roadmap for a licensing and regulatory regime for digital banks. It focuses on avoiding any regulatory or policy arbitrage and offers a level playing field to incumbents as well as competitors. The report recommends a carefully calibrated […]
US Inflation Hit a Record High Of 9.1% In June 2022
US Inflation Hit a Record High Of 9.1% In June 2022: US Inflation hit a record high of 9.1% in June 2022, the highest in 40 years. US observers have argued that the US central bank will not be able to achieve a soft landing for the economy if the yield curve inverts. Start of […]
