Implementation Of National Family Planning Program: The Government has been implementing the National Family Planning Program which provides voluntary and informed choices to the beneficiaries through a target-free approach with the objective of checking population increase in the country. A National Population Policy has been formulated in the year 2000 with the long-term objective of […]
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Central Research Institute For Soyabean In Kalahandi
Central Research Institute For Soyabean: The Union Minister of Agriculture informed Rajya Sabha about the setting up a Central Research Institute in Kalahandi for Soyabean. The Kalahandi district of Odisha produces Soybean on a very limited scale. The ICAR has established a national-level research Institute on Soybean in 1987 namely, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, […]
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) : Rs. 16000 Crores Allocated
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) : To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure the maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches farmers, the Government of India has allocated Rs 16000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the fiscal year 2021-22. This is a budgetary increase of around Rs 305 crore […]
Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 : Highlights
Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Rajya Sabha has cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote on February 8, 2021. The bill seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre and the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre of civil services […]
Economic Impact Of Judicial Decisions : Niti Aayog
Economic Impact Of Judicial Decisions’: The NITI Aayog has ordered the Jaipur-based research organisation Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International to study the “economic impact” of judgments delivered by Supreme Court (SC), high courts (HCs), and quasi-judicial bodies like the National Green Tribunal (NGT). It has also asked to study the “judicial activism” of […]
Business Confidence Index 2021 : National Council of Applied Economic Research
Business Confidence Index: The Business Confidence Index (BCI) was recently published by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The index has risen 29.6 percent between the second and third quarters of the financial year 2020-2021. It has risen in the backdrop of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in several countries including India. The respondents […]
Rohini Commission on OBCs : Tenure Extended
Rohini Commission: The Centre has extended the tenure of The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) headed by Justice G Rohini, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. The commission now has until July 31 to submit its report. OBCs are granted 27% reservation in jobs and education under the central government. […]
Registration Of Political Parties : Latest Data
Registration Of Political Parties: As per Association For Democratic Reforms (ADR)’s latest report: The contribution reports of only 78 (3.39%) of the total 2,301 registered unrecognized political parties are available in the public domain for 2018-19. The reports of only 82 such parties (3.56%) for 2017-18 are uploaded on the respective State Chief Electoral Officers’ […]
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) : Approval Of Flying Drones
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): To ensure timely settlements of claims under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the proposal of the department of agriculture for flying drones over 100 districts growing rice and wheat. This is the first remote sensing technology based largest pilot […]
Direct Access To Its Government Securities Trading Platform : RBI
Direct Access To Its Government Securities Trading Platform: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given small investors direct access to its government securities trading platform. Now, Retail investors can directly open their gilt accounts with RBI, and trade in government securities. What is the need for the current proposal, then? The g-sec market is […]
