Humayun Tomb World Heritage Site Museum: The Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum is set to open for visitors. Nestled between Sunder Nursery and Humayun’s Tomb in Nizamuddin, Delhi, this museum promises to offer visitors a unique insight into the life and times of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun. Key Highlights of Humayun’s Tomb Site […]
Category: Current Affairs
Neutrinos
Neutrinos: Neutrinos play an important role in particle physics and astrophysics. It is a fundamental elementary particle, and atmospheric neutrinos can be studied when solar radiation hits the Earth’s atmosphere. Neutrinos are subatomic particles that have no electric charge, have a small mass, and are left-handed (the direction of its spin is opposite to the […]
PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan
PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan: Finance Minister announced the launch of the PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan, aimed at providing basic facilities to five crore Scheduled Tribe families across 63,000 villages in tribal-majority and aspirational districts. This scheme is designed after PM-JANMAN for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. The 2024-25 budget allocated ₹13,000 crore for the […]
Angel Tax : Union Budget 2024-2025
Angel Tax : Union Budget 2024-2025 The Union Minister for Finance proposed to abolish ‘angel tax’ for all classes of investors, while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament. Angel Tax was levied on the capital raised via the issue of shares by unlisted companiesfrom an Indian investor if the share price of issued shares […]
Clarion-Clipperton Zone
Clarion-Clipperton Zone: India will apply for licences from International Seabed Authority (ISA) to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean especially plans to focus on the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is a vast plain in the North Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico. It is known to hold large volumes of polymetallic nodules […]
Climate Finance Taxonomy
Climate Finance Taxonomy: Presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, the Finance Minister announced that the government would develop a ‘climate finance taxonomy’. Climate Finance Taxonomy is a system that classifies which parts of the economy may be marketed as sustainable investments. It helps guide investors and banks in directing trillions toward impactful investments to tackle […]
Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme
Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme: The central government said that the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024 will provide further impetus to the green mobility and development of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ecosystem in the country. Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme aims to further accelerate the adoption of Electric Vehicles in the country. It is a fund […]
Vishnupad Temple And Mahabodhi Temple
Vishnupad Temple And Mahabodhi Temple Finance Minister announced during her Union Budget speech that corridor projects will be built for the Vishnupad Temple at Gaya and the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Vishnupad Temple is in the state of Bihar and dedicated to Lord Vishu. It was built in 1787 on the orders […]
INS Brahmaputra
INS Brahmaputra: The Indian Navy’s INS Brahmaputra warship, docked at Mumbai Dockyard for refitting, overturned under mysterious circumstances after a fire broke out, leading to significant damage, and one sailor reported missing. INS Brahmaputra is the first of the indigenously built ‘Brahmaputra’ class-guided missile frigates. The Brahmaputra class, which replaces the Talwar class, is an […]
Skill Loan Scheme
Skill Loan Scheme: The Union Finance Minister recently announced a revision to the model skill loan scheme, which will now facilitate loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh backed by a guarantee from a government-promoted fund. Skill Loan Scheme was introduced in July, 2015, to offer institutional credit to individuals pursuing skill development courses aligned with […]
