Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana: The Government has clarified that Aadhaar of Husbands is not mandatory under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, PMMVY, to facilitate the inclusion of single mothers and abandoned mothers. It is a Maternity Benefit Programme that is implemented in all the districts of the country in accordance with the […]
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Fraud Day: February 5 (PoK)
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK): The people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have condemned Pakistan for observing February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day and on the contrary marked it as “Fraud Day”. Several protest rallies are held across PoK in areas like Bagh, Mong and Hajira where the people lambasted Islamabad for its double standards […]
What are Green Bonds? Union Budget 2022
Green Bonds: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech announced that the government proposes to issue sovereign green bonds to mobilise resources for green infrastructure. The proceeds will be deployed in public sector projects which help in reducing the carbon intensity of the economy. Now, the government has clarified that these rupee-denominated papers […]
Aravalli Biodiversity Park: Important Points
Aravalli Biodiversity Park: On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park (Gurugram) was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures site, OECM site. The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. According to IUCN, the OECM sites are not […]
What Is The Common Electoral Roll?
What Is The Common Electoral Roll? The Law and Justice Minister told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre was not planning on amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable a common electoral roll and simultaneous elections to all electoral bodies in the country. Under the Common Electoral Roll, only one voter […]
Who was Ramanujacharya? Statue Of Equality
Statue Of Equality: The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Statue of Equality, a statue of Ramanujacharya, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana. India is celebrating his 1,000th birth anniversary as the ‘Festival of Equality’, upholding the view that the world is one family, ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’,” It is a 216-feet tall statue, which is made […]
Amendment to Motion Of Thanks
Motion Of Thanks: Amendments to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address were proposed . The amendment proposal mentioned the government’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware and its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Article 87 provides for the special address by the President. The article provides that at the commencement of the first […]
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana: The Government has clarified that Aadhaar of Husbands is not mandatory under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, PMMVY, to facilitate the inclusion of single mothers and abandoned mothers. It is a maternity benefit programme being implemented in all districts of the country with effect from 1st January, 2017. […]
What is the Blue Economy? Promoting Blue Economy
Promoting Blue Economy: The union minister of science and technology and earth science said that the Blue Economy is the sixth dimension of Government of India’s Vision of New India by 2030. A Draft Policy document on Blue Economy has been prepared by the Ministry Of Earth Sciences taking into consideration the reports of […]
Chauri Chaura Incident: In News
Chauri Chaura Incident: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered the heroes of our freedom struggle on completion of hundred years of Chauri Chaura incident. The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces (modern-day Uttar Pradesh) in British India, when […]
