Poverty Eradication Programmes
India has been fighting poverty as a nation since its independence and has come a long way in achieving its mission of becoming a prosperous nation with zero poverty. To reach a state...
Category: Polity
National Rural Livelihood Mission
National Rural Livelihood Mission – It is a poverty alleviation project. It is implemented by Ministry of Rural Development. Basic idea is to organize the poor into Self Help Groups and make them capable...
Indo China Relations
Indo China relations refer to the bilateral relationships between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India. Cultural and Economic times date back to ancient times. Silk Road was a major...
The Punchhi Commission
The Punchhi Commission on Centre–State relation was formed on April 27, 2007, under the chairmanship of former Chief Justice of India Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi.The commission submitted its report on April 20, 2010. It had...
Inter-State Council
Article 263 of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment of an Inter-State Council. This article deals with ‘Co-ordination between States and Union’.It enforces Relations between the Union and the States. The Inter-State Council is...
10 things you must know about Dr.B.R Ambedkar
1. Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 in Mhow (Madhya Pradesh). He was born in “untouchable” Mahar Caste. Thus was a victim of caste discrimination. 2. He graduated from Bombay University in...
Law Commission of India
The Government of India has established the Law Commission. Its functions to ensure legal reforms in India. The members are legal experts who are given a set guidelines and working procedures by the Government...
How to approach Indian polity and governance in Prelims and GS2 of mains?
Polity is an important topic at all the three stages of exam, be it Prelims, Mains or Interview. The significance of the subject is carried forward, even when you get into the service. It forms...
10 things you must know about Indian National Flag
1. The Indian National Flag is a symbol of national pride and is one of the most respectable national symbols. 2. The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesaria) at the...
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Skill and entrepreneurship development is one of the high priority areas of the present Government. The newly formed Ministry of Skill and Entrepreneurship Development, is to play a critical role in fulfilling the objectives...
Governor of states of India
Under the Constitution of India, State Government runs in similar ways as Central Government. Like the Union Government, the State Governments are also organised on the parliamentary pattern.The Governor is the chief executive of a State...
Think about it : UPSC 2016 Results
Preparation for IAS plays an important role to crack UPSC exam but there are also other factors may be luck, your surroundings etc .And in India there is something which can actually be more beneficial than any...
Government’s initiative and Plan to achieve 175 GW+ of Renewable Energy?
India committed in COP21, France that it will try to achieve 40% of total energy mix coming from renewable sources by 2030, as a part of its INDC. This seems very unrealistic to start...
Capital Punishment
Capital punishment, death penalty or execution is government sanctioned punishment by death. The sentence is referred to as a death sentence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, in...
New Defence Procurement Procedure – 2016
Capital Acquisition schemes are broadly classified as, ‘Buy’, ‘Buy and Make’, and ‘Make’. Under the ‘Buy’ scheme procurement are categorized as ‘Buy (Indian – IDDM)’, ‘Buy (Indian)’, and ‘Buy (Global)’. The three categories under...
Currency Convertibility: Current and Capital
Recent Panama papers leak has again rekindled the old question, whether countries should go for Capital account convertibility? To understand the answer to this, let’s first understand the concept of convertibility Current Account Convertibility...
Initiatives to lower Child Mortality Rates
There are three types of reported mortality rates Infant Mortality Rate: Number of deaths under 1 year per 1000 live births. Neonatal Mortality Rate: Number of deaths under 4 weeks per 1000 live births....
Unified Payment Interface
We are turning away from cash to digital money. Online payments, debit cards, credit cards, various wallets indicate that we are moving towards digital currency. The recent launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) by...
Agriculture Produce Market Committee
Agriculture Produce Market Committee is Marketing board platform where the farmers can sell their products which is established by the state government of India. Since 1950s, The Agriculture Produce Market Committee started enacting and...
National Urban Transport Policy
National Urban Transport Policy issued in 2006 by the Ministry of Urban development, Government of India to bring the change in the Infrastructure as well as the Urban Transport services. The Objective of National...
