Free trade agreements are arrangements between two or more countries or between a country and a trading bloc to abolish or reduce tariffs, quotas, and preferences on goods and services traded. Countries […]
The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers. All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations, non-budgetary […]
Important Excerpts from Prime Minister’s Speech – There is a saying in our country – ‘ध्यान मूलम् गुरु मूर्ति’, i.e., the idol of our Guru is the center of our attention, because […]
Parliament formulated the historic Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in 2013 or The POSH Act, 2013. The objective of this landmark statue was to provide protection […]
The highlights of the Economic Survey are as follows: State of the Economy: Indian economy estimated to grow by 9.2 percent in real terms in 2021-22 (as per first advanced estimates) subsequent […]
The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports – submitted its report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Text Books in the Parliament. Chaired by Dr. Vinay […]
In order to reduce stubble burning and to reduce carbon footprint of Thermal Power Plants while increasing the income of farmers, Government of India has taken various proactive step with the establishment […]
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on January 5, 2015. In a short span, the programme has evolved to be world’s largest […]
27th December marks the second International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. It was on this day in 2020 that the United Nations General Assembly advocated the importance of the prevention of, preparation for […]
At COP 21, as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), India had committed to achieving 40% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030. The country has achieved […]
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