There are 5,35,000 PDS outlets in the country which is roughly twice the number of Panchayats in the country. Every BPL card holder is entitled to get 35...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Guidelines for transparent bidding process for setting up of 1000 MW Wind Power Project connected to inter-state transmission...
Under the project 75 or P-75, India had chosen to purchase six Scorpene submarines from France in 2005 for USD 3 billion to replace old submarines {such as...
The Union Government had recently unveiled Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 (DPP 2016). It will replace the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 (DPP 2013). This procedure has been framed on...
In simple words, Funded Interest Term Loan (FITL) is giving a loan for repaying an existing loan. It’s a kind of loan restricting mechanism whereby lender would give...
For improving the fish productivity, the Jharkhand state government has launched a novel initiative called Matsya Mitra Programme. Under this, the state fisheries department is creating a cadre...
Recently, Turkey witnessed a bloody coup that saw many people killed and more than 1,400 people wounded. A faction of the army attempted coup overnight and said that...
Various grievance Redressal mechanisms in India include – grievance Redressal machinery under citizen’s charters; Ombudsmen including Lokpal and Lokayukta; grievance Redressal mechanisms in various departments; consumer courts; call...
The Counter Terrorism Committee was established by UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001), adopted unanimously on 28 September 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on United...
There are 17 SDGs with 169 targets adopted in a 2015 UN resolution. Government of India has been pursuing a roadmap for achieving them via Panhayati Raj Institutions...
