Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation responsible for Greater Mumbai region. It is the richest municipal body in India and is responsible for providing infrastructure facilities like roads, street lights, water supply, solid waste management and sewerage facilities. It ..

Vaccine passport

Vaccine passport is a document that shows whether or not its holder has been vaccinated against COVID-19. The Denmark government is to roll out digital passports for its citizens which would serve as an ‘extra passport’ that can be carried ..

Justice G Rohini Commission

The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes or the Rohini Commission is a commission headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice G Rohini. It was constituted in 2017 to examine the creation of sub-categories within ..

Employees Provident Fund

Employees provident fund is a scheme under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. It involves the accumulation of retirement benefits through equal contributions from the employee and employer to the fund every month. It is managed by ..

Switch Delhi campaign

Switch Delhi campaign was launched by the Delhi government to create awareness about electric vehicles and promote their usage. As part of this campaign, the Delhi Chief Minister urged the private players to set up EV infrastructure in their premises ..

Hizbul Mujahideen

Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) is an extremist group operating in Kashmir for separating it from India and merging it with Pakistan. The organisation was formed in 1989 in the backdrop of escalated violence in the Kashmir Valley. Recently, Canada became one ..

JEEViKA

Launched in 2007, Bihar Rural Livelihood Project (BRLP) or JEEViKA is a World Bank-backed initiative aimed at economically empowering rural poor in the state. In 2020, the state became the first in India to have more than 10 lakh women ..

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait is a 180 km wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and Asian continent. Also known as the Formosa Strait, it is part of the South China Sea. The whole of the strait is located on Asia’s ..

World Cancer Day

4th February is marked as the World Cancer Day to spread awareness about cancer and mitigate the global impact of the same. It is being observed since the year 2000 when the ‘Charter of Paris Against Cancer’ was signed by ..

Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)

The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is an online platform developed by the Government of India to facilitate the efficient resolution of public grievances. This digital gateway enables citizens to register complaints against various government departments and ..