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Parali-I island

According to a study, Parali-I island, one of biodiversity-rich uninhabited islands part of Lakshadweep has disappeared due to coastal erosion and another four such islands in Lakshadweep sea are...

April 12, 2018

Geneva Convention, 1951

The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention, is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who is a refugee, and sets out the rights of...

April 12, 2018

Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT)

It is proposed first by India in 1996. CCIT is a proposed treaty which provides a legal framework which makes it binding on all signatories to deny funds...

April 12, 2018

Eastern Economic Forum

Eastern Economic Forum is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East. The Eastern Economic Forum is considered as...

April 12, 2018

Divyang Sarathi Mobile App

Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched ‘Divyang Sarathi’—The accessible and comprehensive mobile application for easy dissemination of information to ‘Divyangjans’. This mobile application aims at providing all...

April 12, 2018

PENCIL Portal

The Union Home Ministry launched the Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCIL) Portal at the National Conference on Child Labour organised by the Ministry of...

April 12, 2018

Antara and Chhaya

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new free contraceptives Antara and Chayya in 10 states under Mission ParivarVikas, a central family planning initiative. Antara...

April 12, 2018

Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS)

Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) has been developed to track Family Planning commodities. It is designed to provide robust information on the demand and distribution of contraceptives...

April 12, 2018

Zero Hunger Programme

On occasion of World Food Day (October 16), India’s ambitious Zero Hunger Programme through interventions in farm sector launched with focus on agriculture, nutrition and health in a...

April 12, 2018

Vajra Scheme

The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a ‘Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme’...

April 12, 2018

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