World AIDS Awareness Day- 1st December World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate …
Viability Gap Funding VGF Scheme The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Continuation and Revamping of the Scheme for Financial Support to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding (VGF) …
The Thirty-meter telescope (TMT) project is an international partnership between CalTech, Universities of California, Canada, Japan, China, and India The Thirty-meter telescope (TMT) project is an international partnership between CalTech, Universities of California, Canada, Japan, China, and India through the …
Saffron farming explore feasibility of growing saffron in North East region under National Mission on Saffron The saffron bowl, which was so far confined to Kashmir, may soon expand to the North East of India. Plants from seeds transported from …
Demonetisation helped to reduce black money, increase tax compliance and given a boost to transparency On 8 November 2016, the Government of India announced the demonetisation of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. The move is …
Successful launch of PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its fifty first flight (PSLV-C49), successfully launched EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on November 07, 2020. PSLV-C49 is the …
Launches the book titled “Thavaasmi: Life and Skills through the lens of Ramayana” Launching the book titled “Thavaasmi: Life and Skills through the lens of Ramayana” virtually, the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Lord Rama’s …
Declaration of the private sector on Climate Change a historic step Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar has said, India is on the way forward towards achieving its commitments done at the Paris agreement and the country …
PRASHAD Scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. The scheme aimed at …
Service Charges levied by banks There have been several media reports alluding to steep increase in service charges by certain Public Sector Banks (PSBs). In this context, the factual position is as follows: Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts …