The 71st Survey on Education 2014 indicated that only 6% of the 16.85 crore rural households have a computer. It opines that a significant number... View Article
Participants: Anchor: Frank Rausan PereiraSpeakers: Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Diplomat: A.K. Pasha, Professor, Center for West Asian Studies, JNU:... View Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. Pro Term Speaker: Governor’s discretion has its limits INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. UN... View Article
18 May 1974 “Smiling Buddha” What happened? India conducted its first successful test of a nuclear bomb on 18 May 1974 at Pokhran. The secret... View Article
UPSC Exam Preparation: Topic of the Day – Swachh Survekshan 2018 Swachh Survekshan 2018 is a survey aimed at assessing all the municipal cities... View Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related GOVERNANCE 1. Surrender policy put on hold INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. U.S. sanctions on Russia... View Article
Freight VillageThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to the Development of Freight Village, an Integrated Multi Modal... View Article
What is the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)? – A traditional farming improvement programme, PMKY was launched in 2015. It is an extended... View Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. BJP invited to form govt., Cong. moves SC GOVERNANCE 1. Swachh rankings are out,... View Article
The Treaty of Salbai, which ended the First Anglo-Maratha War, was signed on 17 May 1782 between the British East India Company and the Marathas.... View Article
National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation at BhopalThe Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental... View Article
On 16 May 1975, the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim became the 22nd state of India, ending the monarchy ruling there from the 17th century. This... View Article
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was approved at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, held in Sendai,... View Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. Chinese county bans India-educated monks POLITY 1. Rohatgi joins... View Article
‘Samarth’- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile SectorThe scheme, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 20thof December... View Article
The Ujjawala scheme was launched in 2007 to put an end to the trafficking of children and women. The objective of the scheme is to prevent,... View Article
15 May 1907 Birth of revolutionary Sukhdev What happened? Sukhdev Thapar, the revolutionary freedom fighter who was hanged along with Bhagat... View Article
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY 1. Centre’s say is final on Cauvery, SC told 2. Article 35A case for statute Bench?... View Article
DRDO AwardsDefence minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman gave away the DRDO Awards- 2016 & 2017 to various DRDO scientists for their outstanding... View Article
