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National Bee Board

The National Bee Board was constituted in the year 2000 by the Small Farmers’ Agri-business Consortium (SFAC) with the objective to develop... View Article

John Rawls Theory of Justice

Published in 1971, ‘A Theory of Justice’ is a work on ethical values and political philosophy by John Rawls, the philosopher. The book portrays... View Article

Danube River

The Danube is the second largest and the longest non-Russian river in Europe. Where is the Danube river found? Well, It flows through ten... View Article

Nikshay Poshan Yojana

The Nikshay Poshan Yojana is a government scheme in India that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April of 2018 with the aim of... View Article

Greater Adjutant Stork

The greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius) belongs to the Ciconiidae family of storks. Its genus comprises Asian lesser adjutants and... View Article

What is Gharial?

Gharial or gavial is a specific type of Asian crocodile with a distinctive long and thin snout. The gharial, the fish-eating crocodile, belongs... View Article

Quality Council of India

The Quality Council of India (QCI) is a national body established for raising the quality and standards related to every aspect of life for the... View Article

Equalisation Levy

For any service, there are one or more service providers and one or more service users. Service users have to pay a direct tax while purchasing... View Article

PM National Relief Fund

Contrary to popular beliefs, the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund is not constituted by an act of parliament, hence it is not a statutory or... View Article

SMILE Scheme

SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise. Read on to know more about the SMILE scheme, UPSC has the... View Article