Why in news? GoI approved the creation of a National Land Monetisation Corporation to monetize surplus land holdings of CPSEs and other government agencies What is Asset Monetisation? Process of turning a non-revenue-generating item into cash Land Monetisation: Land Monetisation …
Context: Recently, GoI announced Agnipath scheme to restructure the recruitment process for Armed Forces Need Salary/pension consume around 50% of defence budget & only 5% is spent on R&D Create a youthful and tech-intensive military force Key Features: All non-officer …
Post-pandemic recovery initiatives in education sector – ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ (Education at Door Steps) programme of Tamil Nadu 100% empowerment means ending discrimination, eliminating recommendations, and ending appeasement- PM Modi statement in his visit to Shimla Attacks on minorities in …
Why in news? Global Research on Anti-Microbial resistance (GRAM) released a report on AMR crisis What is AMR? Microorganism’s ability to resist an antibiotic which was once able to treat an infection caused by that microorganism These Microorganisms are known …
Why in news? Bihar chief minister announced to undertake a socio-economic survey of all castes and communities in Bihar What is Caste-Based Census? Inclusion of caste-wise tabulation in India’s population Census exercise Caste-based census was last collected in 1931 during …
Why in news? Indian Prime Minister said, Aspiration Districts Programme should be extended to block and city level What is Aspirational Districts Programme? Launched in 2018 Purpose: To transform 117 most under-developed districts across the country through, Convergence of central …
Context: Orissa HC has published an annual report of its performance Background: Annual reports allow accountability of public bodies to Parliament & citizens In India, executives are under legal obligation to publish annual reports on regular basis Annual Reports & …
Why in news? Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure’ What is ‘Critical Information Infrastructure (CII)’? A computer resource, whose destruction will have negative impact …
Why in news? Prime Minister inaugurated India’s first 5G test bed What is 5G? Latest telecommunications network technology which ensures ultra-high speeds of data flow 5th Generation Technology is a set of technical ground rules Benefits 20 times faster than …
Context: Varanasi District court is assessing the religious character of Gyanvapi mosque Places of Worship Act, 1919: Need: Prevent conversion of places of worship suspected of being built after demolishing temples Ensure communal harmony Significance: Protect constitutional values & enforce …