The budget of India is prepared by the Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance in the Central Government. The financial requirements of all other ministries are also taken care of in its preparation. Item wise details of...
Recently information has been shared by the Department of Space that India plans to launch Chandrayaan-3 mission in August 2022. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a follow-up/successor mission to the July 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission aimed at landing a rover on the Moon's South Pole. ...
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the giant statue of Ramanujacharya "Statue of Equality" in Hyderabad on February 5 (today). Upholding his idea of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family)', India is celebrating his 1,000th birth anniversary as a 'festival of equality'. Facts about the...
Recently the government has clarified that the Aadhaar of their husbands is not mandatory for inclusion of single and abandoned mothers under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). Aadhaar: Aadhaar which is a 12 digit Unique Identification (UID) number is mandated by the Unique...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech has proposed 'five river linking projects' in India. Rivers identified for the project: Godavari-Krishna, Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Cauvery, Damanganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada (Par-Tapi-Narmada). Brief description of these rivers: Krishna River is the fourth largest river in India. It originates...
Under the 'Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal' scheme, Rs 60,000 crore has been allocated in the Union Budget for the year 2022-23 to cover 3.8 crore families. 'Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal' scheme: Launch of the scheme: In the year 2019. Nodal Agency: Ministry of...
Recently Philippines has signed an agreement with BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd for supply of shore based anti-ship version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. This is the first export order for this missile, which is a joint product of India and Russia. The Philippines wants...
The Russian President, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and five Presidents from Central Asia will reach China for the inauguration of the Winter Olympics. Importance of Travel: The Russian President will discuss the ongoing crisis with Ukraine with the Chinese President. China has close ties with...
Recently the Union Ministry of Culture has designated the sacred monuments of Hoysala temples to be considered as 'World Heritage Site' for the year 2022-2023. The Hoysala temples built in the 12th-13th centuries are marked by three components of Belur, Halebidu and Somnathpur in...
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrated its 46th Raising Day on February 01, 2022. The ICG was established in August 1978 as an independent armed force of India by the Coast Guard Act, 1978. As the fourth largest Coast Guard force in the world,...
