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Arth Ganga Model

In News Recently, during his virtual keynote address to the Stockholm World Water Week 2022, the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) spoke about the Arth Ganga model.  Arth Model  Origin:  The PM of India first introduced the concept during the first National Ganga Council meeting in Kanpur in 2019, where […]

8 Years of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

In Context Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion recently completed eight years of its implementation. What is Financial inclusion? Financial inclusion may be defined as the process of ensuring access to financial services and timely and adequate credit where needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections and low-income […]

Increasing the coverage under the National Food Security Act

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to increase coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). More about the news Supreme Court’s direction: The apex court directed the Centre to re-determine coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) so that “more and more needy persons and citizens get the benefit”. […]

GI Tag to Mithila Makhana

In News Recently, Bihar’s Mithila Makhana has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag by the Union Government. The GI has been registered in the name of Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh. Mithila Makhana and Bihar Fifth Product This is the fifth product from Bihar which is awarded the GI Tag. Bhagalpur’s Jardalu Mango, Katarni Dhaan […]

Kerala Savari

In News  Kerala has launched ‘Kerala Savari’, the country’s first online taxi service owned by a State government, to ensure fair and decent service to passengers along with fair remuneration to auto-taxi workers.  Objectives and need The alleged unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights by private app-based cab aggregators have come as a […]

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking

In News Recently, some reports highlighted the state of coercion emerging in Aadhaar-voter ID linking. About Not voluntary in action: Despite clarifications from various government authorities that the linking of Aadhaar with the voter identity card is “voluntary”, there have been instances of people being warned by booth-level officers that their voter ID would be […]

Jal Jeevan Abhiyan

In News Recently, the Prime Minister congratulated the Goa government for becoming the first state to be Har Ghar Jal certified. It means every household in the state had a piped water connection.  About The Union Territories of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu had achieved the feat as well. The people from all […]

Indian Ports Bill 2022

In News Recently, the government has prepared the draft Indian Ports Bill 2022 to consolidate and amend the laws relating to ports. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued the Bill for Stakeholder Consultation. Major Provisions of the Bill  Repealing Indian Ports Act, 1908 The draft bill seeks to repeal and replace the […]

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

In News Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the enhancement in the limit of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). About The limit is enhanced from Rs. 4.5 Lakh crore to Rs. 5 Lakh crore. The additional amount is being earmarked exclusively for enterprises in hospitality and related sectors till validity of the scheme […]

5 years of UDAN Scheme

In News Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s flagship program Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has completed 5 years of success since the launch of its first flight in 2017. About UDAN Scheme It is the flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). It aims to fulfill the aspirations of the common man by […]