ARCHIVES GS-2 Mission for NISHTHA Capacity Building Programme for EMRS Teachers and Principals (Topic: Policies) As many as 120 teachers and principals of EMRSs from Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh completed a 40 days’ NISHTHA-National initiative for School Heads’ …
ARCHIVES GS-2 Report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 (Topic: Education) This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country. In the last five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20, there …
ARCHIVES GS-2 Union Education Minister approves the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (Topic: Education) The Government has introduced the Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational change in …
ARCHIVES GS-2 PM CARES For Children- Empowerment of COVID Affected Children (Topic: Governance) All children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid 19 will be supported under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme. Fixed …
ARCHIVES GS-2 New Recommendations of NEGVAC on COVID-19 Vaccination has been accepted by Union Ministry of Health (Topic: COVID-19 Management) These recommendations have been based on the evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging global scientific evidence & experience. …
ARCHIVES GS-2 Government takes steps to ramp up availability of Amphotericin B – to fight Mucormycosis (Topic: Health) A sudden increase in demand has been observed in some states for Amphotericin B which is being actively prescribed by the physicians …
ARCHIVES GS-2 The Government of National Capital Territory (GNCTD) Amendment Act, 2021 (Topic: Constitutional Amendments) The Government of National Capital Territory (GNCTD) Amendment Act, 2021 has come into force after being passed by the Lok Sabha, by the Rajya Sabha, …
ARCHIVES GS-1 Khajuraho – Temples of Architectural Splendour (Topic: Ancient History) Made in the tenth century; UNESCO World Heritage Site Temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures The erotic expression is given equal importance in …
ARCHIVES GS-1 102nd Anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Topic: Indian History) On: 13th April, 2021 On this day, soldiers of the British Indian Army, on the orders of Colonel Reginald Dyer, massacred peaceful and unarmed celebrators, including women and children, …
ARCHIVES GS-1 Heat Waves in the country (Topic: Geophysical phenomena) A Heat Wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum temperature that occurs during the summer season in the North-Western parts of India. Heat Waves …
ARCHIVES GS-2 Phase III of the eCourts Project (Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Judiciary) The eCommittee Supreme Court has prepared the draft vision document for Phase III of the eCourts Project under the auspices of the Supreme court …
ARCHIVES GS-1 National Anti-Trafficking Bureau (Topic: Social issues) The Government of India amended the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 in 2019 to inter-alia include Section 370 and 370A of the Indian Penal Code in the Schedule of the Act. The …
ARCHIVES GS-1 Development of Nomadic Tribes (Topic: Indian society) To promote the socio-economic development of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities, the Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) has been constituted for a period of three …
ARCHIVES GS-1 Preservation and Documentation of Threatened Tribal Languages (Topic: Indian tribes) Under the scheme of ‘Support to Tribal Research Institute (TRIs), Ministry of Tribal Affairs extends support to TRIs for carrying out various research & documentation activities including programs …
ARCHIVES GS-2 States exhibiting surge in Daily New COVID cases and High Active Caseload urged to Return to Fundamentals of “Test, Track and Treat” (Topic: Government policies to fight COVID-19) States were specifically asked to: Continue with the effective strategy …
ARCHIVES GS-2 Vice President calls for ending low representation to women in Parliament and legislatures (Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures, structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these) Inclusion of all sections of society …
ARCHIVES GS-2 PLI scheme for Telecom Sector (Topic: Government policies in the Telecom sector) Pursuant to the extraordinary incentive of PLI being provided by Government of India in various sectors, the Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for …
ARCHIVES GS-2 National Monsoon Mission (Topic: Government policies and schemes) Objective: To improve the monsoon prediction over India on all time scales and hence it is implemented for the whole country which includes all the States and UTs. Targets Development …
Press Information Bureau (PIB) IAS UPSC – 1st to 7th February, 2021 ARCHIVES GS-2 The Report of the Fifteenth Finance Commission The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC)’s ToR was unique and wide ranging in many ways. The Commission was asked to …
Press Information Bureau (PIB) IAS UPSC – 25th to 31st January, 2021 ARCHIVES GS-2 National Baseline Geoscience Data Generation Programmes To expedite exploration activities in the country, Geological Survey of India (GSI), has embarked upon an ambitious scheme to complete some …