News:Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha about the details of the Green Highways Policy-2015. Facts: About Green Highways Policy-2015: Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy was announced in the year 2015. The policy aims to reduce the impact of air pollution and dust by planting trees and shrubs… Continue reading Green Highways Policy-2015
Category: Factly: Bills and Acts
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the bills and Acts in news. You can find all relevant bills and acts on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Disbursement of Funds Under Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
News:Union Minister of Women and Child Development has informed Lok Sabha about the funds disbursed under Rashtriya Mahila Kosh. Facts: About Rashtriya Mahila Kosh(RMK): Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860. It was established in 1993 as an autonomous body under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and… Continue reading Disbursement of Funds Under Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
Char Dham Programme
News:Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha about the Char Dham Programme. Facts: About Char Dham Programme: The Char Dham programme is an initiative to improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas namely Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. These four ancient pilgrimages sites in Uttarakhand are known… Continue reading Char Dham Programme
Union Minister addresses National Milk Day celebration
News:Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has addressed entrepreneurs, milk producer farmers on the occasion of National Milk Day-2019 in New Delhi. Facts: Key takeaways from the address: Milk production in India has increased significantly from 137.7 million tonnes in 2013-14 to 187.75 million tonnes in 2018-19 thereby indicating an increase by 36.35%.… Continue reading Union Minister addresses National Milk Day celebration
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons
News:Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports has informed Lok Sabha about the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons. Facts: About National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) was set up in 1982. The fund aims to assist outstanding Sportspersons of yesteryear, living in indigent circumstances who… Continue reading Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons
Yuwaah Youth Skilling Initiative
News: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in association with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, launched YuWaah- (Generation Unlimited India) on 1st November 2019. Facts: About YuWaah: It is India’s national initiative linked to the global Generation Unlimited movement. It is a multi-stakeholder alliance. It aims to facilitate youth to gain relevant skills for… Continue reading Yuwaah Youth Skilling Initiative
Automotive Mission Plan
News:Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises has informed Lok Sabha about the Automotive Mission Plan(2016-26). Facts: About the Automotive Mission Plan 2016-2026: Automotive Mission Plan(AMP) 2016-2026 is the collective vision of the Government of India and Indian Automotive Industry. The plan is a follow up to the AMP(2006-16) which has been successful in making… Continue reading Automotive Mission Plan
Rail Development Authority
News:Minister of Railways has informed Lok Sabha about the setting up of Rail Development Authority(RDA). Facts: Background: The need for a separate regulator was emphasised by various committees including the Dr. Bibek Debroy Committee on Mobilisation of Resources for Major Railway Projects and Restructuring of Railway Ministry (2015). It was also recommended by the National… Continue reading Rail Development Authority
Model Village for Scheduled Castes
News:Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment has informed Lok Sabha about the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY). Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY): Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) is a rural development programme launched by the Central government in India in 2009–10. Aim:The programme aims at integrated development of villages having… Continue reading Model Village for Scheduled Castes
In Telangana,Saakshar Bharat mission has increased Female literacy rate
News:The female literacy rate in Telangana’s Sangareddy district has increased drastically as they were home-schooled by their own children. Facts: In 2017,the district administration in Telangana’s Sangareddy district has developed ‘Ammaku Akshara Mala’ p(alphabet garland for mother) and involved students in Classes VII to X. They were asked to teach their mothers (mostly members of… Continue reading In Telangana,Saakshar Bharat mission has increased Female literacy rate
