News:The AYUSH Ministry is in the process of setting up a nationwide ‘AYUSH Grid’. Facts: AYUSH Grid: AYUSH Grid aims to connect all hospitals and research labs to record case histories so that a huge amount of evidence can be generated through data analytics about the efficacy of traditional medicine including Ayurveda. About AYUSH: AYUSH… Continue reading Govt working on setting up nationwide ‘AYUSH Grid’
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.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme
News:Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Textiles will felicitate districts and states which have successfully implemented the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme. Facts: Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(BBBP) scheme was launched in January, 2015.The scheme is aimed at promoting gender equality and the significance of educating girls. The… Continue reading Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme
Institution of Eminence
News: The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has awarded the status of Institute of Eminence to five public institutions Facts: Institutions awarded with status of Institute of Eminence: IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, Delhi University, Benares Hindu University University of Hyderabad About Institution of Eminence (IoE) Scheme First announced in 2016 Budget speech, the Institution of Eminence… Continue reading Institution of Eminence
Gates Foundation to honor PM Modi for Swachh Bharat
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a cleanliness campaign initiated by Govt. of India in 2014. It seeks to achieve a Clean India by 2019, as a tribute to the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.… Continue reading Gates Foundation to honor PM Modi for Swachh Bharat
Centre hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
Central Government has increased the prices of different grades of ethanol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol(EBP) Programme for the forthcoming 2019-20 sugar season. Ethanol Blended Petrol programme was launched in 2003.It aims at blending ethanol with petrol thereby bringing it under the category of biofuels and saving millions of dollars by cutting fuel imports. This… Continue reading Centre hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
Four more States join ration card portability
The government has extended the inter-state portability of ration cards between Kerala-Karnataka and Rajasthan-Haryana to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’. These two new clusters will join the existing State pairs of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as Maharashtra and Gujarat. One nation one ration card scheme is all about inter-state portability of ration… Continue reading Four more States join ration card portability
KVIC Launches ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Varanasi to Re-use wasted pottery
Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) has launched a ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in Varanasi. This terracotta Grinder will grind the wasted and broken pottery items for re-using in pottery-making. Earlier,the wasted pottery items were grinded in normal mortar and pestle and it’s fine powder was mixed with the normal clay.Mixing this powder in stipulated ratio… Continue reading KVIC Launches ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Varanasi to Re-use wasted pottery
September month to be celebrated as ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’
Government has announced that the entire month of September 2019 will be celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. Poshan Maah(nutrition month) is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development and NITI Aayog to give a push to Poshan Abhiyan. The initiative aims to ensure a healthier future for women and children.The theme… Continue reading September month to be celebrated as ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’
7 Star Rainbow scheme
The 7-Star Rainbow Scheme was launched by Haryana state government in 2018. It focuses on incentivising and encouraging the working of Gram Panchayats in Haryana. Under the scheme, the gram Panchayats are assessed on seven parameters which are recognised with a star. Further, each parameter is a given a specific colour. The different parameters are:… Continue reading 7 Star Rainbow scheme
IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google has signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India’. The programme will give engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. As part of the programme, engineering students will be invited to present their ideas in… Continue reading IT Ministry partners Google on ‘Build for Digital India’
