News: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is visiting 117 Aspirational Districts across 28 states to hold public meetings on complaints affecting children pertaining to education, health and nutrition as well as lack of infrastructure. Facts: About Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme The programme was launched in January 2018. It is coordinated by… Continue reading Transformation of Aspirational District Programme
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.
Swachh Mahotsav 2019
News:Swachh Mahotsav 2019 was held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Facts: About Swachh Mahotsav Swachh Mahotsav was organised by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. On this occasion, President of India presented the Swachh Bharat Awards in various categories. About Swachh Bharat Awards 2019 Best Swachh Iconic Place was awarded to Vaishno Devi Shrine… Continue reading Swachh Mahotsav 2019
National Animal Disease Control Programme
News:Prime Minister will launch National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis on 11 September 2019 in Mathura. Facts: About the Programme: National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis is a 100% centrally funded programme. It aims to control Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis by… Continue reading National Animal Disease Control Programme
SATARK
News:Odisha State Disaster Management Authority(OSDMA) has won the IT Excellence Award,2019 for its innovative mobile application called SATARK. Facts: SATARK: SATARK stands for System for Assessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge. SATARK is a web/smartphone based app for Early Warning Communication system(EWCS). The app has been developed by Odisha… Continue reading SATARK
Mega Food Park scheme
News:Union Minister for Food processing has inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Telangana. Facts: About Mega Food Park Scheme: Mega Food Park is a scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing, Government of India. Aim: To provide a mechanism to bring together farmers, processors and retailers and link agricultural production to the market so… Continue reading Mega Food Park scheme
Kaushal Acharya Awards
News:Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has organized the Kaushal Acharya awards. Facts: About Kaushal Acharya awards: The awards aims to facilitate trainers from different sectors for exceptional contribution towards creating a future-ready and skilled workforce. This will motivate and incentivize more trainers to join the Skill India Mission. Skill India mission National Skill… Continue reading Kaushal Acharya Awards
Govt working on setting up nationwide ‘AYUSH Grid’
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’
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
