The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched an exercise to rank India’s best police stations based on various parameters. The exercise seeks to promote competition for better governance at the grassroots level The Home Ministry has suggested at least seven dimensions for assessment which include crime prevention, proactive measures adopted, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network… Continue reading For better governance, government to rank police stations now
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Polity and Nation. You can find all relevant Polity and Nation updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Drugs of 18 pharma firms found substandard since 2018
According to a document,the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has found 25 batches of drugs of 18 pharmaceutical companies to be of substandard quality since January 2018. While 17 out of the 18 companies are private,one is a public sector unit (PSU) which is the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL). Of these,seven… Continue reading Drugs of 18 pharma firms found substandard since 2018
Want to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024, says PM
The fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Prime Minister has sought the cooperation of states in helping India achieve the target of $5 trillion economy suggesting that each state should aim to increase their own economy by 2-2.5% and focus… Continue reading Want to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024, says PM
Akshaya Patra wins BBC award
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been awarded the BBC World Service’s Global Food Champion 2019. Global Food Champion is an annual award that honours people or projects that is changing the way the world produces, processes, consumes or thinks about food for the better. The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) is an NGO for children in… Continue reading Akshaya Patra wins BBC award
45 writers to get Sahitya Akademi awards
Sahitya Akademi has selected 22 writers for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019 and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar 2019. Bal Sahitya Puraskar is given to authors for their contribution in children literature. The Yuva Puraskar is given to writers aged below 35. The Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, is an organisation… Continue reading 45 writers to get Sahitya Akademi awards
S Jaishankar flags off first batch of pilgrims for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
India’s External Affairs Minister has flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Kailash Manasarovar Yatra(KMY) is known for its religious value and cultural significance.Being significant to Hindus as the abode of Lord Shiva,it holds religious importance also for the Jains and the Buddhists. The Yatra is organized by the… Continue reading S Jaishankar flags off first batch of pilgrims for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
India set to join heavyweight torpedo club
The Indian Navy has decided to induct the indigenously developed heavyweight torpedo “Varunastra” into its arsenal. This will put India in a group of only eight countries that have the capability to manufacture heavyweight torpedoes Torpedo is self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with… Continue reading India set to join heavyweight torpedo club
IRSDC enters into tripartite pact with French Railways, agency
The Indian Railway Station Development Corp (IRSDC)has entered into a tripartite agreement with French Railways and French Development Agency(AFD). Under this pact,AFD will provide in-kind grant of up to 7 lakh euros through French National Railways-Hubs as a technical partner to IRSDC to support the railway station development programme in India. India and France have… Continue reading IRSDC enters into tripartite pact with French Railways, agency
Senior IPS officer V S Kaumudi appointed as BPR&D DG
Government has appointed IPS officer V S Kaumudi as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) has approved the appointment by temporarily downgrading the post to the level of Additional Director General for a period of two years. BPR&D was established in 1970 with… Continue reading Senior IPS officer V S Kaumudi appointed as BPR&D DG
Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred 54th Jnanpith award
Recently,Amitav Ghosh was conferred the 54th Jnanpith award for the year 2018. The award was given for his outstanding contribution in English.Amitav Ghosh is the first English writer to get this award. The Jnanpith Award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their outstanding contribution towards literature.… Continue reading Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred 54th Jnanpith award
