News:Chapchar Kut Festival is being Celebrated in the State of Mizoram. Facts: About the Festival: Chapchar Kut is an annual harvest festival of the Mizo Community which marks the beginning of Spring Season. It is celebrated during March every year where they cut bamboo trees and are left to dry so that they can be… Continue reading Chapchar Kut Festival
Category: Factly: Schemes and Programs
This category contains all new schemes and Programs in Factly Articles for Prelims. You can find all relevant updates on Schemes and Programs on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Zero Discrimination Day
News: Every year Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1st March Facts: It is observed by the United Nations AIDS Programme. Was first observed in 2014 after UNAIDS launched its Zero Discrimination Campaign on World AIDS Day in December 2013. 2020 Theme: Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls Additional information: Joint United Nations Programme on… Continue reading Zero Discrimination Day
Period Poverty
News:Scotland may become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’ by passing the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill to make sanitary products free for all. Facts: About Period Poverty: Period poverty is often described as a lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints. About Period Products (Free Provision)… Continue reading Period Poverty
International Women’s Day(IWD)
News:The Government of India has launched a special theme-based focused campaign from 1st-7th March in the run up to the International Women’s Day on 8th March,2020. Facts: The seven themes that are being observed by the Government of India include Education, Health and nutrition, Empowerment of women, Skills & entrepreneurship, Participation in sports, Rural women… Continue reading International Women’s Day(IWD)
EKAM Fest
News:Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment has inaugurated the week long Exhibition-cum-Fair “EKAM Fest” in New Delhi. Facts: About EKAM Fest: The word Ekam stands for Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, Awareness, Marketing.It also represents inclusiveness, oneness and unity. Aim:To a) promote entrepreneurship and knowledge among the Divyangjan/Persons with disabilities(PwDs) community b) generate awareness among society about… Continue reading EKAM Fest
Sanskruti Kunj Fair
News:The Eight day cultural fair called Vasantotsav was inaugurated at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar,Gujarat. Facts: About the Sanskruti Kunj fair: It is an annual festival organised by the Government of Gujarat to celebrate the rich diverse heritage of the country. The festival is often referred to as the state’s spring festival or Basant Mahotsava as… Continue reading Sanskruti Kunj Fair
World Rare Disease Day
News:The World Economic Forum has released a study ahead of Rare Disease Day which is observed on February 29 every year. Facts: About Rare diseases: A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. The most common rare… Continue reading World Rare Disease Day
Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing/fitting of aids/appliances (ADIP) scheme
News:The Prime minister will distribute assistive aids and devices to senior citizens (under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana-RVY) and the physically challenged (Under ADIP Scheme) at a mega distribution camp at Prayagraj,UP. Facts: About ADIP Scheme: The scheme comes under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Aim:To assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable… Continue reading Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing/fitting of aids/appliances (ADIP) scheme
Explained: Coronavirus in 47 countries, but is it a pandemic yet?
News:The United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has said the world is on the cusp of a coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic. Facts: Recently, WHO has declared COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. About Pandemic: Pandemic comes from the Greek word pandemos which means everybody. A pandemic is defined as an epidemic occurring worldwide or… Continue reading Explained: Coronavirus in 47 countries, but is it a pandemic yet?
Kudumbashree
News:Kudumbashree will organise the campaign in Kerala aimed at taking Kudumbashree products to each household in the State. Facts: About Kudumbashree: Kudumbashree is the poverty eradication and women empowerment programme implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala in 1997. The name Kudumbashree in Malayalam language means ‘prosperity of the… Continue reading Kudumbashree
