Page-18 of General Studies

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the premier research and development agency of the Government of India, headquartered in New Delhi. It was established in 1958 by amalgamating the Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and ..

India’s Green Credit Rules 2023

The Government of India officially promulgated the Green Credit Rules, 2023 on October 12, 2023 through the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Published in the Gazette of India, the rules came into force immediately with the aim ..

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PM-GKAY) is a food security welfare scheme announced by the Government of India in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme aims to provide free food grains to the poor and needy ..

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions ..

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the ..

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare is a branch of the Government of India that is responsible for the development and management of agriculture, horticulture, and allied sectors in the country. The ministry was formed in 1947 and has ..

Ministry of Human Resource and Development

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) was a government ministry of the Republic of India, responsible for the development of human resources in the country. It was formed on September 26, 1985, through the 174th amendment to the Government ..

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is a premier research institute located in Hyderabad. It was established in 1977 as a semi-autonomous institute under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The primary focus of CCMB is ..

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

The Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, also known as IIT (BHU) Varanasi, is a public engineering institution located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the 23 IITs in the country and was founded in 1919 as ..

All India Council for Technical Education

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body established by the Government of India to oversee technical education in the country. It was set up in November 1945 as an advisory body but later given statutory ..