Launched in August 2019, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is a main initiative of the Indian government to make sure every rural household has a safe drinking water supply by providing FHTCs by 2024. Yet, it was recently announced that the mission will continue until 2028 to ensure full coverage is ...

On September 17, 2023, the Government of India introduced the PM Vishwakarma Scheme to empower traditional artisans and craftspeople (Vishwakarmas) working in 18 traditional professions. Through this plan, the government aims to bring skilled individuals into the formal economy and improve their ...

Under the Agnipath Scheme, patriotic and driven young people are recruited into the Indian Armed Forces on a four-year contract. The Union Cabinet approved the measure on June 14, 2022, with the objective of making the military more youthful. The key elements of the Agnipath Scheme are ...

The Diwan-i-Am, or Hall of Audience, is a building in the Red Fort of Delhi where the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his successors received members of the general public and heard their grievances. Built from red sandstone, the Diwan is a rectangular hypostyle hall, reaching 9 bays in width and 3 ...

From 1991 to 2003, India experienced the Golden Revolution which was centered on producing more fruits, vegetables, spices, flowers and honey. It greatly transformed the way farming was done in India. Goals of the Golden Revolution ...

The Dandi March, referred to as the Salt March or the Salt Satyagraha, saw Mahatma Gandhi lead an important act of nonviolent civil disobedience in India before British rule. From March 12 to April 6, 1930, it took place. Here's a breakdown of this significant event: Historical Context: ...

From 1919 to 1924, Indian Muslims used the Khilafat Movement to stage a pan-Islamic political protest campaign in British India. It was mostly formed to keep the Ottoman Caliphate as an emblem of unity for Muslims everywhere and to oppose British actions aimed at ruining the Ottoman Empire ...

The Non-Cooperation Movement (NCM) was a mass-based political campaign launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 where ordinary people joined together to show their opposition to the British rules. It aimed to get Britain to leave India by using peaceful methods, encouraging Indians to stop helping or ...

Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) was a crucial moment in India’s fight for freedom and began in 1930. After the Non-Cooperation Movement (happening between 1920 and 1922), aimed at directly challenging British authority by deliberately breaking unjust ...

The Atlee Government (head of Britain) sent the Cabinet Mission to India in February, 1946 as a high-powered team. Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander were the three members of the British cabinet participating in the mission. The Cabinet Mission aimed to discuss the transfer of ...

Project Praana, which is a volunteer project by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), made plans for a basic ventilator that could be put together with parts and materials made in India. This was done because there weren’t enough medical ventilators available during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Published by the Public Affairs Centre, the Public Affairs Index (PAI) uses data to assess governance in Indian states and Union Territories by assigning them ranks using a Composite Index (CI). Key Details: Purpose:The PAI is designed to measure and calculate how well Indian states and ...