Atal Amrit Abhiyan is a new health insurance scheme launched by the State Government of Assam. Under the scheme, the government provides insurance coverage for health care of Rs. 2 lakh per year to each family of the state. The scheme was earlier launched on 25 Dec 2016 and is work-in-progress. ...

Recently, the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) launched the 'Vocal for Local' initiative under the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP). The initiative aims to catalyze sustainable development by promoting indigenous products through 'Aakanksha.' The GeM portal provides ...

The Swadeshi Movement emerged as a reaction to the 1905 division of Bengal, which inspired Indians to boycott British products and turn to products made in India as a form of economic freedom. The Swadeshi Movement fostered nationalism, and thus laid the groundwork for India's movement for ...

Subaltern Studies is a post-colonial theory and historiographical approach born in India, and it is chiefly associated with Ranajit Guha and his colleagues. It involves re-writing history to invoke the experiences and agency of marginalized groups rather than the elite. Other notable individuals ...

The "Shakti" package in Karnataka allows women to travel on intra-state buses for free. It's a flagship guarantee of the Congress government. The scheme, launched in June 2023, is focused on promoting women's empowerment through free travel. Key points: Free Bus Travel: The scheme allows ...

The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is an essential law for transparency within India, and gives citizens the right to access information from public authorities. The RTI promotes transparency and accountability within government operations by requiring public authorities to maintain records, ...

Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a technique for determining the age of organic materials by measuring their carbon-14 content. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. Radiocarbon dating is possible because carbon-14 is absorbed by living organisms from the atmosphere, and when ...

The Government of India is going to introduce the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) from 1st January, 2017. The PMMVY Scheme is being implemented under the provisions of Section 4 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 which provides for financial assistant to pregnant and ...

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), one of the largest financial inclusion schemes in the world, was announced by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2014 from the ramparts of the Red Fort. While launching the scheme on 28th August, the Prime Minister had referred to the occasion ...

The "One Nation One Ration Card" (ONORC) Scheme was launched in 2018 by the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. It is a national Ration Card portability scheme to achieve food security for all including internal ...

As of the time of writing, NATO has 32 member countries, known as NATO Allies, which are independent nations that collaborate through NATO to consider political and security matters and decide together by consensus. NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April ...

About Model Solar Village: It envisages to create one Model Solar Village in each district of India. Aim: To promote solar energy adoption and make village communities self reliant in meeting their energy needs. Funding: ₹800 crore overall financial outlay has been allocated for this ...