Latest Posts

Make in India is a flagship initiative launched by the Government of India in September 2014, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the objective of making India a global manufacturing hub: attracting foreign investment, increasing domestic manufacturing, improving skill development, ...

Assam has a significant biodiversity; it has numerous species and mammals, including the one horned rhinoceros, tiger, and elephant to a vast variety of birds, reptiles, various fish, etc. Here is a information of some of the species in Assam. Mammals: Large Carnivores- Tiger, leopard, ...

Net national product or NNP is the value of finished goods and services produced by the residents of a country, both foreign and domestic, less depreciation on capital goods. Think of this as the gross national product or GNP (the value of all final products and services produced by all residents ...

The Doctrine of Lapse, a policy of annexation implemented by the British East India Company in India, was introduced to state that any princely state without a male heir will simply be annexed by the British, even if the ruler had adopted a successor. Key Details: Background: The Doctrine of ...

RuTAG full form is Rural Technology Action Group. It is an initiative of the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India. Objectives of RuTAG is to have more of Science & Technology (S&T) dynamism and support for development and dissemination of appropriate ...

PM-PRANAM is a Central Sector Scheme in India and it means PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness Generation, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth. Key objective of the scheme Reduce chemical fertilizers: The main objective of the PM-PRANAM Scheme is to reduce chemical fertilizers ...

A carbon footprint measures all the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measured in CO2 equivalents, either directly or indirectly, by an individual, organization, product, or activity that contribute to climate change. What it is: • Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A carbon footprint is a measure of ...

Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, arrived in India in 1333 during Tughlaqi rule, under Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq, and spent years serving as a judge in Delhi, as well as being a diplomat to China. Here is a bit more information about his visit to India: • Arrival and Purpose: Ibn Battuta ...

India is extremely important to the viability of the SDGs on a global scale. During the UN Sustainable Development Summit in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, "The Sustainable development of one-sixth of Humanity will impact on the world and our beautiful planet. It will be a world of ...

The Rann of Kutch is an extensive salt marsh found primarily in the Kutch district of the state of Gujarat in India, but it also extends a small bit into the Sindh province in Pakistan. The word for "desert" in Hindi is "Rann." Key aspects: Geography: • The Rann of Kutch is one of the ...